TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .............................................................................................................. 3 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................................................................... 5 PART B: SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF THE REPORT PURSUANT TO THE REPORTING GUIDELINES .......... 8 CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS ........................................................................................................................................ 8 Article 2: Prohibition of discrimination ................................................................................................................................ 8 Article 3: Right to equality before the law .......................................................................................................................... 12 Article 4: The right to life and personal integrity .............................................................................................................. 13 Article 5: Right to dignity, prohibition of torture and slavery ......................................................................................... 14 Article 6: Right to liberty and security of person .............................................................................................................. 15 Article 7: Right to a Fair Hearing......................................................................................................................................... 17 Article 8: Freedom of Conscience and Religion ................................................................................................................ 19 Article 9: Freedom of Information and Expression ......................................................................................................... 20 Article 10: Freedom of Association .................................................................................................................................. 22 Article 11: Freedom of Assembly ........................................................................................................................................ 22 Article 12: Freedom of Movement ...................................................................................................................................... 22 Article 13: Right to Participate in Government................................................................................................................. 23 Article 14: Right to property ................................................................................................................................................ 26 MEASURES TAKEN TO FULFIL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS ........................................................... 28 Right to Housing .................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Article 15: Right to work under equitable and satisfactory conditions .......................................................................... 30 Article 16: The Right to Health............................................................................................................................................ 32 Policy measures to give effect to the right to health .................................................................................................... 34 Administrative and other measures to give effect to the right to health ................................................................... 35 Measures To Enhance Access to Health Facilities ....................................................................................................... 36 Measures taken to reduce the still-birth rate and infant mortality.............................................................................. 36 Reproductive health .......................................................................................................................................................... 37 Measures taken for the healthy development of children ........................................................................................... 37 Health Financing ............................................................................................................................................................... 39 Article 17:The Right to Education and Culture ................................................................................................................ 41 Policy measures to give effect to the right to education .............................................................................................. 43 Policy on adult and continuing education...................................................................................................................... 44 Policy on safety of school children ................................................................................................................................. 45 Administrative and other measures to enhance access to education ......................................................................... 46 Access to Primary education ............................................................................................................................................ 46 Children with special needs .............................................................................................................................................. 47 Access to Secondary education ....................................................................................................................................... 48 Access to Further / higher Education ........................................................................................................................... 49 Article 17: Right to take part in cultural life ....................................................................................................................... 50 Policy and administrative measures giving effect to the right to take part in cultural life ...................................... 51 Administrative and other measures ................................................................................................................................ 52 Challenges affecting the degree of realisation of the right to take part in cultural life ............................................ 53 Article 18: Right to family, women, children and disabled .............................................................................................. 53 Right of the family ............................................................................................................................................................. 53 Rights of women ............................................................................................................................................................... 54 Rights of children .............................................................................................................................................................. 56 Rights of persons with disabilities ................................................................................................................................... 58 1

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