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Chad: ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’ Winner & Human Rights Activist Attacked at Home

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Chad, Breaking News, Citizen Media, Digital Activism, Governance, Human Rights, War & Conflict, Women & Gender

DJAMIL AHMAT in Chad reports that Jacqueline Moudeina, a lawyer, human rights activist  and winner of  an Alternative Nobel Prize [1]Award  was attacked at her home [2] (fr) last night (October 19). Moudeina is the legal representative of the victims of the Hissène Habré regime since 2000. Other HR activists were arrested earlier this month [3] in Chad.