4 PART 1: RIGHTS AND DUTIES Article 1: Obligation of State Parties 1. States Parties of the African Union to the present Charter shall recognize the rights, freedoms and duties enshrined in this Charter. 2. State Parties shall undertake the necessary steps, in accordance with their Constitutional processes and with the provisions of the present Charter, to adopt such legislative or other measures that may be necessary to give effect to the provisions of the Charter. Article 2: Non-discrimination 1. Every young person shall be entitled to the enjoyments of the rights and freedoms recognized and guaranteed in this Charter irrespective of their race, ethnic group, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national and social origin, fortune, birth or other status. 2. States Parties shall take appropriate measures to ensure that youth are protected against all forms of discrimination on the basis of status, activities, expressed opinions or beliefs. 3. State Parties shall recognize the rights of Young people from ethnic, religious and linguistic marginalized groups or youth of indigenous origin, to enjoy their own culture, freely practice their own religion or to use their own language in community with other members of their group. Article 3: Freedom of Movement 1. Every young person has the right to leave any country, including his/her own, and to return to his/her country. Article 4: Freedom of Expression 1. Every young person shall be assured the right to express his or her ideas and opinions freely in all matters and to disseminate his or her ideas and opinions subject to the restrictions as are prescribed by laws. 2. Every young person shall have the freedom to seek, receive and disseminate information and ideas of all kinds, either orally, in writing, in print, in the form of art or through any media of the young person’s choice subject to the restrictions as are prescribed by laws. Article 5: Freedom of Association 1. Every young person shall have the right to free association and freedom of peaceful assembly in conformity with the law.