CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE
2. Extradition for political reasons shall not be authorised.
3. Extradition shall not be permitted for crimes which are punishable by death or
by perpetual imprisonment under the law of the requesting State, or when there
are grounds to believe that the extradited person may be subjected to torture or
inhumane, degrading or cruel treatment.
4. No Mozambican citizen may be expelled or extradited from the national
territory.
Article 68
Inviolability of the Home and of Correspondence
1. The home and the correspondence or other forms of private communication
shall be inviolable, except in cases specifically provided for by law.
2. Entry into the home of a citizen against the citizen’s will may be ordered only
by the competent judicial authorities, in such instances and according to such
procedures as are specifically established by law.
3. Nobody shall enter the home of any person during the night without that
person’s consent.
Article 69
Right to Contest
Every citizen shall be entitled to contest those acts that violate their rights
established in the Constitution and the laws.
Article 70
Right of Recourse to the Courts
Every citizen shall have the right of recourse to the courts against acts that
violate their rights and interests recognised by the Constitution and the laws.
Article 71
Use of Computerised Data
1. The use of computerised means for recording and processing individually
identifiable data in respect of political, philosophical or ideological beliefs, of
religious faith, party or trade union affiliation or private lives, shall be prohibited.
2. The law shall regulate the protection of personal data kept on computerised
records, the conditions of access to data banks, and the creation and use of such
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