A/HRC/40/15 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, held its thirty-first session from 5 to 16 November 2018. The review of Chad was held at the 13th meeting, on 13 November 2018. The delegation of Chad was headed by the Minister of Justice, in charge of human rights, Djimet Arabi. At its 17th meeting, held on 15 November 2018, the Working Group adopted the report on Chad. 2. On 10 January 2018, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Chad: Burundi, Germany and Kyrgyzstan. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21, the following documents were issued for the review of Chad: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/31/TCD/1); (b) A compilation prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/31/TCD/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/31/TCD/3) and its corrigendum (A/HRC/WG.6/31/TCD/3/Corr.1). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Brazil, Germany, Liechtenstein, Portugal on behalf of the Group of Friends on national implementation, reporting and follow-up, Slovenia, Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was transmitted to Chad through the troika. These questions are available on the website of the universal periodic review. I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. The Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Djimet Arabi, stated that Chad was facing many challenges with disastrous consequences for the human rights situation, including communal conflicts, poverty, lack of access to basic social services, global warming and terrorism. 6. He emphasized that the national report was the product of a joint, cooperative, participatory effort by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights and the Interministerial Technical Committee, which brought together all ministries involved in the various aspects of human rights. The Committee was composed of a representative of the National Assembly, representatives of civil society and financial and technical partners, including the OHCHR country office in Chad. The Minister of Justice welcomed the strengthening of the presence of OHCHR in Chad, which testified to the excellent cooperation that existed between the Government and the Office. 7. The progress made since the previous appearance of Chad before the Human Rights Council related to the country’s legal and institutional framework and its cooperation with United Nations human rights mechanisms. In the legal sphere, several laws to promote human rights had been adopted and a number of Conventions ratified. In 2015, Chad had ratified the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. On 29 October 2018, the National Assembly had passed legislation ratifying the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. The process of ratifying the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was ongoing. 2 GE.18-22801