Amnesty International of the USA Inc. William Friedlander Papers, 1976-1994, bulk 1983-1993

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Series I: Chad, 1983-1994


SubSeries I.1: Correspondence, 1983-1992

This subseries contains correspondence on Chad between Friedlander and AIUSA, Sheila Dauer, US Congress, and Senator Paul Simon, and others.



Box 1 Folder 1-2 Correspondence between Friedlander and AIUSA, 1988-1992, 2 folders


Box 1 Folder 3 Correspondence from Friedlander to Sheila Dauer, 1989-1990


Box 1 Folder 4 Correspondence from Friedlander to US Congress, 1989-1990


Box 1 Folder 5 Correspondence from Paul Simon (Senator) to Friedlander, 1989


Box 1 Folder 6 Friedlander Correspondence with Ambassador Richard Bogosian, 1990-1992


Box 1 Folder 7 Group Correspondence--All Groups with Prisoners in Chad from AI/IS Research, 1987-1992


Box 1 Folder 8 Documents--Meetings Between AI, US, and Chad Representatives, 1983-1992


Box 1 Folder 9 Correspondence Between Friedlander and Rene Lemarchand, 1988-1990


Box 1 Folder 10 Friedlander's Letters to the Editor, 1990


Box 1 Folder 11 Friedlander--Handwritten Notes Regarding Chad, 1990-1992


SubSeries I.2: Worldwide AI Chad Action, 1989-1990

The subseries contains planning documents and correspondence about AI's Chad Action.


Box 1 Folder 12 AI Correspondence, 1989 October-1990 November


Box 1 Folder 13 Friedlander Memos to Chad Case Coordinators, 1990 February-June


Box 1 Folder 14 Strategy Meetings, 1990 February


Box 1 Folder 15 Correspondence from US Department of State, US Congress, 1990 February-August


Box 1 Folder 16 Correspondence from Chad Charge d'Affaires--Response to AI Chad Action, 1990 April-May


Box 1 Folder 17 Assessments of AI Chad Action, 1990 June-September


Box 1 Folder 18 Friedlander's Handwritten Notes, undated


SubSeries I.3: Articles and Publications, 1983-1994

This subseries contains a collection of articles and publications on Chad, listed by title.


Articles


Box 1 Folder 19 "Amnesty Protests Detention of Former Chadian Minister," Associated Press, 1989 February 10


Box 1 Folder 19 "Amnesty Says it Fears for Hundreds of Prisoners in Chad," Reuters, 1990 March 6


Box 1 Folder 19 "Human Rights Groups Alleges Detentions Torture," Associated Press/New York Daily News, 1990 March 6


Box 1 Folder 19 "Briefly (London)," Detroit Free Press, 1990 March 7


Box 1 Folder 19 "Chad Assailed on Rights," Washington Post, 1990 March 7


Box 1 Folder 19 "Foreign Briefing—Despite the Adoption," St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch, 1990 March 7


Box 1 Folder 19 "World—Chad Reported to Torture Secretly Execute Prisoners," Baltimore Sun, 1990 March 7


Box 1 Folder 19 "Torture Linked to Chad Ex-Chief" by Kenneth B. Noble, The New York Times, 1990 December 7


Box 1 Folder 19 "Support to Chad" Chicago Tribune, 1990 December 20


Box 1 Folder 19 "Chad Loyalists Put Down Rebels; Battles Leave 40 Dead 12 Arrested," Washington Post, 1991 October 15


Box 1 Folder 19 "Chad Revolt Suppressed; 40 are Dead" Chicago Tribune, 1991 October 15


Box 1 Folder 19 "Rebel's Attack Two Towns in Chad; French Send Help" Chicago Tribune, 1992 January 3


Box 1 Folder 19 "Chad Army Claims Two Towns; French Paratroopers Go In" Associated Press, 1992 January 3


Box 1 Folder 19 "Chad Says Rebel Offensive Halted Two Towns Retaken," Chicago Tribune, 1994 January 4


Box 1 Folder 19 "Chad Says It Crushed Rebellion Killing 425," Reuters, 1992 January 5


Box 1 Folder 19 "Chad Panel: 40,000 Tortured to Death," Chicago Tribune, 1992 March 21


Box 1 Folder 19 "Tribalism and Transition" Christian Science Monitor, 1992 June


Publications


Box 1 Folder 20 "Chad: Radio Commentary on 'Intolerable' Amnesty International Campaign" Radio Diffusion Nationale Tchadienne Report, 1989 August 27


Box 1 Folder 20 "Military Court Established to Guarantee Security," Text from Ndjamena Domestic Service Radio Broadcast, 1991 March 28


Box 1 Folder 20 "Chad: One Palace Too Many," Africa Confidential, 1991 June 28


Box 1 Folder 20 "Government Confirms 40 Dead," Paris AFP Broadcast, 1991 October 17


Box 1 Folder 20 "Alingue Comments on Maldoum's Arrest," Paris AFP Broadcast, 1991 October 17


Box 1 Folder 20 "Ahmed Sounqui on Fighting; French Troops," Paris AFP Broadcast, 1991 October 18


Box 1 Folder 20 "Doubt Surrounds 13 October Events," Paris Radio France International Broadcast, 1991 October 29


Box 1 Folder 20 "Chad: The Political Scene, The Economy," The Economist Intelligence Unit Country Report, 1992 January


Box 1 Folder 20 "Chad: The Shifting Sands of Democracy," Africa Confidential, 1992 January 24


Box 1 Folder 20 "Chad: Thirty Years of Unrest," Africa Research Bulletin, 1992 January


Box 1 Folder 20 "Chad: The Long Arm of the Elysee," Africa Confidential, 1992 May 22


Box 1 Folder 20 "Recent History," by Bernard Lanne, Excerpt from Africa South of the Sahara, 1992


Box 1 Folder 20 "Chad," International Red Cross Annual Report, 1992


AI News Releases Regarding Chad


Box 1 Folder 21 "Detentions and Arbitrary Killings in the Republic of Chad", 1983 September


Box 1 Folder 21 "Chad Troops Kill Civilians Outside Battle Zones AI Says", 1983


Box 1 Folder 21 "Political Imprisonment and Political Killings in Southern Chad", 1984 August-September


Box 1 Folder 21 "Republic of Chad: Imprisonment and Death of Adboulaye Awidjeli Bichara", 1987 July


Box 1 Folder 21 "Republic of Chad—'Disappearances,' Extrajudicial Executions and Secret Detention, 1987 September


Box 1 Folder 21 "Arrests of Members of the Hadjeral Ethnic Group", 1988 March


Box 1 Folder 21 "Republic of Chad—Political Arrests in June and July 1988", 1988 November


Box 1 Folder 21 "Chad—Human Rights Violations in 1988 and the First Half of 1989", 1989 September


Box 1 Folder 21 "Chad—Political Prisoners Held in Secret—Calling the Government to Account", 1990 February


Box 1 Folder 21 "Secrecy Over Gross Abuses in Chad—AI Fears for Fate of Hundreds of Political Prisoners", 1990 March


Box 1 Folder 21 "Chad is a Land Locked State in Central Africa" Electronic News Release, 1990 March


Box 1 Folder 21 "Chad—Cases of Political Prisoners Imprisonment in Secret", 1990 June


Box 1 Folder 21 "More than 300 Prisoners Executed at Ex-President's Headquarters", 1990 October


Box 1 Folder 21 "Chad—Extrajudicial Executions in Doba", 1992 October


AI Internal News Publications


Box 1 Folder 21 "Chad: Amnesty Finds 'Extensive Abuse'" Amnesty Action, 1990 April-May


Box 1 Folder 21 "Fate of Hundreds Unknown," AI Newsletter, , 1990 May


Box 1 Folder 21 "Four Killed by Firing Squad," AI Newsletter, 1991 December


Box 1 Folder 21 "Amnesty for Political Prisoners," AI Newsletter, 1992 April


Box 1 Folder 21 "No Official Action to Stop Extrajudicial Executions," AI Newsletter, 1992 July


Box 1 Folder 21 "Chad—Commission Reports on Past Violations," AI Newsletter, 1992 August


Box 1 Folder 21 "Chad," AI Newsletter, 1992


Box 1 Folder 21 "Chad," AI Annual Report, 1993


SubSeries I.4: AIUSA Regional Chad Files, 1983-1993

This subseries includes reports, memos, and reviews of AIUSA's work on Chad.


Box 1 Folder 22 Central African Newsletter (AIUSA) Excerpts, 1992 October-1993 January


Box 1 Folder 23 Friedlander Reports on Chad to Chad Coordinators, 1988 May-1992 December


Box 1 Folder 24 Chad and West Africa Coordinator Group Six-Month Internal Reports, 1984 January-1990 January


Box 1 Folder 25 Chad Files--West and Central African Regional Action Networks, 1983 April-1992 September


Box 1 Folder 26 Urgent Actions, 1987 July-1992 November


Box 1 Folder 27 AI Medical Actions, 1990-1991


Box 1 Folder 28 AIUSA Publication--"Chad: An Introduction", 1984


Box 1 Folder 29 Summary of Events—West and Central Africa Research Team, 1988-1992


Box 1 Folder 30 Africa Region--Planning and Priorities, 1990


Box 1 Folder 31 List of Chad Government Authorities, 1984-1992


Box 1 Folder 32 Country Dossier List, 1987-1991


Box 1 Folder 33 Chad Memos Attached to AI News Releases, 1987 August-1990 June


Box 1 Folder 34 Review of Country Work, 1988 December-1993 February


SubSeries I.5: General Chad Documents, 1989-1992

This small subseries contains US State Department reports, petitions, and Chad government documents.


Box 1 Folder 35 US State Department--Reports on Chad, 1990-1992


Box 1 Folder 36 Documents from Government of Chad, 1989 August-1992 February


Box 1 Folder 37 Petitions Regarding Extra-Judicial Executions, undated