thereof. The board of directors of any syndicate may not be dissolved save by a court judgment.
The opinion of the syndicate shall be sought on draft legislations pertaining to it.
Article (78)
The State shall ensure the citizens' right to adequate, safe and healthy housing in a manner which
preserves human dignity and achieves social justice.
The State shall devise a national housing plan which upholds the environmental particularity and
ensures the contribution of personal and collaborative initiatives in its implementation. The State
shall also regulate the use of State lands and provide them with basic utilities within the
framework of comprehensive urban planning which serves cities and villages and a population
distribution strategy. This is to be applied in a manner serving the public interest, improving the
quality of life for citizens and safeguards the rights of future generations.
The State shall also devise a comprehensive national plan to address the problem of unplanned
slums, which includes re-planning, provision of infrastructure and utilities, and improvement of
the quality of life and public health. In addition, the State shall guarantee the provision of
resources necessary for implementing such plan within a specified period of time.
Article (79)
Each citizen has the right to healthy and sufficient food and clean water. The State shall ensure
food resources to all citizens. The State shall also ensure sustainable food sovereignty and
maintain agricultural biological diversity and types of local plants in order to safeguard the rights
of future generations.
Article (80)
Anyone under the age of 18 shall be considered a child. Each child shall have the right to a
name, identity documents, free compulsory vaccination, health and family or alternative care,
basic nutrition, safe shelter, religious education, and emotional and cognitive development.
The State shall ensure the rights of children with disabilities, their rehabilitation and their
integration in the society.
The State shall provide children with care and protection from all forms of violence, abuse,
mistreatment and commercial and sexual exploitation.
Every child shall be entitled to acquire early education in a childhood center until the age of six.
It is prohibited to employ children before the age of completing their preparatory education (six
years of primary and three years of preparatory) or in jobs which subject them to danger.
The State shall also develop a judicial system for children that have been victims and or are
witnesses. Children may not be held criminally accountable or detained save as provided in the
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