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ARTICLE XIII SOCIAL JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTSSocial Justice1) Social justice i t!e Costitutio is "#ici"all$ t!e e%&o'i%et o( t!e "#ici"le t!at t!ose )!o !a*e less i li(e s!oul' !a*e %o#e i la)+,) T!e 1-./ Costitutio a'*aces &e$o' )!at )as i "#e*ious Costitutios i t!at it see0s ot ol$ ecoo%ic social justice &ut also "olitical social justice+1#ici"al acti*ities i o#'e# to ac!ie*e social justice1) C#eatio o( %o#e ecoo%ic o""o#tuities a' %o#e )ealt!2 a',) Close# #e3ulatio o( t!e ac4uisitio5 o)e#s!i"5 use a' 'is"ositio o( "#o"e#t$ i o#'e# to ac!ie*e a %o#e e4uita&le 'ist#i&utio o( )ealt! a' "olitical "o)e#+La&o# Sectio 6 o( A#ticle XIII ela&o#ates o t!e "#o*isio i A#ticle II &$ s"eci($i3 )!o a#e "#otecte' &$ t!e Costitutio5 )!at #i3!ts a#e 3ua#atee'5 a' )!at "ositi*e %easu#es t!e state s!oul' ta0e i o#'e# to e!ace t!e )el(a#e o( la&o#+Ri3!t to o#3ai7e a' to !ol' "eace(ul coce#te' acti*ities 8 T!e #i3!t to o#3ai7e is 3i*e to all 0i's o( )o#0e#s 9OTH i t!e 1RI:ATE a' 1U9LIC secto#s+ 8 T!e )o#0e#s !a*e a #i3!t to !ol' "eace(ul coce#te' acti*ities e;ce"t t!e #i3!t to st#i0e5 )!ic! is su&ject to li%itatio &$ la)+Ri3!t to "a#tici"ate i t!e 'ecisio %a0i3 "#ocess o( e%"lo$e#sT!e )o#0e#s !a*e t!e #i3!t to "a#tici"ate o %atte#s a((ecti3 t!ei# #i3!ts a' &ee(its5 ) 1#o*i'e a""#o"#iate le3al %easu#es (o# t!e "#otectio o( t!e !u%a #i3!ts o( all "e#sos5 )it!i t!e 1!ili""ies5 as )ell as Cili"ios #esi'i3 aoa'5 a' "#o*i'e (o# "#e*eti*e %easu#es a' le3al ai' se#*ices to t!e u'e#"#i*ile3e' )!ose !u%a #i3!ts !a*e &ee *iolate' o# ee' "#otectio+A+ CHR ca iitiate cou#t "#ocee'i3s o &e!al( o( *icti%s o( !u%a #i3!ts *iolatios+9+ T!e$ ca #eco%%e' t!e "#osecutio o( !u%a #i3!ts *iolato#s5 &ut it caot itsel( "#osecute t!ese cases+C+ 9UT? T!e CHR caot issue #est#aii3 o#'e#s o# ijuctios a3aist alle3e' !u%a #i3!ts *iolato#s+ T!ese %ust &e o&taie' (#o% t!e #e3ula# cou#ts+B)E;e#cise *isito#ial "o)e#s o*e# jails5 "#isos a' ot!e# 'etetio (acilities+D) Esta&lis! cotiui3 "#o3#a%s (o# #esea#c!5 e'ucatio a' i(o#%atio i o#'e# to e!ace #es"ect (o# t!e "#i%ac$ o( !u%a #i3!ts+/)Reco%%e' to Co3#ess e((ecti*e %easu#es to "#o%ote !u%a #i3!ts a' to "#o*i'e co%"esatio to *icti%s o( !u%a #i3!ts *iolatios o# t!ei# (a%ilies+.)Moito# co%"liace &$ t!e 3o*e#%et )it! ite#atioal t#eat$ o&li3atios o !u%a#i3!ts+-) G#at i%%uit$ (#o% "#osecutio to a$ "e#so )!ose testi%o$ o# )!ose "ossessio o( 'ocu%ets o# ot!e# e*i'ece is ecessa#$ o# co*eiet to 'ete#%ie t!e t#ut! i a$ CHR i*esti3atio+1E) Re4uest assistace (#o% a$ 'e"a#t%et5 &u#eau5 o((ice5 o# a3ec$ i t!e "e#(o#%aceo( its (uctios+11)A""oit its o((ice#s a' e%"lo$e#s i acco#'ace )it! la)+1,)1e#(o#% suc! ot!e# (uctios a' 'uties as %a$ &e "#o*i'e' (o# &$ la)