Chad: Whereabouts of Bichara Idriss Haggar, whether he was in Cotounou, Benin from 27 July to 2 August 1997 and his status in Benin
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 September 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | TCD29955.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Chad: Whereabouts of Bichara Idriss Haggar, whether he was in Cotounou, Benin from 27 July to 2 August 1997 and his status in Benin, 1 September 1998, TCD29955.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab904c.html [accessed 22 May 2023] |
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An Amnesty International representative who specializes on Chad stated during a 9 September 1998 telephone interview that Bichara Idriss Haggar is currently in Benin where he obtained political refugee status. This was confirmed by a professor at the Leiden African Studies Centre in The Netherlands and a representative of Tchad-Solidarités-France in Bully-les-Mines, France, who added that Bichara Iddriss Haggar had been in the Republic of Bénin for several years.
The representative of Tchad-Solidarités-France also stated that Bichara Idriss Haggar was a member of the Conseil démocratique révolutionnaire (CDR) currently led by Tidjani Tchian and Asheick Ibn Dumar who are also living in Bénin. Recent information received by the representative indicates that the CDR in currently negotiating to rally the government in power in N'Djamena.
Further Information on Bichara Idriss Haggar, and on whether he was in Cotounou, in Bénin, from 27 July to 2 August 1997 could not 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 below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
African Studies Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands. 14 September 1998. Telephone interview with a professor who specializes on Tchad.
Amnesty International, Paris. 9 September 1998. Telephone interview with representative.
Tchad-Solidarités-France, Bully-les-Mines, France. 22 September 1998. Telephone interview with representative.
Additional Sources Consulted
Africa Confidential [London]. 1997-1998
Africa Research Bulletin. 1997-1998.
Amnesty International On-line [Internet]. 1997-1998.
Resource Centre Country Files: Chad.
Electronic sources: LEXIS/NEXIS, WNC, Internet, IRB databases.
La Lettre du Continent [Paris]. 1997-1998.
La Lettre de la FIDH [Paris]. 1997-1998.
Four oral sources contacted did not provide the requested information.
