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February 5 , 2008

Chad Rebels Threaten New Attack 05/02-2008 09:11 (Forbes.com)

N'DJAMENA, Chad - Chad's capital was mostly quiet Tuesday but rebels seeking to oust the president kept to the fringes of the city and threatened a fresh attack.

Chad Rebels Agree to Cease-Fire as Mediation Starts (Update1) 05/02-2008 08:18 (Bloomberg)

By Patrick Donahue Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Rebel fighters in Chad agreed to a cease-fire amid attempts by African negotiators to quell violence aimed at toppling President Idriss Deby.

Sudan opposition leader warns of Chad conflict fallout 05/02-2008 06:58 (ReliefWeb)

KHARTOUM, Feb 5, 2023 (AFP) - A Sudanese opposition figure warned on Tuesday that the coup attempt in Chad by rebels allegedly backed by Khartoum could impact negatively on Sudan and its troubled Darfur region.

Mediators to Meet Both Sides in Chad 05/02-2008 06:38 (Yahoo! Singapore News)

By TOM MALITI,Associated Press Writer AP - 39 minutes ago N'DJAMENA, Chad - Rebels seeking to oust Chad's president kept to the fringes of the capital Tuesday amid sporadic gunfire, an exodus of hundreds of thousands, and hopes that incoming mediators could resolve the bloody latest chapter in the oil-rich...

Sudan delays signing Darfur force deal 05/02-2008 05:56 (Reuters South Africa)

[-] Text [+] KHARTOUM, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Sudan delayed the signing of an technical agreement necessary for a joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force for its western Darfur region on Tuesday, but said there was no issue with its content.

Editorial: Unending Strife 04/02-2008 20:26 (Arab News)

5 February 2023 The tragic irony of the latest civil strife in Chad is that just as some 250,000 Sudanese fled west into Chad from Darfur, so now many thousands of Chadians are themselves fleeing west from their capital N’Djamena, this time into neighboring Cameroon, whose border is close to the Chadian...

UN backs French help against Chad rebels 04/02-2008 19:38 (Yahoo News USA)

UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council on Monday strongly condemned the rebel attack on Chad and gave a green light for France and other countries to help the government repel the rebel force.

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Action Professionals Association for the People

Aegis Trust Rwanda

African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies

African Center for Development

African Center for Justice and Peace Studies

Africa Internally Displaced Persons Voice (Africa IDP Voice)

African Security Dialogue and Research (ASDR)

African Women's Development and Communications Network (FEMNET)

The Ahueni Foundation

Alliances for Africa

Amman Centre for Human Rights Studies

Andalus Institute for Tolerance

Anti-Slavery International

Arab Coalition for Darfur

Arab Program for Human Rights Activists

Association Africaine de Defense des Droits de l'Homme (ASADHO)

Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies

Centre for Minority Rights Development (CEMIRIDE)

Centre for Research Education and Development of Freedom of Expression and Associated Rights (CREDO)

Citizens for Global Solutions

Conscience International

Conseil National Pour les Libertés en Tunisie

Darfur Alert Coalition (DAC)

Darfur Centre for Human Rights and Development

Darfur Leaders Network (DLN)

Darfur Reconciliation and Development Organization (DRDO)

Darfur Relief and Documentation Centre

East Africa Law Society

Egyptian Organization for Human Rights

Femmes Africa Solidarité

La Fédération Internationale des Droits de l'Homme (FIDH)

Forum of African Affairs (FOAA)

Human Rights First

Human Rights Institute of South Africa (HURISA)

Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa

Institute for Security Studies

Inter-African Union for Human Rights (UIDH)

Interights

International Commission of Jurists (ICJ Kenya)

International Refugee Rights Initiative

Justice Africa

Justice and Peace Commission

Lawyers for Human Rights

Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections

Legal Resources Consortium-Nigeria

Ligue Tunisienne des Droits de l'Homme

Makumira University College, Tumaini University

Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)

Minority Rights Group

National Association of Seadogs

Never Again International

Open Society Justice Initiative

Pan-African Movement

Rencontre Africaine Pour la Defense des Droits de l'Homme (RADDHO)

Sierra Leone STAND Chapter

Sisters' Arabic Forum for Human Rights (SAF)

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP)

Sudan Organization Against Torture (SOAT)

Syrian Organization for Human Rights

Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC)

Universal Human Rights Network

WARIPNET

Women Initiative Nigeria (WIN)