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Claiming Human Rights - in Chad

The Republic of Chad is a member of the United Nations and the African Union. It has ratified many UN Human Rights Conventions (compare list on the right) and thus has made binding international commitments to adhere to the standards laid down in these universal human rights documents.

Chad is a French- and Arabic-speaking country in Central Africa. It is a landlocked country with an area of 1,284,000 square km – which makes it the fifth-largest on the African continent. On a global scale, its population density is very low. The capital of the country, which became independent on 11 August 1960 from France, is N’Djamena. Chad is a member of the regional economic communities ECCAS and CEN-SAD.

With a Human Development Index of 0.39 the Republic of Chad ranks eighth lowest among 182 countries ranked in the UNDP Human Development Report of 2009. Life expectancy of the 11.1 million inhabitants at birth is 51 years, population growth is 2.8 percent per year. GNI is 530 US-$ per capita. External debt is 29.2 percent of gross national income. Primary school enrolment is 60.2 percent.

In as far as Chad has ratified the Optional Protocols for UN Human Rights Conventions or has accepted the Competence of the corresponding UN Treaty Bodies (compare list on the right), the inhabitants of Chad and their representatives are able to invoke their human rights through these bodies.

All inhabitants of Chad may turn to the UN Human Rights Committee through procedure 1503, to the Special Rapporteurs for violations of specific human rights or to ECOSOC for women's rights violations.

Since Chad is a member state of UNESCO, its citizens may use the UNESCO procedure for human rights violations in UNESCO's fields of mandate.

Employers' or workers' and certain other organizations (not individuals) of Chad may file complaints through the ILO procedure in the cases of those conventions which Chad has ratified.

Since Chad is an AU member, its citizens and NGOs may file complaints to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.

They may also file complaints according to the EU guidelines (on Human Rights Defenders, Death Penalty and Torture) to Embassies of EU Member States and the Delegations of the European Commission.

In cases of human rights violations by multinational enterprises, they may also invoke the National Contact Point in an OECD member state.

Chad has joined the International Criminal Court, it may thus be called upon in case of severe crimes.

Signature:   Ratification: 1995 (accession) Reservations: no/non Signature optional protocol:   Ratification optional protocol: 1995 (accession) Reservations: no/non Last State report: 2008 Last concluding observations: 2009  
Signature:   Ratification: 1995 (accession) Reservations: no/non Last State report: 2009 Last concluding observations:    
Signature:   Ratification: 1977 (accession) Reservations: no/non Competence CERD acknowledged: no/non Last State report: 2009 Last concluding observations: 2009  
Signature:   Ratification: 1995 (accession) Reservations: no/non Signature optional protocol:   Ratification optional protocol:   Reservations:   Last State report:   Last concluding observations: 2011  
Signature:   Ratification: 1995 (accession) Reservations: no/non Article 22 competence acknowledged: no/non Last State report: 2008 Last concluding observations: 2009  
Signature: 1990 Ratification: 1990 Reservations: no/non Last State report: 2007 Last concluding observations: 2009  
Signature:   Ratification:   Reservations:   Last State report:   Last concluding observations:    
Signature: 2007 Ratification:   Reservations:   Last State report:   Last concluding observations:    
Signature:   Ratification:   Reservations:   Signature optional protocol:   Ratification optional protocol:   Reservations:   Last State report:   Last concluding observations:    
Ratification Banjul Charter: 1986 Ratification Protocol African Court:   Ratification Children's Charter: 2000 Ratification Maputo Protocol:   Last State report: 1999  
International Criminal Court joined: yes/oui  
Country Rapporteur: no/non  
National Human Rights Institute: yes/oui  

Last change: 28.01.10 - 12:43