Paper 2 · children's rights and citizenship
Which of the following is identified as a right that is withheld from children in Zimbabwe until they reach adulthood?
AThe right to access basic education.
BThe right to protection from abuse.
CThe right to vote in national elections.
DThe right to a birth certificate.
Explanation: Children in Zimbabwe cannot vote, marry, take up formal work, or engage in political activism until they reach adulthood. Access to education, protection from abuse and birth registration, by contrast, are rights children already hold, not ones withheld from them.
Derived from ZIMSEC Heritage Studies Paper 2, Nov 2022, Q2
