[International obligations and access to remedies]
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United Nations Treaties Date of admission to UN: 2 November 1945.

- International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination - CERD
Acceded: 5 November 1976.
Reports submitted/due: 0/12
No reservations.

- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination - CEDAW
Acceded: 17 July 1984.
Reports submitted/due: 0/5
No reservations

- Convention on the Rights of the Child - CRC
Ratified: 4 June 1993.
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: 25.05.1962
ILO 98 Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention (1949) - date of ratification: 25.05.1962
ILO 111 Convention concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation (1958) - date of ratification: 22.07.1959
African System The African Charter on Human and People's Rights
Date of Ratification: 04.08.1982
Constitutional Guarantees
of the right to education
Date of adoption/date of entry into force - 6 Jan 1986

Relevant Provisions
Chapter II - General principles of national policy
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Article 6
The Republic shall, because of the vital role assigned to the individual citizen under this Constitution for the social, economic and political well-being of Liberia, provide equal access to educational opportunities and facilities for all citizens to the extent of available resources. Emphasis shall be placed on the mass education of the Liberian people and the elimination of illiteracy.