UN Expert Calls for Fair Trial for Those Charged With Attempt to Abduct Children in Chad

November 6th, 2007 at 09:45pm

Juan Miguel Petit, UN Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution, and child pornography, called for a full investigation into the alleged attempt by a French NGO to abduct 103 children from Chad and fly them to France. Mr. Petit has urged the Chadian and French authorities to investigate the attempted abduction, insisting that those responsible must be brought to justice and “tried in accordance with international fair trial standards.”

Mr. Petit’s statement comes in the wake of the October 25 arrest of some members of an NGO called “Arche de Zoé/Child Rescue.” The full press release is available here.

Other UN officials have condemned the act as well.

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