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A Pioneer of the Human Rights Movement in Chad

By SG Editor·
African woman speaking into a megaphone during a human rights rally in Chad.

A woman passionately advocates for human rights at a rally in Chad, highlighting her leadership in the movement for justice and equality.

A campaigner from Chad is among three campaigners from Kashmir and Venezuela to win the Martin Ennals Award with the jury hailing their ‘courage’. The annual Martin Ennals Award, named after the first secretary-general of Amnesty International, was first given in 1994. The jury comprises representatives from 10 leading human rights organisations, including Amnesty and Human Rights Watch. The jury noted that 2023 winner Djiraibe, age 62, pioneered the human rights movement in Chad, and was a key figure in bringing former dictator Hissene Habre, who brutally ruled from 1982 to 1990, to justice.

SOURCE: AL JAZEERA