constituteproject.org PDF generated: 18 Apr 2016, 15:13 • 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 Page 5