constituteproject.org PDF generated: 18 Apr 2016, 15:30 Article 24 • Right to privacy The state protects the right to privacy and the inviolability of the home, and the confidentiality of correspondence, communications, and personal information. • Freedom of movement Every citizen has the right to choose their place of residence, to free movement within the country, and the right to leave the country. • Conditions for revoking citizenship • Extradition procedure Article 25 No citizen shall be deprived of their nationality, exiled, extradited or prevented from returning to their country. • Protection of stateless persons Article 26 The right to political asylum shall be guaranteed as prescribed by law. It is prohibited to surrender persons who have been granted political asylum. • Right to fair trial • Presumption of innocence in trials Article 27 A defendant shall be presumed innocent until proven guilty in a fair trial in which he/she is granted all guarantees necessary for his/her defence throughout all the phases of prosecution and trial. • Protection from ex post facto laws • Principle of no punishment without law Article 28 Punishments are individual and are not to be imposed unless by virtue of a legal provision issued prior to the occurrence of the punishable act, except in the case of a provision more favourable to the defendant. Article 29 • Protection from unjustified restraint No person may be arrested or detained unless apprehended during the commission of a crime or on the basis of a judicial order. • Right to counsel The detained person must be immediately informed of their rights and the charges under which they are being held. The detainee has the right to be represented by a lawyer. The periods of arrest and detention are to be defined by law. Article 30 • Human dignity Every prisoner shall have the right to humane treatment that preserves their dignity. In carrying out a punishment involving the deprivation of liberty, the state shall take into account the interests of the family and shall seek the rehabilitation and re-integration of the prisoner into society. • Freedom of expression • Freedom of opinion/thought/conscience • Freedom of press Article 31 Freedom of opinion, thought, expression, information and publication shall be guaranteed. These freedoms shall not be subject to prior censorship. Tunisia 2014 Page 7