born in wedlock does not enjoy the same inheritance rights as a boy. This situation becomes even more discriminatory when a child is born out of wedlock. He is not entitled to inheritance in some communities. 73. The solution in this case is the adoption of an Individual and Family Act. However, for more than ten years, the Draft Individual and Family Act has been contested by the Muslim community. In the absence of an Individual and Family Act, gender-based discriminatory practices will persist in so far that customary norms are not to the advantage of women. According to the customary law of many patrilineal ethnic groups in Chad, marriage is above all an alliance between two lineages. Thus, matrimonial relationships are part of social and political strategies that often exclude young people's right to choose and make decisions about marriage. Very often, young women do not participate in choosing their future husband. 74. It should also be noted that levirate marriage is one of the forms of marriage that unfortunately prevails in many ethnic groups in Chad. 75. Regarding the fight against HIV/AIDS, the Chadian National Network of Associations of People Living with HIV (RNTAP+) in collaboration with the National Executive Secretariat of the National AIDS Council (SEN/CNLS) and UNAIDS-Chad conducted a survey in December 2013 on HIV-related stigma and discrimination. Data was collected on 1,103 individuals, including 820 women (74.3%) and 283 men (25.7%), aged from 15 to over 50 years. The results of the survey show that a significant proportion of respondents experienced stigmatization and/or discrimination within family and social settings, in terms of access to work and even at the personal level. Half of the respondents (56.2%) experienced stigmatization and/or discrimination within social and family settings. Individuals in Moundou and N'Djaména are the most stigmatized. More than one in five respondents (22.8%) report having lost a job or other source of income at least once in the past 12 months. Guilt remains the dominant form of internal stigma (36.7%). It is followed by self-reproach (26%) and low self-esteem (20.9%). This selfstigmatization leads some respondents to no longer want to have children (24.6%), marry (23.8%), have sexual relations (20%), etc. The results of the survey led to an advocacy campaign to improve respect for the rights of PLHIVs and to change policies, laws, programmes and practices. Act No. 19/PR/2007 of 7 November 2007 on combatting HIV/AIDS and protecting people living with HIV/AIDS constitutes the legal and institutional framework in the fight against HIV/AIDS and STIs. Page 23 sur 87