Hence, although Article 18 for the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ liberties states that “the household… as the normal product and basis of society… will be protected because of their state which shall look after its real wellness or moral needs,” the Charter’s tacit acceptance, though discouragement, of polygyny in Article 6 underscores a stress in the document. Considering the fact that subsequent marriages disrupt the family members device for the current wife and husband, the Charter responsibility imposed on states to guard such families appears to need that states limit and polygyny that is eventually abolish. Continue reading African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights states that “the family members