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• Rights of children guaranteed
• State support for children
authorities. This protection is guaranteed by appropriate measures and State
institutions and other public authorities.
Parents have a natural right and the primordial duty of raising and educating their
children, in order to develop in them good physical, intellectual and moral abilities.
They are supported in this task by the State and other public authorities.
• Rights of children guaranteed
Children born out of wedlock have the same rights to public assistance as legitimate
children.
• Rights of children guaranteed
Natural children, legally recognised, have the same rights as legitimate children.
• State support for children
The State and other public authorities have the duty to create pre-existing
conditions and public institutions that guarantee children’s education.
Article 7
• Right to culture
Everyone has the right to access sources of knowledge. The State guarantees to all
citizens access to instruction, culture and vocational training.
The education and instruction of youth shall be provided for by public or private
institutions.
Private institutions can be opened with the State’s authorisation within the
conditions prescribed by law. They are placed under the State’s control.
Parents have the obligation to provide for the education and instruction of their
children until the age of sixteen (16) at least.
• State support for children
The State and other public authorities have the obligation to create and ensure the
good functioning of public institutions for the education and instruction of youth.
• Free education
Education is free in all public institutions at the various levels of education.
Article 8
• Freedom of assembly
• Freedom of religion
• Freedom of opinion/thought/conscience
Freedom of conscience, assembly, and freedom of religious worship are guaranteed
to all within the conditions prescribed by law.
All forms of religious extremism and intolerance are prohibited.
Article 9
• Protection of environment
• Right to rest and leisure
• Right to work
The Republic guarantees to each citizen the right to work, to a healthy environment,
to rest and leisure in keeping with the requirements of national development. It
guarantees favourable conditions for their personal development through an
efficient employment policy.
All citizens are equal regarding employment. No one may be discriminated against in
their work because of their origins, their sex, their opinions or their beliefs.
All workers take part, through their representatives, in the determination of their
working conditions.
• State support for the elderly
• State support for the disabled
• State support for children
Laws establish conditions of assistance and protection granted to workers and more
particularly to the young, to the elderly, to disabled workers, to minorities and to all
those with health problems.
Article 10
• Right to join trade unions
Union rights are guaranteed and exercised freely within the framework of laws that
regulate them. Every worker can affiliate to the union of their choice and defend
their rights and interests through union action.
Central African Republic 2013
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