Human rights in
Chad have been described as "poor"; for example,
Freedom House has designated[when?] 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]
Amnesty International has reported[when?] 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[needs update], 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
PresidentIdriss Déby accused him of cronyism and favoring his own tribe, the
Zaghawa.[8]
Déby'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]
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.
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
^
abcd"Chad" Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2006. United States Department of State. Accessed on September 4, 2007.
^
abcChad (2007) Freedom House. Accessed on September 4, 2007.
Human rights in
Chad have been described as "poor"; for example,
Freedom House has designated[when?] 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]
Amnesty International has reported[when?] 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[needs update], 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
PresidentIdriss Déby accused him of cronyism and favoring his own tribe, the
Zaghawa.[8]
Déby'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]
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.
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
^
abcd"Chad" Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2006. United States Department of State. Accessed on September 4, 2007.
^
abcChad (2007) Freedom House. Accessed on September 4, 2007.