Amnesty condemns Chad human rights abusesChad security forces are committing serious human rights abuses with impunity IMPUNITY. Not being punished for a crime or misdemeanor committed. The impunity of crimes is one of the most prolific sources whence they arise. lmpunitas continuum affectum tribuit delinquenti. 4 Co. 45, a; 5 Co. 109, a. nearly a year after the last fighting between the government and armed opposition forces, Amnesty International Amnesty International (AI,) human-rights organization founded in 1961 by Englishman Peter Benenson; it campaigns internationally against the detention of prisoners of conscience, for the fair trial of political prisoners, to abolish the death penalty and torture of said Friday. One year on, "members of the security forces who carried out a regime of murder, torture and enforced disappearance of suspected government opponents have not been brought to justice, fuelling an already pervasive problem of impunity," said Tawanda Hondora, Amnesty International's Africa Deputy Programme Director. The London-based rights group called on Chad's government to investigate and bring those responsible to justice. "Enforced disappearance appears to be a method used by Chadian security forces to spread fear among the population and intimidate in·tim·i·date tr.v. in·tim·i·dat·ed, in·tim·i·dat·ing, in·tim·i·dates 1. To make timid; fill with fear. 2. To coerce or inhibit by or as if by threats. perceived or real political opponents," Hondora said. "Scores of people arrested by the security forces simply disappeared. Their whereabouts remain unknown." Amnesty said the missing included English teacher Issa Palkoubou who was taken in September from the American Language Noun 1. American language - the English language as used in the United States American English, American English, English language - an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and Centre in N'Djamena by three men in plain clothes and forced into a car. Leading opposition politician Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh is a Muslim Chadian politician. His region of provenance is Wadi Fira, in eastern Chad. During Hissène Habré's presidency (1982–90) Ibni Oumar was Minister of Livestock, Higher Education and Planning (1988-1990), and under his successor Idriss Déby he , who was among many people arrested last February, was also unaccounted for An inclusive term (not a casualty status) applicable to personnel whose person or remains are not recovered or otherwise accounted for following hostile action. Commonly used when referring to personnel who are killed in action and whose bodies are not recovered. . "The Chadian government must disclose the whereabouts of those who have disappeared. They must also initiate criminal proceedings against members of their security forces and others who may have committed human rights violations," Hondora added. A rebel offensive on the Chadian capital N'Djamena last February reached the gates of President Idriss Deby's palace before being pushed back. 
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