THE CHARTER OF CIVIL SOCIETY FOR
THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY

ARTICLE II

Respect for Fundamental
Human Rights and Freedoms

The States shall respect the fundamental human rights and freedoms of the individual without distinction as to age, colour, creed, disability, ethnicity,gender, language, place of birth or origin, political opinion, race, religion or social class but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest.
Those fundamental human rights and freedoms include:
(a) the right to life, liberty and security of the person;
(b) protection for the privacy of the home and other property of the individual;
(c) protection from deprivation of property without due process and just compensation within a reasonable time;
(d) freedom of conscience, of expression and of assembly and association within the meaning of the constitutions of States;
(e) freedom of movement within the Caribbean Community,
subject to such exceptions and qualifications as may be authorised by national law and which are reasonably justifiable in a free and democratic society.
The States shall promote and encourage the effective exercise of civil and political rights and, within the limits of their resources, economic, social and cultural rights all of which derive from the inherent dignity of the human person and which are essential for the free and full development of the person.
The States shall keep the general public informed of the provisions of this Charter and of international and regional agreements and declarations in the field of human rights to which they subscribe.