Table of Contents
LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................x
GENERAL INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 1
PART A: .................................................................................................................................................. 3
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RIGHTS ............................................................................................... 3
CONTAINED IN THE CHARTER ........................................................................................................ 3
CHAPTER 1: STRATEGIC, NORMATIVE AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK IN THE
PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ............................................................ 4
Section 1: Adoption of the National Plan of Action for the Promotion and Protection of Human
Rights (2015-2019).............................................................................................................................. 4
Section 2: Normative Framework ....................................................................................................... 4
§1: Enhancement of International Commitments of the State ............................................................. 4
§2: Enhancing the Legislative and Regulatory Framework ................................................................ 6
Section 3: Development of the Institutional Framework..................................................................... 7
CHAPTER 2: IMPLEMENTATION OF CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS (articles 2 to 13) ...... 8
Section 1: Non-discrimination and Equality before the Law (articles 2 and 3) .................................. 8
Section 2: Right to Life and Physical Integrity, and Right not to be subjected to Torture (articles 4
and 5) ................................................................................................................................................... 8
Section 3: Right to Respect of Human Dignity, Protection against Slavery and Trafficking in
Persons (Article 5) ............................................................................................................................. 11
Section 4: Right to Liberty and Security (Article 6) (REC 35, 36 Human Rights Defenders) ......... 15
Section 5: Right to Fair Trial (Article 7 (1) and Article 26) (Rec 5, 6, 7, 10) ....................................... 16
Section 6: The principle of the legality of the offence and punishment (Article 7 (2))..................... 19
Section 7: Freedom of conscience and religion (Article 8) ............................................................... 19
Section 8: Freedom of Expression and Communication (Article 9) Rec 4 ....................................... 19
§1: Impact of Technological Development on Freedom of Expression ............................................ 19
§2: Maintaining Media Pluralism and Diversity ............................................................................... 20
§3: Accountability of the Stakeholders ............................................................................................. 21
A: Checking Access to the Profession............................................................................................... 21
B: Regulating the Media: a Gradual Process between Education and Sanctions .............................. 22
1: Traditional Regulatory Challenges in the Activities of the NCC .............................................. 22
2: Special Challenge: Management of Information in Time of Crisis........................................... 22
C: Judicial Sanctions ......................................................................................................................... 23
Section 9: Freedom of Association (Article 10) ................................................................................ 23
Section 10: Freedom of Assembly (Article 11) ................................................................................. 24
Section 11: Right to Free Movement and to Choose Residence, Leave a Country and Seek Asylum
(Article 12) (REC 30, 31) .................................................................................................................. 25
A: Freedom of Movement and to choose one’s Residence ............................................................... 25
B: Right to leave any Country including one’s Country and the Right to return to Same ................ 26
C: Right to seek Asylum ................................................................................................................... 26
D: Protection against Collective Expulsion and Compliance with the Law on Expulsion of Persons
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