“When such an important human right standard is not enshrined in the constitution, it becomes very difficult for anyone in the country to take the government to court for failure to provide education or failure to make education affordable and accessible,” said a representative of the organisation. Zimbabwe is part of the league of nations called the United Nations and sits in the United Nations General Assembly and as such is bound by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948. Through Article 26(1) of the UDHR, every individual has got a right to education.
“Thirty two years down the line our country has been failing to do such a simple act and this is the reason why the Students Solidarity Trust has been vigorously campaigning through print and electronic media for the right to education to be enshrined in the constitution. This will provide the national framework upon which reasonable legislative may then follow.”