- to provide greater protection to women and girls in refugee camps in eastern Chad, including refugees from Darfur and internally displaced persons from Chad, now that they have lost the protection that MINURCAT provided;
- to make every effort to prevent the recruiting of underage combatants in the refugee camps and other insecure areas of eastern Chad, either by the Chadian security services or by armed opposition forces, and to better facilitate the rehabilitation and reintegration of child soldiers;
- to ensure that Chadian soldiers and security personnel cease all violations of the human rights of refugees and other displaced persons in the camps; and
- to ensure that all who have committed such violations are brought to justice, whether they are in Chadian government forces or those of the opposition.
Get on the Bus for Human Rights (GOTB) is an annual day of human rights education and activism organized by Amnesty International Group 133 of Somerville, MA and a dedicated team of volunteer community organizers. We are students and activists from all over the Northeast taking peaceful action in front of embassies, consulates and corporate headquarters in NYC in support of human rights. Join us on Friday, April 5, 2013 for our eighteenth annual Get on the Bus!
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Revised Chad "asks"
The revised list of "asks" for the Get On The Bus 2011 Chad action as recommended by Amnesty International Chad country specialist Sarah Milburn:
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