also encourage mutual assistance, self-help, co-operation and
charity.
(2) No qualified person shall be denied access to a profession or
employment on the basis of disability; persons with special
needs and the elderly shall have the right to participate in
social, vocational, creative or recreational activities.
Education, Science, Art and Culture
13 (1) (a) The State shall promote education at all levels
all over the Sudan and shall ensure free and compulsory
education at the primary level and in illiteracy eradication
programmes.
(b) Every person or group of persons shall have the right to
establish and maintain private schools and other
educational institutions at all levels in accordance with
the conditions and standards provided by law.
(2) The State shall mobilize public, private and popular resources
and capabilities for education and development of scientific
research, especially Research and Development.
(3) The State shall encourage and promote craft and arts and
foster their patronization by government institutions and
citizens.
(4) The State shall recognize the cultural diversity of the country
and shall encourage such diverse cultures to harmoniously
flourish and find expression, through the media and
education.
(5) The State shall protect Sudan’s cultural heritage, monuments
and places of national historic or religious importance, from
destruction, desecration, unlawful removal or illegal export.
(6) The State shall guarantee academic freedom in institutions of
higher education and shall protect the freedom of scientific
research within the ethical parameters of research.
Children, Youth and Sports
14 (1) The State shall adopt policies and provide facilities for child
and youth welfare and ensure that they develop morally and
physically, and protect them from moral and physical abuse
and abandonment.
(2) The State shall promote sports and empower the youth to
develop their potentials.
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