Cameroon Declare that the human person, without distinction as to race, religion, sex or belief, possesses inalienable and sacred rights; Affirm our attachment to the fundamental freedoms enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Charter of the United Nations and The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, and all duly ratified international conventions relating thereto, in particular, to the following principles: - all persons shall have equal rights and obligations. The State shall provide all its citizens with the conditions necessary for their development; - the State shall ensure the protection of minorities and shall preserve the rights of indigenous populations in accordance with the law; - freedom and security shall be guaranteed to each individual, subject to respect for the rights of others and the higher interests of the State; - every person shall have the right to settle in any place and to move about freely, subject to the statutory provisions concerning public law and order, security and tranquillity; - the home is inviolate. No search may be conducted except by virtue of the law; - the privacy of all correspondence is inviolate. No interference may be allowed except by virtue of decisions emanating from the Judicial Power; - no person may be compelled to do what the law does not prescribe; - no person may be prosecuted, arrested or detained except in the cases and according to the manner determined by law; - the law may not have retrospective effect. No person may be judged and punished, except by virtue of a law enacted and published before the offence committed; http://confinder.richmond.edu/Cameroon.htm (2 of 71)4/12/2005 10:53:07 AM