[International obligations and access to remedies]

Equatorial Guinea back --» back to introduction --» United Nations Treaties Date of admission to UN: 12 November 1968. - International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights - ICESCR Acceded: 25 September 1987. Reports submitted/due: 0/3 No reservations - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - ICCPR Acceded: 25 September 1987. Reports submitted/due: 0/3 No reservations Optional Protocol: Acceded: 25 September 1987. - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination - CEDAW Acceded: 23 October 1984. Reports submitted/due: 3/5 No reservations - Convention on the Rights of the Child - CRC Acceded: 15 June 1992. Reports submitted/due: 0/2 No reservations ILO treaties ILO 87 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention (1948) - date of ratification: 13.08.2001 ILO 98 Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention (1949) - date of ratification: 13.08.2001 ILO 111 Convention concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation (1958) - date of ratification: 13.08.2001 ILO 138 Minimum Age Convention (1973) - date of ratification: 12.06.1985. ILO 182 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention (1999) - date of ratification: 13.08.2001 African System The African Charter on Human and People's Rights Date of Ratification: 07.04.1986 Constitutional Guarantees of the right to education Date of adoption/date of entry into force - 16 November 1991 Relevant Provisions (…) Title I - Fundamental principles of the State Art.23 (…) Education shall be a primary duty of the State. All citizens shall have the right to general basic education which shall be compulsory, free, and guaranteed. The State shall guarantee to every person, private entity, and religious community the right to establish schools, provided they are in accordance with the official education program. Official teaching may include religious education, based on the freedom of conscience and religion assured by this Fundamental Law. Official teaching may not include partisan ideologies.