community shall be the duty of the State.

Article 18
1.

The family shall be the natural unit and basis of society. It shall be protected by the
State which shall take care of its physical health and moral.

2.

The State shall have the duty to assist the family which is the custodian or morals and
traditional values recognized by the community.

3.

The State shall ensure the elimination of every discrimination against women and
also ensure the protection of the rights of the woman and the child as stipulated in
international declarations and conventions.

4.

The aged and the disabled shall also have the right to special measures of protection
in keeping with their physical or moral needs.
Article 19

All peoples shall be equal; they shall enjoy the same respect and shall have the same rights.
Nothing shall justify the domination of a people by another.

Article 20
1.

All peoples shall have the right to existence. They shall have the unquestionable and
inalienable right to self- determination. They shall freely determine their political
status and shall pursue their economic and social development according to the policy
they have freely chosen.

2.

Colonized or oppressed peoples shall have the right to free themselves from the bonds
of domination by resorting to any means recognized by the international community.

3.

All peoples shall have the right to the assistance of the States parties to the present
Charter in their liberation struggle against foreign domination, be it political,
economic or cultural.

Article 21
1.

All peoples shall freely dispose of their wealth and natural resources. This right shall
be exercised in the exclusive interest of the people. In no case shall a people be
deprived of it.

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