Union the organization of the Pan African Dance Festival (FESPAD) every two years. 144. The State promotes museums countrywide ranging from the national museum in Butare with its specialized branches spread across the country, such as the Natural History Museum at Nyarugenge/Kigali (2006), the Arts Museum at Rwesero (2006), the Museum of Ancient History at Rukali/Nyanza (2008) as well as another branch at the Ex-State House in Kanombe. Article 18: Protection of the Family, Elimination of Discrimination against Women and Protection of the Rights of the Child. (a) Protection of the family and elimination of discrimination against women 145. The Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda of 2003 as revised in 2015 provides for protection of the family as the natural foundation of the Rwandan society. The Rwandan Constitution as well as other family law legislation provides that marriage has to occur by free consent and spouses have the same rights and duties during marriage and divorce. Rwanda ratified the Convention on the Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age of Marriage and Registration of Marriages and the Convention on the Nationality of Married Women in December 2002. The institution of marriage in Rwanda is governed by the new law Nº27/2016 of 08/07/2016 governing matrimonial regimes, donations and successions. 146. The Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion and the Gender Monitoring Office are key institutions which follow monitor all matters pertaining to family and ensure that gender is respected in sectors of government. Couples in common marriages are sensitised and encouraged to enter into a civil marriage, and this plays an important role in protecting the right to succession mainly for women and children. Rwanda has ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and its optional protocol as well as the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa. As mentioned in previous report, the Government of Rwanda has put in place Page 53 of 105