Chad increases crackdown on opponents ahead of April 11 election as President Idriss Déby runs for sixth term

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Human Rights Watch said on Thursday Chad’s security forces have “ruthlessly cracked down on protesters and the political opposition in the lead-up to the country’s April 11, 2021 presidential election, harming Chadians’ right to freely choose their elected representatives.” Incumbent President Idriss Déby Itno, who has ruled Chad since December 1990 when he removed the autocratic leader Hissène Habré, is running for a sixth term.