general by a legally regulated medium of communication has the right to reply or to make a
correction using the same communications outlet, under such conditions as the law may
establish.
2. The correction or reply shall not in any case remit other legal liabilities that may have been
incurred.
3. For the effective protection of honor and reputation, every publisher, and every newspaper,
motion picture, radio, and television company, shall have a person responsible who is not
protected by immunities or special privileges.
Article 15. Right of Assembly
The right of peaceful assembly, without arms, is recognized. No restrictions may be placed on
the exercise of this right other than those imposed in conformity with the law and necessary
in a democratic society in the interest of national security, public safety or public order, or to
protect public health or morals or the rights or freedom of others.
Article 16. Freedom of Association
1. Everyone has the right to associate freely for ideological, religious, political, economic,
labor, social, cultural, sports, or other purposes.
2. The exercise of this right shall be subject only to such restrictions established by law as
may be necessary in a democratic society, in the interest of national security, public safety or
public order, or to protect public health or morals or the rights and freedoms of others.
3. The provisions of this article do not bar the imposition of legal restrictions, including even
deprivation of the exercise of the right of association, on members of the armed forces and
the police.
Article 17. Rights of the Family
1. The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection
by society and the state.
2. The right of men and women of marriageable age to marry and to raise a family shall be
recognized, if they meet the conditions required by domestic laws, insofar as such conditions
do not affect the principle of nondiscrimination established in this Convention.
3. No marriage shall be entered into without the free and full consent of the intending
spouses.
4. The States Parties shall take appropriate steps to ensure the equality of rights and the
adequate balancing of responsibilities of the spouses as to marriage, during marriage, and in
the event of its dissolution. In case of dissolution, provision shall be made for the necessary
protection of any children solely on the basis of their own best interests.
5. The law shall recognize equal rights for children born out of wedlock and those born in
wedlock.
Article 18. Right to a Name
Every person has the right to a given name and to the surnames of his parents or that of one
of them. The law shall regulate the manner in which this right shall be ensured for all, by the
use of assumed names if necessary.