[International obligations and access to remedies]

Zimbabwe back --» back to introduction --» United Nations Treaties Date of admission to UN: 25 August 1980. - International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights - ICESCR Acceded: 13 May 1991. Reports submitted/due: 1/2 No reservations - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - ICCPR Acceded: 13 May 1991. Reports submitted/due: 1/2 No reservations - International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination - CERD Acceded: 13 May 1991. Reports submitted/due: 4/6 No reservations. - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination - CEDAW Acceded: 13 May 1991. Reports submitted/due: 1/3 No reservations - Convention on the Rights of the Child - CRC Ratified: 11 September 1990. Reports submitted/due: 1/2 No reservations ILO treaties ILO 98 Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention (1949) - date of ratification: 27.08.1998 ILO 111 Convention concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation (1958) - date of ratification: 23.06.1999 ILO 138 Minimum Age Convention (1973) - date of ratification: 06.06.2000. ILO 182 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention (1999) - date of ratification: 11.12.2000 African System The African Charter on Human and People's Rights Date of Ratification: 30.05.1986 The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child Date of Ratification: 19.01.1995 Constitutional Guarantees of the right to education Date of adoption/date of entry into force - 18 April 1980 The Constitution includes human rights guarantees, but not the right to education. But, see: Chapter III - The declaration of rights Art.19 - Protection of freedom of conscience (1) Except with his own consent or by way of parental discipline, no person shall be hindered in the enjoyment of his freedom of conscience, that is to say (…) 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 making provision for the giving (…) of religious instruction to persons of that community in the course of any education provided by that community, whether or not that community is in receipt of any subsidy, grant or other form of financial assistance from the State.