constituteproject.org PDF generated: 18 Apr 2016, 15:36 Article 25 The penalty is personal. No one may be held responsible and prosecuted for an act not committed by them. Article 26 Customary and traditional rules concerning collective criminal responsibility are prohibited. • Freedom of assembly • Freedom of association • Freedom of expression • Freedom of religion • Freedom of opinion/thought/conscience • Freedom of press Article 27 The freedoms of opinion and of expression, of communication, of conscience, of religion, of the press, of association, of assembly, of movement, of demonstration and of procession are guaranteed to all. They may only be limited for the respect of the freedoms and the rights of others and by the imperative to safeguard the public order and good morals. The law determines the conditions of [their] exercise. • Right to join trade unions Article 28 The syndical freedom is recognized. Every citizen is free to affiliate with the trade union of their choice. • Right to strike Article 29 The right to strike is recognized. It is exercised within the framework of the laws which regulate it. • Right to form political parties Article 30 The dissolution of associations, political parties and trade unions may only intervene within the conditions provided for by their statutes or by judicial means . Article 31 The access to public employment is guaranteed to every Chadian without discrimination whatever, under reserve of the specific conditions of each job . • Right to equal pay for work Article 32 The State recognizes to all citizens the right to work. It guarantees to workers the just compensation for their services or for their production. No one may be discriminated against in their work because of their origins, of their opinions, of their beliefs, of their sex or of their marital status • Right to culture Article 33 Every Chadian has the right to culture. Chad 1996 (rev. 2005) Page 7