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11. Somewhere to Turn? MINURCAT and the Protection of Civilians in Eastern Chad and Darfur

Author:
Benjamin de Carvalho, Jon Harald Sande Lie, and Randi Solhjell
Publication Date:
04-2011
Content Type:
Working Paper
Institution:
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
Abstract:
The United Nations Mission in Eastern Chad and the Central African Republic (MINURCAT) was established to protect civilians and contribute to rule of law and regional peace in the conflict-prone region bordering Darfur. The mission was dismantled towards the end of 2010. This report, based on fieldwork undertaken in Chad in 2009, addresses the situation of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) against refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) in eastern Chad and difficulties MINURCAT encountered in its response to such violence.
Topic:
Conflict Resolution, Civil War, Human Rights, and Refugee Issues
Political Geography:
Africa and United Nations

12. Refugee Rights: Ethics, Advocacy, and Africa

Author:
David Hollenbach (ed)
Publication Date:
04-2008
Content Type:
Book
Abstract:
There are over thirty- three million refugees and internally displaced people in the world today. A disproportionate percentage of these displaced people are in Africa. Most have been driven from their homes by the armed strife of both interstate and intrastate confl icts. Such coerced migration violates people's freedom, and most have been displaced into settings where conditions fall far short of what is required to live with basic human dignity. Such displacement, therefore, violates people's most basic human rights in multiple ways.
Topic:
Human Rights and Refugee Issues
Political Geography:
Africa