[International obligations and access to remedies]

Nigeria back --» back to introduction --» United Nations Treaties Date of admission to UN: 7 October 1960. - International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights - ICESCR Acceded: 29 July 1993. Reports submitted/due: 1/2 No reservations - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - ICCPR Acceded: 29 July 1993. Reports submitted/due: 1/2 No reservations - International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination - CERD Acceded: 16 October 1967. Reports submitted/due: 13/17 No reservations. - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination - CEDAW Ratified: 13 June 1985. Reports submitted/due: 3/5 No reservations - Convention on the Rights of the Child - CRC Ratified: 19 April 1991. Reports submitted/due: 1/2 No reservations ILO treaties ILO 87 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention (1948) - date of ratification: 17.10.1960 ILO 98 Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention (1949) - date of ratification: 17.10.1960 African System The African Charter on Human and People's Rights Date of Ratification: 22.06.1983 Constitutional Guarantees of the right to education Date of adoption/date of entry into force - 29 May 1999 Relevant Provisions (…) Chapter II - Fundamental objectives and directive principles of state policy (…) Art.18 - Educational objectives (1) Government shall direct its policy towards ensuring that there are equal and adequate educational opportunities at all levels. (2) Government shall promote science and technology. (3) Government shall strive to eradicate illiteracy; and to this end Government shall as and when practicable provide: a. Free, compulsory and universal primary education, b. Free secondary education, c. Free university education, and d. Free adult literacy programs. (…) Chapter IV - Fundamental rights Art.38 - Right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion (1) Every person shall be entitled to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, including (…) freedom, either alone or in community with others, and both in public and in private, to manifest and propagate his religion or belief in (…) teaching, (…). (2) No person attending any place of education (…) shall be required to receive religious instruction (…) if such instruction (…) relates to a religion other than his own (…)