Chad's military was responsible for deaths of detainees after protests in 2022, a rights group says
Human Rights Watch says Chad’s military was responsible for the deaths of several detainees who were arrested after protests in October 2022
N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chad's military was responsible for the deaths of several detainees arrested following protests in October 2022, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
At least four people died en route to Koro Toro prison and six others died there, and it was not clear where another man died, the group said in its report, adding that the real toll was likely much higher.
At the time, security forces in the central African nation fired live ammunition, killing at least 60 people during demonstrations against interim leader Mahamat Deby Itno’s two-year extension of power. The unrest was unprecedented in Chad, which saw little public dissent during the regime of Deby Itno’s father, who ruled for more than three decades until his assassination in 2021.
Hundreds were detained and taken to Koro Toro, about 600 kilometers (around 370 miles) from N'djamena, the capital.
