Latest items for Chad
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:38 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"Legal and common, even among Christians" (para 18).
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"Legal and common, even among Christians" (para 18).
Dec. 3, 2024, 4:24 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Women’s rights campaigners have spoken of their concern over the spread of female genital mutilation among Sudanese refugees in camps across the border in Chad... A social worker at the camp said the cutting itself was taking place in secret because it contravened Chadian laws. She added that as well as children, married women were being subjected to another form of FGM after giving birth. The procedure, known as adal, which means 'fixing it', is common in Sudan...Before FGM was made illegal in Sudan in 2020, Sudanese refugees in Chad would return to their home country to cut their daughters then head back across the border to the camps, a...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Women’s rights campaigners have spoken of their concern over the spread of female genital mutilation among Sudanese refugees in camps across the border in Chad... A social worker at the camp said the cutting itself was taking place in secret because it contravened Chadian laws. She added that as well as children, married women were being subjected to another form of FGM after giving birth. The procedure, known as adal, which means 'fixing it', is common in Sudan...Before FGM was made illegal in Sudan in 2020, Sudanese refugees in Chad would return to their home country to cut their daughters then head back across the border to the camps, a...more
Dec. 3, 2024, 4:24 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"Houida Ibrahim, the head of Mercy Shadows, an NGO working among the refugees in Chad, said women and girls usually paid the highest price when there were outbreaks of violence" (8).
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"Houida Ibrahim, the head of Mercy Shadows, an NGO working among the refugees in Chad, said women and girls usually paid the highest price when there were outbreaks of violence" (8).
Dec. 3, 2024, 4:24 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1
"Women’s rights campaigners have spoken of their concern over the spread of female genital mutilation among Sudanese refugees in camps across the border in Chad...On a recent visit to the main refugee camp in Adré, which lies very close to the Sudanese border, the Guardian met three girls aged nine, seven and three who were being prepared by their family to be cut. The family was putting henna tattoos on the girls’ feet and fingers – a traditional way of 'celebrating' the FGM procedure. A social worker at the camp said the cutting itself was taking place in secret because it contravened Chadian laws. She added that as well as...more
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1
"Women’s rights campaigners have spoken of their concern over the spread of female genital mutilation among Sudanese refugees in camps across the border in Chad...On a recent visit to the main refugee camp in Adré, which lies very close to the Sudanese border, the Guardian met three girls aged nine, seven and three who were being prepared by their family to be cut. The family was putting henna tattoos on the girls’ feet and fingers – a traditional way of 'celebrating' the FGM procedure. A social worker at the camp said the cutting itself was taking place in secret because it contravened Chadian laws. She added that as well as...more
Dec. 3, 2024, 4:24 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: INFIB-LAW-1
"Both [Chad and Sudan] have outlawed the practice [of FGM] but it continues in secret…FGM was made illegal in Sudan in 2020" (2, 7).
Variables: INFIB-LAW-1
"Both [Chad and Sudan] have outlawed the practice [of FGM] but it continues in secret…FGM was made illegal in Sudan in 2020" (2, 7).
Dec. 3, 2024, 4:24 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"Both [Chad and Sudan] have outlawed the practice [of FGM] but it continues in secret. The UN children’s agency, Unicef, says that about 87% of Sudanese women aged 14-49 have been cut – one of the highest rates in the world. In Chad, the figure is 34.1%, though rates are higher in the south and east, which is where the camps for Sudanese people have been set up" (2).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"Both [Chad and Sudan] have outlawed the practice [of FGM] but it continues in secret. The UN children’s agency, Unicef, says that about 87% of Sudanese women aged 14-49 have been cut – one of the highest rates in the world. In Chad, the figure is 34.1%, though rates are higher in the south and east, which is where the camps for Sudanese people have been set up" (2).
Dec. 3, 2024, 4:24 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: GEW-LAW-1
"Houida Ibrahim, the head of Mercy Shadows, an NGO working among the refugees in Chad, said women and girls usually paid the highest price when there were outbreaks of violence. 'Whole communities become more violent [during wars] and little girls are often the first victims,' she said" (8).
Variables: GEW-LAW-1
"Houida Ibrahim, the head of Mercy Shadows, an NGO working among the refugees in Chad, said women and girls usually paid the highest price when there were outbreaks of violence. 'Whole communities become more violent [during wars] and little girls are often the first victims,' she said" (8).
Dec. 3, 2024, 4:24 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: DMW-PRACTICE-1
"Another international aid worker who wished to remain anonymous said curbing FGM in Chad was very difficult because many communities held deep-rooted beliefs that it was an essential part of a girl’s life. 'It’s legally banned but people still do it secretly,' the aid worker said. 'We see many cases of FGM in women when they arrive at hospitals for unrelated health issues. We also learn about it when a cutting goes wrong and girls are transferred to clinics with health complications such as bleeding.' The aid worker situated FGM in the context of the wider violence that Sudanese people have been subjected to in recent years. 'The level of...more
Variables: DMW-PRACTICE-1
"Another international aid worker who wished to remain anonymous said curbing FGM in Chad was very difficult because many communities held deep-rooted beliefs that it was an essential part of a girl’s life. 'It’s legally banned but people still do it secretly,' the aid worker said. 'We see many cases of FGM in women when they arrive at hospitals for unrelated health issues. We also learn about it when a cutting goes wrong and girls are transferred to clinics with health complications such as bleeding.' The aid worker situated FGM in the context of the wider violence that Sudanese people have been subjected to in recent years. 'The level of...more
Dec. 3, 2024, 4:24 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"Women’s rights campaigners have spoken of their concern over the spread of female genital mutilation among Sudanese refugees in camps across the border in Chad...Chad has hosted refugees fleeing conflict in Darfur and elsewhere in Sudan for decades, but the number of arrivals has increased dramatically since war broke out in April 2023 between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Before FGM was made illegal in Sudan in 2020, Sudanese refugees in Chad would return to their home country to cut their daughters then head back across the border to the camps, a staff member of UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, said" (1, 6-7).
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"Women’s rights campaigners have spoken of their concern over the spread of female genital mutilation among Sudanese refugees in camps across the border in Chad...Chad has hosted refugees fleeing conflict in Darfur and elsewhere in Sudan for decades, but the number of arrivals has increased dramatically since war broke out in April 2023 between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Before FGM was made illegal in Sudan in 2020, Sudanese refugees in Chad would return to their home country to cut their daughters then head back across the border to the camps, a staff member of UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, said" (1, 6-7).
Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Bangladesh, Chad, Gambia, India, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Mali, Mauritania, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Togo
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
14.0
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
14.0
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Chad, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Iran, Libya, Nicaragua, North Korea, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, Yemen
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
4.0
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
4.0
March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Chad ranks as a Tier 3 country (85).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Chad ranks as a Tier 3 country (85).
March 11, 2024, 4:35 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? A new penal code was introduced in Chad in 2017, which contains no laws against selling sex. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes, all forms of organising/managing are classified as 'pimping' and illegal under article 335 of the new penal code adopted in 2017." (para 1-3).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? A new penal code was introduced in Chad in 2017, which contains no laws against selling sex. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes, all forms of organising/managing are classified as 'pimping' and illegal under article 335 of the new penal code adopted in 2017." (para 1-3).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Chad who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 29 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Chad who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 29 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Togo, Zimbabwe
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
4
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
4
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
1063
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
1063
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
1more
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
1more
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Cote D'Ivoire, Denmark, Estonia, Gambia, Guinea, Iceland, India, Liberia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Togo
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
2
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
2
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
3
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
3
Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Chad was 1,063 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Chad was 1,063 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Chad is 48.4% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Chad is 48.4% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Chad is 54 years for women and 51 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Chad is 54 years for women and 51 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Chad is 58.0 years for men and 61.3 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Chad is 58.0 years for men and 61.3 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep, Chad, D R Congo, Mali, Niger, Somalia
Variables: BR-SCALE-1
4
Variables: BR-SCALE-1
4
Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Chad, Somalia
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"42.6 births per 1000 population"
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"42.6 births per 1000 population"
Sept. 8, 2023, 10:20 a.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '60.6%.'"
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '60.6%.'"
July 27, 2023, 10:30 a.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, LO-LAW-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-LAW-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1, IAD-LAW-1
"Although property and inheritance laws provide the same legal status and rights for women as for men, the government did not enforce the laws effectively. Inheritance, property, and housing practices frequently discriminated against women due to cultural and religious elements present in many communities. Women often could not inherit property from their father or husband. Additionally, local leaders settled most inheritance disputes in favor of men, according to traditional practice. Women seeking to rent a house often had to prove they were married, while men were able often to rent without a similar burden. Women requesting divorce from men often faced a process that took three times as long as...more
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, LO-LAW-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-LAW-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1, IAD-LAW-1
"Although property and inheritance laws provide the same legal status and rights for women as for men, the government did not enforce the laws effectively. Inheritance, property, and housing practices frequently discriminated against women due to cultural and religious elements present in many communities. Women often could not inherit property from their father or husband. Additionally, local leaders settled most inheritance disputes in favor of men, according to traditional practice. Women seeking to rent a house often had to prove they were married, while men were able often to rent without a similar burden. Women requesting divorce from men often faced a process that took three times as long as...more
June 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Chad, China, Comoros, Congo, Cyprus, D R Congo, Denmark, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Philippines, Portugal, Rwanda, Serbia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Swaziland, Togo, Ukraine, Vietnam
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
1.0
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
1.0
April 10, 2023, 9 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
Chad is still using the 1958 edition of the French Civil Code. Article 144: The following marriages are prohibited: "Marriage is forbidden between relatives in the ascending and descending lines and between full and half brothers and sisters. Marriage is also forbidden between relatives in the collateral line to the third degree."
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
Chad is still using the 1958 edition of the French Civil Code. Article 144: The following marriages are prohibited: "Marriage is forbidden between relatives in the ascending and descending lines and between full and half brothers and sisters. Marriage is also forbidden between relatives in the collateral line to the third degree."
April 10, 2023, 6:38 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"The overall prevalence of consanguineous marriages in the studied population was 49.1% (n=522). The most frequent consanguineous marriages were between first cousins (n=248, 23.3%) followed by those between second cousins (n=110, 10.3%) and third cousins (n=59, 5.5%)." The sample included 1,063 individuals from different ethnic groups in Chad along the Sahel/Savannah belt (VC - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"The overall prevalence of consanguineous marriages in the studied population was 49.1% (n=522). The most frequent consanguineous marriages were between first cousins (n=248, 23.3%) followed by those between second cousins (n=110, 10.3%) and third cousins (n=59, 5.5%)." The sample included 1,063 individuals from different ethnic groups in Chad along the Sahel/Savannah belt (VC - CODER COMMENT).