Chad border closure will cut off lifeline for CAR refugees

Headline Title:  Chad border closure will cut off lifeline for CAR refugees 13 May 2014  The Chadian government’s decision to close the country’s lengthy southern border will have a disastrous impact on men, women and children fleeing months of worsening ethnically-motivated violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), Amnesty International said today.  Yesterday it was revealed that, on 11 May, Chadian President Idriss Déby Itno announced the closure during a visit to the frontier between the two countries. He said that the border would be “sealed” to everyone except…

© Amnestie Internationale - mardi 13 mai 2014