constituteproject.org PDF generated: 14 Oct 2013, 20:27 Article 48 Every citizen has the duty to see to respect for the rights and freedoms of other citizens and of the safeguarding of the public security and of the [public] order. [They] work for the promotion of tolerance and of dialogue in their relations with others. [They] have the obligation to preserve the national interest, the social order, peace, and national cohesion. Any act or any manifestation of a racist, regionalist, [or] xenophobic character is punished by the law. Article 49 The Forces of Security and of Police, under the authority of the Government, have for [their] mission to protect the free exercise of the rights and of the freedoms, and to guarantee the security of citizens and of their assets. Article 50 The rights and duties, stated in the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man and in the international instruments relative to the Rights of Man, ratified by Togo, are an integral part of this Constitution. Togo 1992 (rev. 2007) Page 10