PLAN INTRODUCTION I – General information on the Republic of Congo……..… p1 A) Geography…………..……………………………………. p2 1. Climate…………………………………………………. p2 2. Vegetation…………………………………………….. p2 B) Administrative level……………………………………….. p3 C) Political level p5 ……………………………………………. D) Economic level…………… ……………………………….. p5 E) Social level ……………………………………………….. p7 1. Education……………………………………………… p7 2. Health…………………………………………………... p7 II- PROMOTION AND PROTECTION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN CONGO A) Institutional and legal framework ……………………… 1. The institutional framework …………………………... p8 p8 2. The legal framework …………………………………….. p10 a) International conventions ………………...... p10 b) Laws and regulations…………………………. p12 B) Areas of intervention……………………………………. p12 1. Civil and political rights……….………………………… p12 a) The principle of non-discrimination……………. p12 b) The right to equality ……………………………… p13 2

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