o) To promote sustained improvements to Angolan human development
indexes;
p) To promote excellence, quality, innovation, entrepreneurialism, efficiency
and modernity in the performance of citizens, institutions, companies and
services in various aspects of their lives and in the various sectors of activity;
q) Other tasks as prescribed in the Constitution and by law.
TITLE II
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Article 22
(Principle of universality)
1. Everyone shall enjoy the rights, freedoms and guarantees enshrined in the
Constitution and shall be subject to the duties established in the Constitution
and the law.
2. Angolan citizens residing or finding themselves abroad shall enjoy the rights,
freedoms and guarantees and the protection of the state and shall be subject to
the duties established in the Constitution and the law.
3. Everyone shall have duties with regard to the family, society, the state and
other legally recognised institutions, in particular:
a) To respect the rights, freedoms and property of others, morals, acceptable
behaviour and the common good;
b) To respect and be considerate of others without discrimination of any kind
and to maintain relations that promote, safeguard and reinforce mutual
respect and tolerance.
Article 23
(Principle of equality)
1. Everyone shall be equal under the Constitution and by law.
2. No-one may be discriminated against, privileged, deprived of any right or
exempted from any duty on the basis of ancestry, sex, race, ethnicity, colour,
disability, language, place of birth, religion, political, ideological or
philosophical beliefs, level of education or economic, social or professional
status.
Article 24
(Age of majority)
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