Last Change:
10/07/2026
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
Original names of the law: African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
Year: 1981
Type: Other
Rights Category: Family life
Selected provisions
1. The family shall be the natural unit and basis of society.
It shall be protected by the State which shall take care of its physical
health and moral.
2. The State shall have the duty to assist the family which
is the custodian of morals and traditional values recognized by the
community.
3. The State shall ensure the elimination of every discrimination against women and also sensure the protection of the rights of the
woman the child as stipulated in international declarations and
conventions.
4. The aged and the disabled shall also have the right to
special measures of protection in keeping with their physical or moral needs.