or omission which, at the time when it was
committed, was criminal according to the
general principles of law recognized by the
community of nations.
Article 16
Everyone shall have the right to recognition
everywhere as a person before the law.
Article 17
1.
2.
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary or
unlawful interference with his privacy, family,
home or correspondence, nor to unlawful
attacks on his honour and reputation.
Everyone has the right to the protection of the
law against such interference or attacks.
Article 18
1.
2.
3.
Everyone shall have the right to freedom of
thought, conscience and religion. This right
shall include freedom to have or to adopt a
religion or belief of his choice, and freedom,
either individually or in community with
others and in public or private, to manifest
his religion or belief in worship, observance,
practice and teaching.
No one shall be subject to coercion which
would impair his freedom to have or to adopt
a religion or belief of his choice.
Freedom to manifest one’s religion or beliefs
may be subject only to such limitations as are
prescribed by law and are necessary to protect
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