Adopt the asylum law and transpose the Kampala Convention into national law; The Republic of Chad is a signatory to the 1951 Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1969 OAU Convention Relating to the Specific Aspects of Refugees in Africa. However, Chad does not yet have an internal asylum law, although it hosts nearly half a million refugees and asylum seekers on its soil. In November 2019, the draft law was adopted by the Government and is awaiting adoption by the Parliament. In addition, Chad currently has around 170,000 internally displaced people living in precarious conditions, especially in the Lac province. To facilitate the coordination of the actions of the various actors, it is necessary that the Kampala Convention of 2009 relating to internally displaced persons be transposed into national legislation. Thus, the draft national law providing protection and assistance to internally displaced persons in the Republic of Chad is being finalized and awaits adoption by the Council of Ministers.
Chad
Regions: West and Central Africa
Contributors: States