Page 21 IV - GENERAL PRINCIPLES A. Non-discrimination (Articles 3, 26) The principle of non-discrimination as an inherent right is provided and guaranteed by the preamble of the Constitution. The Government implements it in all areas concerning children. 1. Education According to prevailing laws, there is no age limit for enrollment in school by children, including refugee and handicapped children. 2. Protection and Social Security Relevant laws include: - Decree 2001/109/PM of 20 March 2001, on the organization and functioning of public institutions for rehabilitating the socially handicapped. This law provides for the establishment of shelters, observation, transit and dwelling centres. Cameroon currently has 11 centres countrywide. These include: the Institutions Camerounaises de l‟Enfance de Maroua et Bétamba, the Douala shelter and observation centre; the Garoua and Yaounde centre for children in distress; the Rehabilitation Institute of the Blind, the Borstal Institute of Buea, the Yaounde street children shelter and rehabilitation centre, the Bepanda centre for rehabilitation of minors and Home Ateliers de Bali in Douala ; - Decree 2001/110/PM of 20 March 2001, on the organization and functioning of public early childhood care institutions; - Circular 2002/9062/ DAPG of 15 October 2002 on legal procedures for crime perpetrators who are minors, under the common law system; - Decree 2005/160 on the organization of the Ministry of Social Affairs, which assigns a whole department to child protection, with a division for the promotion of the rights of the child and another for safeguarding the child. 8 December 2004 on government reorganization, the family promotion division was converted into the directorate for the social protection of children. This separation shows the willingness of Government to give due recognition to child rights issues, and ensure protection for children. Furthermore, setting up a division for the promotion and protection of the rights of the child is in line with Government‟s commitment to ensuring the full development of the child, by focusing on his rights. The Government‟s intention is not to split up child issues, but rather to