ARAB CHARTER ON HUMAN RIGHTS Article 17 Privacy shall be inviolable and any infringement thereof shall constitute an offence. This privacy includes private family affairs, the inviolability of the home and the confidentiality of correspondence and other private means of communication. Article 18 Everyone shall have the inherent right to recognition as a person before the law. Article 19 The people are the source of authority and every citizen of full legal age shall have the right of political participation, which he shall exercise in accordance with the law. Article 20 Every individual residing within the territory of a State shall have the right to liberty of movement and freedom to choose his place of residence in any part of the said territory, within the limits of the law. Article 21 No citizen shall be arbitrarily or unlawfully prevented from leaving any Arab country, including his own, nor prohibited from residing, or compelled to reside, in any part of his country. Article 22 No citizen shall be expelled from his country or prevented from returning thereto. Article 23 Every citizen shall have the right to seek political asylum in other countries in order to escape persecution. This right shall not be enjoyed by persons facing prosecution for an offence under the ordinary law. Political refugees shall not be extraditable. Article 24 No citizen shall be arbitrarily deprived of his original nationality, nor shall his right to acquire another nationality be denied without a legally valid reason. Article 25 Every citizen has a guaranteed right to own private property. No citizen shall under any circumstances be divested of all or any part of his property in an arbitrary or unlawful manner. Article 26 Everyone has a guaranteed right to freedom of belief, thought and opinion. Article 27 Adherents of every religion have the right to practise their religious observances and to manifest their views through expression, practice or teaching, without prejudice to the rights of others. No restrictions shall be imposed on the exercise of freedom of belief, thought and opinion except as provided by law. Article 28 All citizens have the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association. No restrictions shall be placed on the exercise of this right unless so required by the exigencies of national security, public safety or the need to protect the rights and freedoms of others. Article 29 The State guarantees the right to form trade unions and the right to strike within the limits laid down by law. Article 30 The State guarantees every citizen's right to work in order to secure for himself a standard of living that meets the basic requirements of life. The State also guarantees every citizen's right to comprehensive social security. Article 31 Free choice of work is guaranteed and forced labour is prohibited. Compelling a person to perform work under the terms of a court judgement shall not be deemed to constitute forced labour. Article 32 The State shall ensure that its citizens enjoy equality of opportunity in regard to work, as 3