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2. Every individual may freely take part in the cultural life of his community.
3. The promotion and protection of morals and traditional values recognized by the community shall be
the duty of the State.
Article 18
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.
3. The State shall ensure the elimination of every discrimination against women and also ensure the
protection of the right of the women and the child as stipulated in international declaration and
conventions.
4. The aged and the disabled shall also have the right to special measures of protection in keeping with
their physical and moral needs.
Article 19
All peoples shall be equal; they shall enjoy the same respect and shall have the same rights. Nothing
shall justify the domination of a people by another.
Article 20
1. All peoples shall have right to existence. They shall have the unquestionable and inalienable right to
self-determination. They shall freely determine their political status and shall pursue their economic and
social development according to the policy they have freely chosen.
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