Parliament of the Republic of Abkhazia

“ Article 35 No law which cancels or derogates human rights or freedoms shall be adopted or promulgated in the Republic of Abkhazia. Some restrictions on rights and freedoms may be imposed only by constitutional laws should a necessity arise to protect the constitutional order, to ensure security and public order, to protect health or morals, as well as in cases of natural calamities, state of emergency, or martial law. ”

“ Article 49 The elections of the President of the Republic of Abkhazia shall be based on the universal, equal and direct suffrage. The President shall be elected by secret vote for five years. Any person of Abkhaz nationality who is citizen of the Republic of Abkhazia and who is not younger than 35 years and not older than 65 years, having the right to vote, is eligible to be elected President of the Republic of Abkhazia. One and the same person may not be President of the Republic of Abkhazia for a longer period than two consecutive terms of office. ”

“ Chapter 2 - Human and Civil Rights and Freedoms Article 11 The Republic of Abkhazia shall recognize and guarantee the human rights and freedoms fixed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International covenants of economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights, or in other universally recognized international legal acts.
Article 12 The basic rights and freedoms belong to people from birth. Each man is born free. ”