He has since faced at least five coup attempts including one just this past February. Violence spurred by the Sudanese Government has also continued to destabilize Chad and the State Departments most recent Country Report on Human Rights Practices that. "the [Chadian] governments poor human rights record deteriorated further" this past year. The refugee situation in Chad and the surrounding region continues to worsen. In the past three years. as fighting between the Government and rebels increased and 180.000 Chadians have been displaced. adding to the inflow of 290.000 refugees from the Central African Republic. CAR. and Sudans Darfur region. The United Nations estimates that Chad is now home to 240.000 refugees from Darfur. 52.000 refugees from the Central African Republic. and more than 180.000 internally displaced people. In February 2008 alone over 12.000 new refugees from Darfur entered the country. We must develop a comprehensive plan to address the refugee crisis as well as the security problems that plague the region. I visited Darfur and have seen the situation on the ground. Now hightech GPS satellites and mass media allow everyone to bear witness to the tragedies in Chad.
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