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. 63

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