Art.
12 – All citizens
of both sexes shall have the same rights and the same duties.
Art.
13 – Any citizen
over 19 years of age shall have the right to vote.
Art.
14 – The private
home shall be inviolable and the secrecy of mail shall be guaranteed to all
citizens.
Art.
15 – No one shall
be arrested or prosecuted except as provided by the law, before the judges and
in accordance with the procedures provided for in applicable law.
Art.
16 – The Republic
acknowledges the right of every citizen to a decent life and to a fair share of
the national revenue.
Art.
17 – The family,
as the fundamental unit of society, shall be placed under the protection of the
State.
Art.
18 – Education
shall be compulsory, culture shall be offered to everybody, without any
discriminations other than the ones resulting from the capacities of everyone,
and the needs of the community.
Art.
19 – The Republic
shall guarantee the freedom of the press and the other means of information,
freedom of association, freedom of speech, freedom of public intervention, as
well as freedom of assembly.
Art.
20 – The Trade
union right, the right to strike, and the participation of workers in the
management of companies shall be acknowledged and shall be exercised within the
framework of the law.
Art.
21 – The Algerian
Republic shall guarantee the right to asylum to all those who struggle for
freedom.
Art.
22 – No one shall
use the above rights and freedoms to undermine the independence of the nation,
territorial integrity, national unity, the institutions of the Republic, the
socialist aspirations of the people, and the principle of oneness of the
National Liberation Front.