tions, secrecy of the ballot shall not be
violated. A voter shall not be answerable, publicly or privately,
for the choice he has made.
Article 16. Every person shall have the right of peaceful
petition for the redress of damage, for the removal of public
officials, for the enactment, repeal or amendment of law,
ordinances or regulations and for other matters, nor shall any
person be in any way discriminated against sponsoring such a
petition.
Article 17. Every person may sue for redress as provided by
law from the State or a public entity, in case he has suffered
damage through illegal act of any public official.
Article 18. No person shall be held in bondage of any kind.
Involuntary servitude, except as punishment for crime, is
prohibited.
Article 19. Freedom of thought and conscience shall not be
violated.
Article 20. Freedom of religion is guaranteed to all. No
religious organization shall receive any privileges from the
State nor exercise any political authority.
(2) No person shall be compelled to take part in any
religious acts, celebration, rite or practice.
(3) The state and its organs shall refrain from religious
education or any other religious activity.
Article 21. Freedom of assembly and association as well as
speech, press and all other forms of expression are guaranteed.
(2) No censorship shall be maintained, nor shall the secrecy
of any means of communication be violated.
Article 22. Every person shall have freedom to choose and
change his residence and to choose his occupation to the extent
that it does not interfere with the public welfare.
(2) Freedom of all persons to move to a foreign country and
to divest themselves of their nationality shall be inviolate.
Article 23. Academic freedom is guaranteed.
Article 24. Marriage shall be based only on the mutual
consent of both sexes and it shall be maintained through mutual
cooperation with the equal rights of husband and wife as a basis.
(2) With regard to choice of spouse, property rights,
inheritance, choice of domicile, divorce and other matters
pertaining to marriage and the family, laws shall be enacted from
the standpoint of individual dignity and the essential equality
of the sexes.
Article 25. All people shall have the right to maintain the
minimum standards of wholesome and cultured living.
(2) In all spheres of life, the State s
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