Act No. 07/PR/2007 of 9 May 2007 on the protection of persons with disabilities;
Decree No. 136/PR/MCFAS/94 of 16 June 1994 establishing a National Disability Day,
marked on 7 February each year.
Decree No. 377/MEN/DG/95 of 4 December 1995 exempting students with disabilities from
paying enrolment fees.
The following achievements in favour of persons with disabilities are also worth noting:
Several training courses were organized for organizations of persons with disabilities on the
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and leadership.
Several organizations of persons with disabilities have benefited from small loans
programmes of the Ministry in charge of micro-credit.
Food assistance is provided once a year to boarding students at the Resource centre for
visually-impaired youth (CRJA) in N'Djaména.
D. Rights of older persons
314.
People aged 60 represent 2.7% of the total Chadian population (people aged 65 and over
represent 4.3%).
315.
There is no social pension in Chad, apart from the contribution-based pension linked to formal
employment. There are no social services or benefits for older persons. As a result, they must rely
on their own strengths or on the solidarity of the family.
316.
The ECOSIT3 survey indicates that the poverty rate in households headed by people aged 65
and over is 56% compared to 37% in households headed by people aged under 25.
Within the
framework of its policy on older persons, the Government established a National Day of Older
Persons, which is celebrated on 1 October of each year. This day is organized under the cosponsorship of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Social Action.
E. Rights of refugees, displaced persons and returnees
317.
The national legal framework relating to refugees includes:
a) Article 46 of the Constitution, which stipulates that: “The right of asylum is granted to foreign
nationals under the conditions determined by law. The extradition of political refugees is
prohibited”. Other legal instruments relating to refugees and asylum seekers are derived from
this constitutional provision;
b) Decree No. 718/PM/96 of 31 December 1996 establishing the National Commission in charge
of the hosting and reintegration of refugees (CONAR). This inter-ministerial Commission is
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