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LCP4807 Sem1 Ass2 2026
Due 21 April , 2026
Submission Due Date: Tuesday, 21 April 2026 (Cut-off Time: 16H00)
The Republic of Sofala is a small country located in Southeastern Africa, with a population
of just over 6 million people. It is one of the poorest countries in the world, with 90% of the
residents living on less than $1 per day. Sofala is a culturally rich country with a patriarchal
society where gender norms are set with an understanding of the sociocultural
expectations of both women and men. Sofala has a constitution that includes a Bill of Rights,
which is a supreme law of the country. It has ratified the following major United Nations
UN) human rights instruments: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the
nternational Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) (and its Protocol).
Sofala has also ratified the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights; the Protocol to
he African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, and
he Protocol to the African Charter on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and
Peoples’ Rights but has not made a special declaration in terms of article 34(6).
Mr Martin Ricardor, his wife Luciano, and their four children, between the ages of three
and sixteen (all girls), are citizens of Sofala. They reside in a remote village called Magadi in
he province of Mapati. In Magadi, there is no access to clean water, there are no schools,
no roads, no health facilities, and all the village houses are built of mud and thatch. The
nearest town is about 50 kilometers away.
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