Article 25
States parties to the present Charter shall have the duty to promote and ensure through
teaching, education and publication, the respect of the rights and freedoms contained in the
present Charter and to see to it that these freedoms and rights as well as corresponding
obligations and duties are understood.

Article 26
States parties to the present Charter shall have the duty to guarantee the independence of
the Courts and shall allow the establishment and improvement of appropriate national
institutions entrusted with the promotion and protection of the rights and freedoms
guaranteed by the present Charter.

Chapter II: Duties

Article 27
1.

Every individual shall have duties towards his family and society, the State and other
legally recognized communities and the international community.

2.

The rights and freedoms of each individual shall be exercised with due regard to the
rights of others, collective security, morality and common interest.

Article 28
Every individual shall have the duty to respect and consider his fellow beings without
discrimination, and to maintain relations aimed at promoting, safeguarding and
reinforcing mutual respect and tolerance.

Article 29
The individual shall also have the duty:
1.

To preserve the harmonious development of the family and to work for the cohesion
and respect of the family; to respect his parents at all times, to maintain them in case
of need;

2.

To serve his national community by placing his physical and intellectual abilities at its
service;

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