93. In Chad, the various Courts of Appeal hear criminal proceedings only twice a year. This results
in prolonged detentions in prisons. This is due to the limited number of magistrates and clerks
as well as budgetary constraints.
94. To remedy this situation, the Government created the National Judicial Training School (ENFJ)
by Act No. 032/PR/2009 of 28 December 2009. The ENFJ is a public school of a professional
and scientific nature, endowed with legal personality and management autonomy (Art. 2). The
School is placed under the supervision of the Ministry of Justice (Art. 5). The ENFJ provides
pre- and in-service training programmes for magistrates, clerks, lawyers, notaries, bailiffs and
other professions in the judicial sector (Art. 4). The School is administered by a Board of
Directors and headed by a Managing Director, assisted by a Deputy Managing Director (Art. 6).
Statistical data on ENFJ graduates per class is as follows:
1st class of 2012-2014: Magistrates 58; Clerks 57; Prison officers 118; and Prison wardens 140;
i.e. a total of 373 individuals trained;
2nd class of 2013-2015: Magistrates 175; Prison Managers 121; and Prison Supervisors 130; i.e.
a total of 426 individuals trained;
3rd class of 2016-2018 (currently in training): Magistrates 100 including 50 French-speaking and
50 Arabic-speaking; Clerks 200 including 100 French-speaking and 100 Arabic-speaking; i.e. a
total of 300 individuals in training.
One hundred (100) student magistrates have been accepted to the Higher School of Magistrates
of Morocco (ISM) for the 2016-2018 academic years.
95. In October 2015, the Report of the Audit on the Reorganization of the Central Services of the
Ministry of Justice and Human Rights of Chad made three (3) relevant recommendations aimed
at encouraging the Government to take measures to reform the texts and educational tools of the
ENFJ.
96. In February 2015, the General Inspectorate of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights
(MJDH) produced four inspection mission reports on cases of flagrante delicto, investigative
processes, juvenile detainees and justices of the peace in N'Djamena. The conclusions of these
four reports were published within and outside the Ministry and received media coverage. Thus,
shortcomings were identified in the work of investigative chambers of the N’Djamena High
Court. The four reports include strong and relevant recommendations to address these
malfunctions.
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