Chad: A riot staged by prisoners in Maison D'rearie prison in late December 1996; whether there were arrests and escapes
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 June 1999 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | TCD32160.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Chad: A riot staged by prisoners in Maison D'rearie prison in late December 1996; whether there were arrests and escapes, 1 June 1999, TCD32160.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abc5c.html [accessed 4 June 2023] |
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No reports of a riot staged by prisoners in Maison D'rearie prison in late December 1996 nor of arrests and/or escapes could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find attached the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Sources Consulted
Amnesty International. 1997. Amnesty International Report 1997. New York: Amnesty International USA.
_____. March 1997. Chad: Hope Betrayed. (AI Index: AFR 20/04/97). London: Amnesty International.
Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series [Oxford]. December 1996-January 1997. Vols. 33-34.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for1997. 1998. United States Department of State: Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office.
Fédération internationale des droits de l'homme (FIDH) [Paris]. December 1996.
Lettre du Continent [Paris]. December 1996.
Keesing's Record of World Events [Cambridge]. December 1996. Vol. 42. No. 6.
West Africa [London]. December 1996. Nos. 4127-4130.
Electronic sources: IRB Databases, Internet, LEXIS/NEXIS, WNC.
Three oral sources contacted did not provide information on the requested subject.
