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Article 22
Every Togolese citizen has the right to circulate freely and to establish themselves in the national
territory in any place of their choice within the conditions defined by the law or local custom.
No Togolese may be deprived of the right to enter Togo or to leave it.
Any foreigner[,] in regular situation[,] on the Togolese territory and who conforms to the laws in force
has the freedom to circulate and to choose their residence and the right to leave it freely.
Article 23
A foreigner may only be deported or extradited from the Togolese territory by virtue of a decision
conforming to the law. They must have the possibility to present their defense before the competent
judicial authority.
Article 24
No Togolese may be extradited from the national territory.
Article 25
Every person has the right to the freedom of thought, of conscience, of religion, of belief, of opinion
and of expression. The exercise of these rights and freedoms is made within respect for the freedoms
of others, of the public order and of the norms established by the law and the regulations.
The organization and the practice of religious beliefs is exercised freely within respect for the law. It
is the same for the philosophical orders.
The exercise of belief and of expression of belief is done within respect for the secularity of the State.
The religious denominations have the right to organize themselves and to exercise their activities
freely within respect for the law.
Article 26
The freedom of the press is recognized and guaranteed by the State. It is protected by the law.
Every person has the freedom to express and to disseminate through speech, writing or any other
means, their opinions or the information which they possess, within respect for the limits defined by
the law.
The press may not be subject to prior authorization, to caution [bail/security], to censorship or to
other restraints. The prohibition of dissemination of any publication may only be pronounced by
virtue of a decision of justice.
Article 27
The right to property is guaranteed by the law. It may only be infringed for the cause of public utility
legally declared and after a just and prior indemnification.
One's assets may only be seized by virtue of a decision taken by a judicial authority.
Article 28
The domicile is inviolable.
It may only be made the object of a search or of a police entry in the forms and conditions provided
for by the law.
Every citizen has the right to respect for their private life, of their honor, of their dignity and of their
image.
Togo 1992 (rev. 2007)
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