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| | AI REPORT 1997: Chad (the Republic of) |
 | | Bichara Digui, a member of the opposition Rassemblement pour la démocratie et le progrès, Rally for Democracy and Progress, was shot in August by three unidentified men, believed to be members of the security forces, as he returned to his home in N'Djaména. |
 | | In March, Delwa Kassiré Koumakoye, former Prime Minister of the transitional government and President of the opposition party Rassemblement national pour la démocratie et le progrès, National Rally for Democracy and Progress, was arrested and sentenced following an unfair trial to three months' imprisonment for illegal possession of weapons. |
 | | Despite peace agreements, known as the Bangui ii Accords, concluded in August 1994 between the cnspd and the Chadian authorities, and despite two amnesties which should have led to their release, these seven people were held for more than 18 months. |
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