[International obligations and access to remedies]

Ethiopia back --» back to introduction --» United Nations Treaties Date of admission to UN: 13 November 1945. - International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights - ICESCR Acceded: 11 June 1993. Reports submitted/due: 0/2 No reservations - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - ICCPR Acceded: 11 June 1993. Reports submitted/due: 0/2 No reservations - International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination - CERD Acceded: 23 June 1976. Reports submitted/due: 6/13 No reservations. - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination - CEDAW Ratified; 10 September 1981. Reports submitted/due: 3/5 Reservations and Declarations: Article 29(1). - Convention on the Rights of the Child - CRC Acceded: 14 May 1991. Reports submitted/due: 2/2 No reservations ILO treaties ILO 87 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention (1948) - date of ratification: 06.06.1963 ILO 98 Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention (1949) - date of ratification: 04.06.1963 ILO 111 Convention concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation (1958) - date of ratification: 11.06.1966 ILO 138 Minimum Age Convention (1973) - date of ratification: 27.05.1999. African System The African Charter on Human and People's Rights Date of Ratification: 15.06.1998 Constitutional Guarantees of the right to education Date of adoption/date of entry into force - 21 August 1995 Relevant Provisions (…) Art.27 - Freedom of religion, belief and opinion 2. Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-article 2 of article 90, believers may establish institutions of religious education and administration in order to propagate and organize their religion. 4. Parents and legal guardians have the right to bring up their children ensuring their religious and moral education in conformity with their own convictions. (…) Art.41 - Economic, social and cultural rights The State has the obligation to allocate ever increasing resources to provide to the public health, education and other social services. (…) Art.90 - Social objectives (1) To the extent the country's resources permit, policies shall aim to provide all Ethiopians access to public health and education, clean water, housing, food and social security. (2) Education shall be provided in a manner that is free from any religious influence, political partisanship or cultural prejudices.