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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).
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).
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

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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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

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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

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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

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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).
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).
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).
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).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep, Chad, D R Congo, Mali, Niger, Somalia
Variables: BR-SCALE-1

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Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Chad, Somalia
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%.'"
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
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

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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."
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).
March 24, 2023, 1:05 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2

"[M]en's control over decisions and assets not only prevents women from accessing critical healthcare but also hinders collective decision-making at the household level to support the well-being of dependants during times of stress" (30).
March 24, 2023, 12:52 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: LO-LAW-1, ATDW-LAW-1

"The Law on the Limitation of Land Rights guarantees the right to everyone to own, use, make decisions and use as collateral land (art. 1). The Constitution guarantees the right to private property (art. 41). Regarding land, property and non-land assets, women and men enjoy the same rights after divorce or separation (Civil Code, art. 242). The Civil Code additionally stipulates that married women enjoy the administration and ownership of all assets and property they may have earned through their independent profession (art. 224). However, the legal framework does not grant married woman with the same rights as married men to administer marital property...The Civil Code stipulates that a woman...more
March 24, 2023, 12:50 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: IAW-LAW-1

"Female surviving spouses have the same rights as male surviving spouse to inherit land and non-land assets (Civil Code, art. 767)" (4).
March 24, 2023, 12:48 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: IAD-LAW-1

"The formal law grants the same rights to daughters and sons to inherit land and non-land assets (Civil Code, art. 745)" (4).
March 24, 2023, 12:20 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Code Civil, Arts. 1387, 1400-1402 et 1404 (2).
March 24, 2023, 12:18 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: LO-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), spouses are not granted equal administrative authority over assets during marriage. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Code Civil, Arts. 1421 et 1428 (2).
March 24, 2023, 12:18 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: IAW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), female and male surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Code Civil, Art. 767 (2).
March 24, 2023, 12:17 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: IAD-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Code Civil, Arts. 745 et 758 (2).
March 24, 2023, 12:12 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: LO-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), a woman can legally sign a contract in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Code Civil, Art. 216 (2). According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), a woman can legally register a business in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided (2).
March 24, 2023, 12:10 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: LO-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), discrimination in access to credit based on gender is not prohibited. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided (2). According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), a woman cannot open a bank account in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Code Civil, Arts. 221, 222 et 1538 (2). According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), men and women do not have equal ownership rights to immovable property. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Code Civil, Arts. 1421...more
March 23, 2023, 12:09 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1

"Women who did not enjoy access to the same resources as men often struggled to qualify for credit based on one’s resources. Female entrepreneurs reported perceptions of slowness of administrative paperwork approval relative to male peers. Female entrepreneurs also pointed to a lack of understanding of their needs, since longstanding gender norms had also filled the ranks of local administrators with a male-heavy decision chain" (26).
March 23, 2023, 12:07 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAD-PRACTICE-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" (26).