Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Darfuri refugees exposed to increased attacks if UN withdraws from Chad

Amnesty International Press release
11 February 2010

Amnesty International today called on the Chadian government to allow UN peacekeepers to continue protecting 250,000 refugees from Darfur and 170,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) in the east of the country.

The government has insisted that the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) must leave Chad when its mandate expires on 15 March 2010, arguing that the force has failed its mandate. 



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