Õigusi ja vabadusi tohib piirata ainult kooskõlas põhiseadusega. Need piirangud peavad olema demokraatlikus ühiskonnas vajalikud ega tohi moonutada piiratavate õiguste ja vabaduste olemust.
The signatory institutions of the statement call for a comprehensive review of laws that restrict rights and freedoms along with the elimination of phrases and terms that threaten individual and public freedoms, whether at the intellectual and creative level, or at the level of civil and political actions and community participation.