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United Nations Treaties
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Date of admission to UN: 1 December 1964.
- International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights - ICESCR
Acceded: 10 April 1984.
Reports submitted/due: 0/3
Reservations and Declarations: Article 13(2)(a).
Reservation:
The Government of the Republic of Zambia states that it reserves the right to postpone the application of article 13 (2) (a) of the Covenant, in so far as it relates to primary education; since, while the Government of the Republic of Zambia fully accepts the principles embodied in the same article and undertakes to take the necessary steps to apply them in their entirety, the problems of implementation, and particularly the financial implications, are such that full application of the principles in question cannot be guaranteed at this stage.
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - ICCPR
Acceded: 10 April 1984.
Reports submitted/due: 2/3
No reservations
Optional Protocol: Acceded: 10 April 1984.
- International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination - CERD
Ratified: 4 February 1972.
Reports submitted/due: 11/15
No reservations.
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination - CEDAW
Ratified: 21 June 1985.
Reports submitted/due: 4/5
No reservations
- Convention on the Rights of the Child - CRC
Ratified: 6 December 1991.
Reports submitted/due: 0/2
No reservations
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ILO treaties
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ILO 87 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention (1948) - date of ratification: 02.09.1996
ILO 98 Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention (1949) - date of ratification: 02.09.1996
ILO 111 Convention concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation (1958) - date of ratification: 23.10.1979
ILO 138 Minimum Age Convention (1973) - date of ratification: 09.02.1976.
ILO 182 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention (1999) - date of ratification: 10.12.2001
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African System
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The African Charter on Human and People's Rights
Date of Ratification: 10.01.1984
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Constitutional Guarantees
of the right to education
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Date of adoption/date of entry into force - 24 Aug 1991
The Constitution includes human rights guarantees, but not the right to education.
But, see:
Part III - Protection of fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual
Art.19 - Protection of freedom of conscience
(1) Except with his own consent, no person shall be hindered in the enjoyment of his freedom of conscience, and for the purposes of this section the said freedom includes (…) 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) Except with his own consent (…), no person attending any place of education (…) shall be required to receive religious instruction (…) if that instruction (…) relates to a religion other than his own.
(3) No religious community or denomination shall be prevented from providing religious instruction for persons of that community or denomination or from establishing and maintaining institutions to provide social services for such persons.
Art.24 - Protection of young persons from exploitation
No young person shall be employed and shall in no case be caused or permitted to engage in any occupation or employment which would prejudice his health or education (…).
Part IX - Directive principles of state policy and the duties of a citizen
Art.112 - Directive principles of state policy
(e) The State shall endeavor to provide equal and adequate educational opportunities in all fields and at all levels for all.
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