Preamble
Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and
inalienable rights of all members of human family is the foundation
of freedom, justice and peace in the world,
Article
12
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy,
family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour
and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the
law against such interference or attacks.
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(1) Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race,
nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found
a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during
marriage and at its dissolution.
(2) Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full
consent of the intending spouses.
(3) The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society
and is entitled to protection by society and the State.
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(1) Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment,
to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against
unemployment.
(2) Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal
pay for equal work.
(3) Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration
ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human
dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social
protection.
PART
ONE
RIGHTS AND DUTIES
CHAPTER 1.
Human and Peoples' Rights
Article
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The family shall be the natural unit and basis of society. It
shall be protected by the State which shall take care of its physical
and moral health.
2. The State shall have the duty to assist the family which is
the custodian of morals and traditional values recognized by the
community.
Chapter
II
Duties
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1. Every individual shall have duties towards his family and society,
the State and other legally recognized communities and the international
community.
2. The rights and freedoms of each individual shall be exercised
with due regard to the rights of others, collective security,
morality and common interest.
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The individual shall also have the duty:
1. to preserve the harmonious development of the family and to
work for the cohesion and respect of the family; to respect his
parents at all times, to maintain them in case of need :
2. to serve his national community by placing his physical and
intellectual abilities at its service;
3. not to compromise the security of the State whose national
or resident he is;
4. to preserve and strengthen the national solidarity, particularly
when the latter is threatened;
5.
to preserve and strengthen the national independence and the territorial
integrity of his country an to contribute to its defence in accordance
with the law;
6. to work to the best of his abilities and competence, and to
pay taxes imposed by law in the interest of the society;
7. to preserve and strengthen positive African cultural values
in his relation with other members of the society, in the spirit
of tolerance, dialogue and consultation and, in general, the contribute
to the promotion of the moral well-being of society;
8. to contribute to the best of his abilities, at all times and
at all levels, to the promotion "and 'achievement of African
unity.
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