(a)
freedom of speech and expression, which shall include freedom of the
press and other media;
(b)
freedom of thought, conscience and belief, which shall include academic
freedom in institutions of higher learning;
(c)
freedom to practise any religion and to manifest such practice;
(d) assemble peaceably and without arms;
(2)
(e)
freedom of association, which shall include freedom to form and join
associations or unions, including trade unions and political parties;
(f)
withhold their labour without being exposed to criminal penalties;
(g)
move freely throughout Namibia;
(h)
reside and settle in any part of Namibia;
(I)
leave and return to Namibia;
(j)
practise any profession, or carry on any occupation, trade or business.
The fundamental freedoms referred to in Sub-Article (1) hereof shall be exercised
subject to the law of Namibia, in so far as such law imposes reasonable
restrictions on the exercise of the rights and freedoms conferred by the said
Sub-Article, which are necessary in a democratic society and are required in the
interests of the sovereignty and integrity of Namibia, national security, public
order, decency or morality, or in relation to contempt of court, defamation or
incitement to an offence.
Article 22 Limitation upon Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
Whenever or wherever in terms of this Constitution the limitation of any fundamental rights or
freedoms contemplated by this Chapter is authorised, any law providing for such limitation
shall:
(a)
be of general application, shall not negate the essential content thereof,
and shall not be aimed at a particular individual;
(b)
specify the ascertainable extent of such limitation and identify the Article or
Articles hereof on which authority to enact such limitation is claimed to rest.
Article 23 Apartheid and Affirmative Action
(1)
Ta ble of Conten ts
The practice of racial discrimination and the practice and ideology of apartheid
from which the majority of the people of Namibia have suffered for so long shall
be prohibited and by Act of Parliament such practices, and the propagation of
such practices, may be rendered criminally punishable by the ordinary Courts by
means of such punishment as Parliament deems necessary for the purposes of
expressing the revulsion of the Namibian people at such practices.
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