constituteproject.org PDF generated: 18 Apr 2016, 15:25 Article 12 No one shall be forced into exile. • Protection of stateless persons • Protection from expropriation • Right to own property Every person persecuted by reason of his political or religious convictions, (or) by his ethnicity, may benefit from the right of asylum in the Republic of Mali. Article 13 The right of property shall be guaranteed. None shall be expropriated except for public use and then only against a just and prearranged indemnification. • Right to establish a business Article 14 Entrepreneurial freedom shall be guaranteed within the limits of the law and regulations then in force. • Protection of environment Article 15 Every person shall have the right to a healthy environment. The protection, defense and promotion of the environment shall be obligations for all and for the State. • Right to health care • Right to rest and leisure • Right to shelter Article 16 Education, instruction, formation, work, housing, leisure, health, and social protection shall constitute recognized rights. Article 17 • Right to rest and leisure • Right to work The right to work and to rest shall be recognized and shall be equal for all. • Right to choose occupation • Prohibition of slavery • Duty to work Work shall be an obligation for every citizen but no one shall be forced into specific occupation except in the case of accomplishment of an exceptional service of a general (public) interest, equal for all within the conditions determined by law. • Right to join trade unions Article 18 The freedom of syndication shall be guaranteed. The syndicates exercise their activities without interference and without limits except those preordained by law. • Right to strike Article 19 The right to strike shall be guaranteed. It shall be exercised within the limits of the laws and regulations then in force. Article 20 Every citizen shall have the right to education. • Compulsory education • Free education Public education shall be obligatory, free and secular. Private education shall be recognized and exercised within the conditions specified bylaw. Mali 1992 Page 5