Chad

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Overview

The Human Rights Advisor Unit was established in 2011 within the UN Country Team in Chad. In September 2016, the Government Chad and OHCHR agreed to establish a Country Office in Chad. The Chad Country Office, which is functional since 2018, advises and assists the Chadian Government in the development and implementation of human rights and gender policies, strategies, programs and measures to promote and protect human rights.

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News & Statements

Latest news

23 Mar 2026

Treaty bodies

UN Human Rights Committee publishes findings on Andorra, Canada, Chad, Moldova and Slovakia

19 Mar 2026

Treaty bodies

Human Rights Committee Concludes One Hundred and Forty-Fifth Session, Adopts Annual Report and Concluding Observations on Reports of Andorra, Canada, Chad, the Republic of Moldova and Slovakia

06 Mar 2026

Treaty bodies

Experts of the Human Rights Committee Welcome Efforts by Chad to Combat Trafficking, Raise Issues Concerning the Decree to Examine Reinstating the Death Penalty and Compensation for Victims of the Hissène Habré Regime

27 Feb 2026

Treaty bodies

UN Human Rights Committee to review Andorra, Canada, Slovakia, Chad, and Moldova

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Latest statements & messages

07 Mar 2022

Multiple Mechanisms

Global Update: Bachelet urges inclusion to combat "sharply escalating misery and fear"

09 Sep 2019

Multiple Mechanisms

Interactive Dialogue, 42nd session Human Rights Council

25 Apr 2018

Multiple Mechanisms

Debriefing statement on its mission to Chad, 16 – 23 April 2018 by Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the right of peoples to self-determination

01 Apr 2015

Multiple Mechanisms

Opening Statement by Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, at the 23rd Special Session of the Human Rights Council

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Featured Stories

A woman wearing a blue vest, sitting on the floor with a group of women dressed with colourful veils.
15 September 2025 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

New office to assist the displaced in Eastern Chad

UN Human Rights has opened a new sub-office in Abéché, marking a significant step in strengthening human rights protection in Eastern Chad. Soon after starting its operations, the office has established itself as an important player in the region’s humanitarian response.
Rakhine University Students hold placards during a protest against the internet shutdown in Sittwe, Rakhine State, Western Myanmar, 2020. Ⓒ EPA-EFE/NYUNT WIN
19 August 2022 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Activists: Internet shutdowns violate human rights

A recent report of the UN Human Rights Office warns Government-imposed internet shutdowns cause profound damage to the daily lives of millions of people, and undermine a range of human rights, first and foremost the right to freedom of expression.
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Universal Periodic Review

Core documents for the current and previous cycles

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all UN Member States. The UPR is a State-driven process, under the auspices of the Human Rights Council, which provides the opportunity for each State to declare what actions they have taken to improve the human rights situations in their countries and to fulfil their human rights obligations.

Special Procedures

Reports

A/HRC/62/41/Add.2: Visit to Chad - Report of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Siobhán Mullally

A/HRC/42/42/Add.1: Visit to Chad - Report of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination

A/HRC/38/46/Add.2: Report of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice on its mission to Chad

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Special Procedures country visits

Treaty Bodies

Reports

CCPR/C/TCD/CO/3: Concluding observations on the third periodic report of Chad - Human Rights Committee

CEDAW/C/TCD/CO/5: Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of Chad

E/C.12/TCD/CO/4: Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Chad

CAT/C/TCD/CO/2: Concluding observations on the second periodic report of Chad

CEDAW/C/TCD/CO/1-4: Concluding observations

E/C.12/TCD/CO/3: Concluding observations

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Status & Reporting

Status of Ratifications Reporting Status Standing invitation to Special Procedures Commission on Human Rights Resolutions, Decisions and Chairperson's Statements

External Resources

African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights African Court of Justice African Union Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions

Note: OHCHR is not responsible for the content of external links.

Contact Information

Headquarters

Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division (FOTCD)
Contact in Geneva, Switzerland.

Africa Branch
Tel. +41 22 917 9220

Field

United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad
c/o UNDP
Avenue du Colonel d’Ornano,
B.P. 906
N'Djamena, Chad

Photo credit: UNICEF/UN0294695/Frank Dejongh

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