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| Region | Chad |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | Aug 1, 2017 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Chad does not explicitly protect discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. However, in 2017, while also criminalizing sodomy, Chad also criminalizes rape against an individual if the motive is because of the victim's sexual orientation, treating it as "aggravated rape". |
| Sources | https://data.over-blog-kiwi.com/1/20/85/70/20170923/ob_27e8e6_code-penal-1e-partie.pdf |
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| Value | No protections | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Aug 1, 2017 |
| Description | In Chad, neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is a protected class from discrimination. | Chad does not explicitly protect discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. However, in 2017, while also criminalizing sodomy, Chad also criminalizes rape against an individual if the motive is because of the victim's sexual orientation, treating it as "aggravated rape". |
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/chad/ | https://data.over-blog-kiwi.com/1/20/85/70/20170923/ob_27e8e6_code-penal-1e-partie.pdf |
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edited by UnknownMiles. Removing unneeded word.
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| Description | In Chad, neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is a protected class from employment discrimination. | In Chad, neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is a protected class from discrimination. |
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Reports (2)
- Status is not correct "since there are some hate crime protections, the status should say: "Illegal in some contexts"
https://database.ilga.org/chad-lgbti"
- Status is not correct "There are some protections based on hate crimes.
See: https://www.droit-afrique.com/uploads/Tchad-Code-penal-2017.pdf"
edited by UnknownMiles. fixing description and link
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| End Date | 2017 | (none) |
| Description | Until 2017, there were no protections from discrimination provided to LGBTIQ+ people in Chad. | In Chad, neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is a protected class from employment discrimination. |
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| Sources | https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Chad_2005.pdf | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/chad/ |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Removing start date.
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| Start Date | Nov 28, 1958 | (unknown) |
| Description | No protections | Until 2017, there were no protections from discrimination provided to LGBTIQ+ people in Chad. |
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| End Date | (none) | 2017 |
| Description | No protections |