D. Rights of Older Persons
Title IV: Peoples’ Rights
Right of People to Equality (Article 19)
Right of People to Self-Determination (Article 20)
Right of People to the Free Disposal of their Resources and Wealth (Article 21)
Right of People to Economic, Social and Cultural Development (Article 22)
Right of People to Peace and International Security (Article 23)
Right of People to a Sound Environment (Article 24).
Title V: Duties stipulated in the Charter
Promotion of Human Rights (Article 25)
Independence of the Judiciary and Establishment of National Human Rights Promotion and
Protection Institutions (Article 26)
Duty to Respect Others and to Regard them without Discrimination (Article 28)
Other Duties (Article 29)
Paragraph 1: Duty to Preserve the Harmonious Development of the Family
Paragraph 2: Duty to Place One’s Physical and Intellectual Capacity at the Service of the
State
Paragraph 3: Duty not to compromise the Security of the State
Paragraph 4 : Duty to Preserve National Social Solidarity
Paragraph 5: Duty to Contribute to the Defence of One’s Country
Paragraph 6: Duty to Work and to Make One’s Contribution to the State
Paragraph 7: Duty to Preserve African Cultural Values
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