text: Nicaragua or third countries of the members of the Nicaraguan resistance and their families. It also appeals to the Nicaraguan resistance to cease any action which might jeopardize the electoral process and the civilian population, so that that process might evolve in an atmosphere of normality, in accordance with the Esquipulas II Agreement. 8. Achieving stable conditions of peace, normality and friendly relations with all the countries throughout the world in Nicaragua's deepest wish, one to which it devotes its concern and constant endeavours, and its sincere goal is the regular submission in proper form of the communications it is pledged to submit as a State Party to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the other international instruments.E/1986/3/Add.l5 page 2 INFORMATION CONCERNING ALL THE RIGHTS RECOGNIZED IN ARTICLES 10 TO 12 OF THE COVENANT A. Articles 10 and 12; Protection of the family, mothers and children and the right to physical and mental health 9. Throughout its 202 articles, the Constitution of the Republic of Nicaragua, promulgated on 9 January 1987, uses the term "man" in a non-generic sense, i.e. it uses the term person, Nicaraguan or human being; when it speaks of "man" it refers to the male sex and when it speaks of "woman" it refers to the female sex, thus placing each sex in the proper place. 10. Protection of the family takes full account of non-discrimination between men and women and absolute equality before the law. Articles 27 (Equality before the law), 48 (Absolute equality between men and women), 73 (idem) and 82 (Equal pay for equal work) reaffirm this. Thus, the right of Nicaraguan women to equality is guaranteed in the Constitution, and if it is not observed the following safeguard mechanisms are available: (a) Article 182. (Supremacy of the Constitution.) No law
analysis: The text appears to be a report or statement from the Nicaraguan government, focusing on its commitment to human rights and the promotion of peace and normality. It mentions the Constitution of the Republic of Nicaragua, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the Esquipulas II Agreement, which suggests that the document is related to international relations, human rights, and governance.