Article II of the Puerto Rico Constitution is entitled Bill of Rights and consists of 20 sections.
Section 1
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Dignity of man is inviolable. All men are equal before law. No discrimination shall be made on account of race, color, sex, birth, social origin or condition, or political or religious ideas. Both laws as the system of public education shall embody these principles of essential equality human.[1]
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Section 2
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Laws guarantee the expression of the will of the people through the universal, equal, direct and secret, and protect the citizen against any coercion in the exercise of the electoral franchise.[1]
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Section 3
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No law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion or the free exercise of religious worship was prohibited. There will be complete separation of church and state.[1]
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Section 4
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No law shall be made abridging the freedom of speech or press or right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievances.[1]
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Section 5
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Everyone has the right to an education directed to the full development of his personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. There will be a public education system which is free and wholly non-sectarian. Education shall be free in primary and secondary school, to the state where facilities permit, it will be made mandatory for school primary. No public money or property for the support of schools will be used or educational institutions other than the state. Nothing contained in this provision to prevent the State from any child can not provide educational services established by law for the protection or welfare of children. Compulsory attendance public primary schools to the state where facilities permit, according available herein shall not be construed to apply to those who receive instruction in primary schools established under governmental auspices.[1]
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Section 6
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Persons may join and organize freely for any purpose lawful, except in military or quasi-military organizations.[1]
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Section 7
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Was recognized as a fundamental right of the right to human life, to freedom and enjoyment of the property. There will be no death penalty. No person will be deprived of liberty or property without due process of law, nor deny a person some in Puerto Rico equal protection of the laws. No laws were adopted that impair contractual ligations. A minimum amount of property belongings and not under embargo.[1]
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Section 8
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Everyone has the right to protection of law against abusive attacks upon his honor, reputation and private or family life.[1]
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Section 9
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Shall not be taken or hurt private property for public use unless upon payment of just compensation in accordance with the manner provided by law.
No law shall be made authorizing condemnation printing presses, machinery or materials Dedicated to publications of any kind. The buildings are installed may be expropriated only after a judicial finding of necessity and utility public through procedures set by law, and may only be taken before the judicial, where provided for publication suitable premises in which it can be installed and continue to operate for a reasonable time.[1]
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Section 10
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Not violate the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures and unreasonable searches.
Telephone communication is not intercepted.
As commands are issued authorizing searches, raids or arrests judicial authority, and then only upon probable cause supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons stop or things to be seized.
Evidence obtained in violation of this section shall be inadmissible in court.[1]
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Section 11
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In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation receiving a copy thereof, to be confronted with the witnesses against him, to get the compulsory attendance of witnesses in his favor, to have assistance of counsel, and enjoy the presumption of innocence.
In felony prosecutions the accused shall be entitled to a trial by an impartial jury of twelve residents of the district, who may pay verdict by majority vote which must be present in at least nine.
No one shall be compelled to incriminate himself by his own testimony and the silence of defendant may not be considered or discussed against.
No one will be put at risk of being punished twice for the same offense.
Every defendant is entitled to be released on bail before the middle of failure conviction.
Preventive detention before trial shall not exceed six months. The bonds and fines are not excessive. No one shall be imprisoned for debt.[1]
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Section 12
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Slavery not exist, nor any form of involuntary servitude except which may be imposed for a crime, after conviction. Not impose cruel and unusual punishment. Suspension of civil rights including the right to vote shall cease upon the imprisonment imposed.
No laws were adopted ex post facto or bill of without trial[1]
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Section 13
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The writ of habeas corpus will be granted without delay and free of costs. Not suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus will not be that, in cases of rebellion, insurrection or invasion the public safety requires it. Only the Assembly Legislature shall have power to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus and laws governing the grant.
The military authority shall always be subordinate to the civil authority.[1]
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Section 14
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No titles of nobility or other hereditary honors shall be granted. No officer or employee of the Commonwealth accept gifts, donations, Commendations or charges of any country or foreign official without permission of the Legislature.[1]
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Section 15
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Employing children under fourteen shall be permitted in any occupation injurious to health or morals, or in any way threatening the life or physical integrity.
Income of less than sixteen years in a jail or prison will be allowed.[1]
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Section 16
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The right of every worker is recognized to freely choose their occupation and give it up, to equal pay for equal work, to a reasonable minimum wage, protection against risks to their health or personal integrity in their work or employment, and an ordinary workday not to exceed eight hours. Can only be done on excess of this daily limit, by special compensation shall never be less of one and half times the regular salary as provided by law.[1]
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Section 17
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Workers in enterprises, enterprises and individual employers and agencies or instrumentalities of the government operating as a private company or business have the right to organize and bargain collectively with their employers through representatives of their own free choice to promote their welfare.[1]
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Section 18
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In order to assure the right to organize and bargain collectively, the employees of companies, enterprises and individual employers and agencies or instrumentalities of the government operating as private businesses or enterprises will, in their direct relations with their own employers, the right to strike, picket and perform other legal concerted activities.
Nothing contained in this section shall affect the power of the Legislative Assembly to enact laws to deal with grave emergencies are clearly threatening public health or safety, or essential public services.[1]
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Section 19
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The foregoing enumeration of rights shall not be construed as restrictively nor does the exclusion of other rights belonging to the people in a democracy, not specifically mentioned. Nor is construed restrictively the power of the Legislature to enact laws for the protection of life, health and welfare.[1]
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Section 20
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The Commonwealth Also Recognizes the existence Of the following human rights:
The right of everyone to receive free primary and secondary education.
The right of every person to obtain work.
The right of everyone to enjoy a standard of living adequate for himself and for your family's health, welfare, and especially food, clothing, housing, and medical care and necessary social services.
The right of everyone to social protection for unemployment, sickness, old age or physical disability.
The right of every woman in gravid state or nursing period and the right of every child to special care and assistance. The rights set forth in this section are closely linked to the progressive development of the economy of the Free State Commonwealth and require for their full effectiveness, adequacy of resources and agricultural and industrial development that has not reached the Puerto Rican community.
In their duty to achieve the full liberty of the citizen, the people and the government Puerto Rico will endeavor to promote the greatest possible expansion of your system productive, ensure fairer distribution of economic performance, and achieve better understanding between individual initiative and collective cooperation. The Power Executive and the Judiciary will present this duty and consider laws tend to fulfill in the most favorable way possible.[1]
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