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ARTICLE 53
 

Rights of party members


In addition to the other expressly established rights, political parties shall guarantee their members the following rights in their bylaws:


a) The right to freedom of association and dissociation.


b) The right to elect and be elected to internal party positions and candidacies for popularly elected positions.


c) The right to dissent, freedom of thought and the free expression of ideas.


d) The right to free and equal participation of men and women, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph o) above.


e) The method for instituting actions and internal and judicial procedures to contest decisions of party organs deemed contrary to law or to the bylaws, or to report acts of its members deemed unlawful.


f) The right to political training.


g) The right to know of any decision, resolution or document committing the party or its organs.


h) Compliance with the law in the application of internal sanctioning procedures by the relevant authorities.