Delphine Djiraibe

thumb|Delphine Djiraibe Delphine Djiraibe (born 1 December, 1960) is a Chadian attorney and co-founder of the Chadian Association for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights.In 2006 she also founded the Public Interest Law Center (PILC). BBC News has described her as "one of Chad's most prominent human rights lawyers". In 2004, she was awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award for her work. Quotes It was just horrible. Bodies were lying around – people who had just died because they had no access to water and food. Recalling the circumstances that led her to become a human rights activist. We decided to start a structure that would allow us to advocate for human rights in order to prevent such a thing happening again in Chad. Explaining why she and her colleagues established a human rights organisation. People were really afraid of each other because you did not know who was political police and who would denounce you and at night you would just disappear. Speaking on the legacy of the Hissène Habré dictatorship. It is a curse and everything is out there to show that it is a curse because I think we have been better off without oil. ]https://www.aljazeera.com/program/africa-states-of-independence/2010/10/5/delphine-djiraibe-chads-challenges]Commenting on the effects of oil wealth in Chad. When you defend human rights in Chad, you have to accept that there will be intimidation and pressure. Speaking the difficulties faced by human rights defenders in Chad. The victims have waited for many years, but they have never given up. Describing the importance of accountability after the Hissène Habré era. This conviction shows that even the most powerful rulers can be held accountable for their crimes. Reflecting on the long campaign to obtain justice for victims of political repression in Chad. External links Category:1960 births Category:Living people Category:Lawyers from Chad Category:Women in law Category:Women born in the 1960s