entrench and promote the legal and institutional protection of
fundamental human rights;
(b) recommend appropriate ways and means of entrenching and
protecting human rights, the rule of law and good governance in
the Constitution;
(c)
examine and recommend the elimination of provisions which are
perceived to be discriminatory in the Constitution;
(d) recommend provisions to ensure the competence, impartiality and
independence of the judiciary and access of the public to justice;
and;
(e) examine and recommend to what extent issues of gender
equality should be addressed in the Zambian Constitution.
D.
FACTORS AND DIFFICULTIES
120.
Generally, most people living in Zambia are not aware of their rights, the
provisions of the Covenant and other human rights instruments and thus
find it difficult to seek redress when their rights are violated.
121.
Zambia is currently going through economic difficulties; in this regard
most institutions involved in the implementation of Article 2 of the
Covenant are constrained by inadequate human, financial and material
resources, which make it difficult for them to fully discharge their
mandates.
122.
A challenge still remains for the State party with regard to Article 23 of
the Constitution that allows discrimination in adoption, marriage, divorce
and devolution of property laws.
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