Threats against human rights defender Jacques Saham Ngarassal
On 6 March 2022, human rights defender Jacques Saham Ngarassal received a series of anonymous phone calls threatening him while on his way to church. The human rights defender filed a complaint with the Ndjamena prosecutor on 9 March, as he is currently feeling unsafe.
Jacques Saham Ngarassal is a human rights defender and the Coordinator of the Tournons La Page’s branch in Chad. The human rights defender is a prominent figure in Chad promoting civil and political rights and advocating against corruption and bad governance.
On 6 March 2022, human rights defender Jacques Saham Ngarassal received a series of anonymous phone calls threatening him while on his way to church. The human rights defender filed a complaint with the Ndjamena prosecutor on 9 March, as he is currently feeling unsafe.
Jacques Saham Ngarassal is a human rights defender and the Coordinator of the Tournons La Page’s branch in Chad. The human rights defender is a prominent figure in Chad promoting civil and political rights and advocating against corruption and bad governance.
On 6 March, human rights defenders Jacques Saham Ngarassal received a series of anonymous phone calls threatening him while on his way to attend a church service. According to the defender, he received these series of calls days after an interview he gave on 27 February 2022 to FM Liberte concerning the human rights situation in the country and the release of a new report by Tournons La Page and AEDH on the current military transition titled ’’Chad: A hereditary repression’’. The human rights defender filed a complaint with the Ndjamena prosecutor on 9 March against the unknown individual.
The human rights defender previously sustained injuries when he attended a peaceful protest which was violently dispersed by security forces on 2 October 2021. The protest was organized by the citizen movement “Wakit Tama’’, striving for justice and inclusion amidst the current military transition in Chad. The protest, which was originally authorised, led to the arrest and injury of several protesters, including Jacques Saham Ngarassal.
Front Line Defenders is seriously concerned about the threats against human rights defender Jacques Saham Ngarassal.and believes the threats are directly linked to his peaceful and legitimate work in defence of human rights.
