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Human rights in Chad

February 28, 2023

Human rights in Chad have been described as "poor"; for example, Freedom House has designated the country as "Not Free."[1][2] Chad received a score of 7 for political rights and 6 for civil liberties (with 1 being the most free, 7 being the least free).[2]

According to the U.S. State Department, "The government's poor human rights record deteriorated further during the year; security forces committed numerous serious human rights abuses." Among the abuses listed were extrajudicial killings, beatings, torture, and rape by security forces; limits on freedom of speech and the press and freedom of assembly; arbitrary arrest and detention; and widespread corruption.[1] Security forces commit these and other abuses with "near total" impunity.[1][3][4]

Amnesty International has reported that "The widespread insecurity in eastern Chad had particularly severe consequences for women, who suffered grave human rights abuses, including rape, during attacks on villages"[4] by Janjawid militia from Sudan. Women face widespread discrimination and violence. Female genital mutilation, while technically illegal, is still widely practiced.[2] Harassment of journalists and human rights activists has also been documented[4] as well as the use of child soldiers by Chadian security forces, by various human rights groups.[1][5][6]

Transparency International has ranked Chad as one of the most corrupt nations in the world. In 2007, it scored 1.8 out of 10 on the Corruption Perceptions Index (with 10 being the least corrupt). Only Tonga, Uzbekistan, Haiti, Iraq, Myanmar, and Somalia scored lower.[7] Critics of former President Idriss Déby accused him of cronyism and favoring his own tribe.[8] Deby's re-election in May 2006—in which he won a third term—was boycotted by the opposition, who denounced the results as fraudulent.[9] The previous election, in 2001, was similarly viewed as fraudulent by the opposition parties, although a team of foreign observers said that polling had taken place "without major problems or intimidation".[10][11][12]

Historical situation

The following chart shows Chad's ratings since 1972 in the Freedom in the World reports, published annually by Freedom House. A rating of 1 is "most free" and 7 is "least free".[13]1

International treaties

Chad's stances on international human rights treaties are as follows:

See also

Notes

1.^ Note that the "Year" signifies the "Year covered". Therefore the information for the year marked 2008 is from the report published in 2009, and so on.
2.^ As of January 1.
3.^ The 1982 report covers the year 1981 and the first half of 1982, and the following 1984 report covers the second half of 1982 and the whole of 1983. In the interest of simplicity, these two aberrant "year and a half" reports have been split into three year-long reports through interpolation.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Chad" Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2006. United States Department of State. Accessed on September 4, 2007.
  2. ^ a b c Chad (2007) Freedom House. Accessed on September 4, 2007.
  3. ^ Chad: Events of 2006 2008-11-10 at the Wayback Machine Human Rights Watch. Accessed on September 4, 2007.
  4. ^ a b c Annual Report: Chad 2011-02-18 at the Wayback Machine Amnesty International. Accessed on September 4, 2007.
  5. ^ "Chad: Government Keeps Children in Army Ranks" 2008-11-10 at the Wayback Machine Human Rights Watch. Accessed on September 4, 2007.
  6. ^ "Chad: Army Forcibly Recruiting Youths, Rights Group Says" allAfrica.com. Accessed on December 16, 2007
  7. ^ "Corruption Perceptions Index 2007" Transparency International. Accessed on December 16, 2007.
  8. ^ "'Isolated' Deby clings to power" BBC News. April 13, 2006. Accessed on September 4, 2007.
  9. ^ Country profile: Chad BBC News. Last updated: August 28, 2007. Accessed on September 4, 2007.
  10. ^ "Deby re-elected president of Chad" CNN. May 28, 2001. Accessed on September 4, 2007.
  11. ^ "Deby claims Chad electoral victory" BBC News. May 28, 2001. Accessed on September 4, 2007.
  12. ^ Background Note: Chad United States Department of State. Accessed on September 4, 2007.
  13. ^ Freedom House (2012). "Country ratings and status, FIW 1973-2012" (XLS). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
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  27. ^ United Nations. "United Nations Treaty Collection: Chapter IV: Human Rights: 11b. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict. New York, 25 May 2000". Retrieved 2012-08-29.
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Human rights in Chad have been described as poor for example Freedom House has designated the country as Not Free 1 2 Chad received a score of 7 for political rights and 6 for civil liberties with 1 being the most free 7 being the least free 2 According to the U S State Department The government s poor human rights record deteriorated further during the year security forces committed numerous serious human rights abuses Among the abuses listed were extrajudicial killings beatings torture and rape by security forces limits on freedom of speech and the press and freedom of assembly arbitrary arrest and detention and widespread corruption 1 Security forces commit these and other abuses with near total impunity 1 3 4 Amnesty International has reported that The widespread insecurity in eastern Chad had particularly severe consequences for women who suffered grave human rights abuses including rape during attacks on villages 4 by Janjawid militia from Sudan Women face widespread discrimination and violence Female genital mutilation while technically illegal is still widely practiced 2 Harassment of journalists and human rights activists has also been documented 4 as well as the use of child soldiers by Chadian security forces by various human rights groups 1 5 6 Transparency International has ranked Chad as one of the most corrupt nations in the world In 2007 it scored 1 8 out of 10 on the Corruption Perceptions Index with 10 being the least corrupt Only Tonga Uzbekistan Haiti Iraq Myanmar and Somalia scored lower 7 Critics of former President Idriss Deby accused him of cronyism and favoring his own tribe 8 Deby s re election in May 2006 in which he won a third term was boycotted by the opposition who denounced the results as fraudulent 9 The previous election in 2001 was similarly viewed as fraudulent by the opposition parties although a team of foreign observers said that polling had taken place without major problems or intimidation 10 11 12 Contents 1 Historical situation 2 International treaties 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksHistorical situation EditThe following chart shows Chad s ratings since 1972 in the Freedom in the World reports published annually by Freedom House A rating of 1 is most free and 7 is least free 13 1 Historical ratingsYear Political Rights Civil Liberties Status President21972 6 7 Not Free N Garta Tombalbaye1973 6 7 Not Free N Garta Tombalbaye1974 6 7 Not Free N Garta Tombalbaye1975 7 6 Not Free N Garta Tombalbaye1976 7 6 Not Free Felix Malloum N Gakoutou1977 7 6 Not Free Felix Malloum N Gakoutou 1978 6 6 Not Free Felix Malloum N Gakoutou1979 6 6 Not Free Felix Malloum N Gakoutou1980 7 6 Not Free Goukouni Oueddei1981 7 6 Not Free Goukouni Oueddei19823 7 6 Not Free Goukouni Oueddei1983 7 6 Not Free Hissene Habre1984 7 7 Not Free Hissene Habre1985 7 7 Not Free Hissene Habre1986 7 7 Not Free Hissene Habre1987 6 7 Not Free Hissene Habre1988 6 7 Not Free Hissene Habre1989 7 6 Not Free Hissene Habre1990 7 6 Not Free Hissene Habre1991 6 6 Not Free Idriss Deby1992 6 6 Not Free Idriss Deby1993 6 5 Not Free Idriss Deby1994 6 5 Not Free Idriss Deby1995 6 5 Not Free Idriss Deby1996 6 5 Not Free Idriss Deby1997 6 5 Not Free Idriss Deby1998 6 4 Not Free Idriss Deby1999 6 5 Not Free Idriss Deby2000 6 5 Not Free Idriss Deby2001 6 5 Not Free Idriss Deby2002 6 5 Not Free Idriss Deby2003 6 5 Not Free Idriss Deby2004 6 5 Not Free Idriss Deby2005 6 5 Not Free Idriss Deby2006 6 6 Not Free Idriss Deby2007 7 6 Not Free Idriss Deby2008 7 6 Not Free Idriss Deby2009 7 6 Not Free Idriss Deby2010 7 6 Not Free Idriss Deby2011 7 6 Not Free Idriss Deby2012 7 6 Not Free Idriss Deby2013 7 6 Not Free Idriss DebyInternational treaties EditChad s stances on international human rights treaties are as follows International treatiesTreaty Organization Introduced Signed RatifiedConvention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide 14 United Nations 1948 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 15 United Nations 1966 1977International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights 16 United Nations 1966 1995International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 17 United Nations 1966 1995First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 18 United Nations 1966 1995Convention on the Non Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity 19 United Nations 1968 International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid 20 United Nations 1973 1974 1974Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 21 United Nations 1979 1995Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 22 United Nations 1984 1995Convention on the Rights of the Child 23 United Nations 1989 1990 1990Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aiming at the abolition of the death penalty 24 United Nations 1989 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 25 United Nations 1990 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 26 United Nations 1999 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict 27 United Nations 2000 2002 2002Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children Child Prostitution and Child Pornography 28 United Nations 2000 2002 2002Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 29 United Nations 2006 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 30 United Nations 2006 International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance 31 United Nations 2006 2007 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights 32 United Nations 2008 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure 33 United Nations 2011 See also Edit Africa portalFreedom of religion in Chad Human trafficking in Chad Internet censorship and surveillance in Chad LGBT rights in Chad Politics of ChadNotes Edit1 Note that the Year signifies the Year covered Therefore the information for the year marked 2008 is from the report published in 2009 and so on 2 As of January 1 3 The 1982 report covers the year 1981 and the first half of 1982 and the following 1984 report covers the second half of 1982 and the whole of 1983 In the interest of simplicity these two aberrant year and a half reports have been split into three year long reports through interpolation References Edit a b c d Chad Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2006 United States Department of State Accessed on September 4 2007 a b c Chad 2007 Freedom House Accessed on September 4 2007 Chad Events of 2006 Archived 2008 11 10 at the Wayback Machine Human Rights Watch Accessed on September 4 2007 a b c Annual Report Chad Archived 2011 02 18 at the Wayback Machine Amnesty International Accessed on September 4 2007 Chad Government Keeps Children in Army Ranks Archived 2008 11 10 at the Wayback Machine Human Rights Watch Accessed on September 4 2007 Chad Army Forcibly Recruiting Youths Rights Group Says allAfrica com Accessed on December 16 2007 Corruption Perceptions Index 2007 Transparency International Accessed on December 16 2007 Isolated Deby clings to power BBC News April 13 2006 Accessed on September 4 2007 Country profile Chad BBC News Last updated August 28 2007 Accessed on September 4 2007 Deby re elected president of Chad CNN May 28 2001 Accessed on September 4 2007 Deby claims Chad electoral victory BBC News May 28 2001 Accessed on September 4 2007 Background Note Chad United States Department of State Accessed on September 4 2007 Freedom House 2012 Country ratings and status FIW 1973 2012 XLS Retrieved 2012 08 22 United Nations United Nations Treaty Collection Chapter IV Human Rights 1 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide Paris 9 December 1948 Archived from the original on 20 October 2012 Retrieved 2012 08 29 United Nations United Nations Treaty Collection Chapter IV Human Rights 2 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination New York 7 March 1966 Archived from the original on 11 February 2011 Retrieved 2012 08 29 United Nations United Nations Treaty Collection Chapter IV Human Rights 3 International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights New York 16 December 1966 Archived from the original on 17 September 2012 Retrieved 2012 08 29 United Nations United Nations Treaty Collection Chapter IV Human Rights 4 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights New York 16 December 1966 Archived from the original on 1 September 2010 Retrieved 2012 08 29 United Nations United Nations Treaty Collection Chapter IV Human Rights 5 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights New York 16 December 1966 Retrieved 2012 08 29 United Nations United Nations Treaty Collection Chapter IV Human Rights 6 Convention on the non applicability of statutory limitations to war crimes and crimes against humanity New York 26 November 1968 Retrieved 2012 08 29 United Nations United Nations Treaty Collection Chapter IV Human Rights 7 International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid New York 30 November 1973 Archived from the original on 18 July 2012 Retrieved 2012 08 29 United Nations United Nations Treaty Collection Chapter IV Human Rights 8 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women New York 18 December 1979 Archived from the original on 23 August 2012 Retrieved 2012 08 29 United Nations United Nations Treaty Collection Chapter IV Human Rights 9 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment New York 10 December 1984 Archived from the original on 8 November 2010 Retrieved 2012 08 29 United Nations United Nations Treaty Collection Chapter IV Human Rights 11 Convention on the Rights of the Child New York 20 November 1989 Archived from the original on 11 February 2014 Retrieved 2012 08 29 United Nations United Nations Treaty Collection Chapter IV Human Rights 12 Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aiming at the abolition of the death penalty New York 15 December 1989 Archived from the original on 20 October 2012 Retrieved 2012 08 29 United Nations United Nations Treaty Collection Chapter IV Human Rights 13 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families New York 18 December 1990 Archived from the original on 25 August 2012 Retrieved 2012 08 29 United Nations United Nations Treaty Collection Chapter IV Human Rights 8b Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women New York 6 October 1999 Retrieved 2012 08 29 United Nations United Nations Treaty Collection Chapter IV Human Rights 11b Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict New York 25 May 2000 Retrieved 2012 08 29 United Nations United Nations Treaty Collection Chapter IV Human Rights 11c Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children child prostitution and child pornography New York 25 May 2000 Retrieved 2012 08 29 United Nations United Nations Treaty Collection Chapter IV Human Rights 15 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities New York 13 December 2006 Archived from the original on 19 August 2012 Retrieved 2012 08 29 United Nations United Nations Treaty Collection Chapter IV Human Rights 15a Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities New York 13 December 2006 Archived from the original on 13 January 2016 Retrieved 2012 08 29 United Nations United Nations Treaty Collection Chapter IV Human Rights 16 International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance New York 20 December 2006 Retrieved 2012 08 29 United Nations United Nations Treaty Collection Chapter IV Human Rights 3a Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights New York 10 December 2008 Retrieved 2012 08 29 United Nations United Nations Treaty Collection Chapter IV Human Rights 11d Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure New York 19 December 2011 New York 10 December 2008 Archived from the original on 25 August 2012 Retrieved 2012 08 29 External links Edit2012 Annual Report by Amnesty International Freedom in the World 2012 Report by Freedom House Review of Chad by the United Nations Human Rights Council s Universal Periodic Review May 5 2009 Scroll down past Belize 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