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Article 12 1. Human rights and freedoms in the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be recognized and guaranteed in accordance with this Constitution. 2. Human rights and liberties shall belong to everyone by virtue of birth, be recognized as absolute and inalienable, and define the contents and implementation of laws and other regulatory and legal acts. 3. Every citizen of the Republic shall have rights and bear responsibilities owing to his citizenship. 4. Foreigners and stateless people in the Republic shall enjoy rights and freedoms as well as bear responsibilities, established for the citizens unless otherwise stipulated by the Constitution, laws and international agreements. 5. The exercise of a citizen's human rights and freedoms must not violate the rights and freedoms of other people nor infringe on the constitutional system and public morals. Footnote: See resolution of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan No .12 dated December 1, 2003; No. 4 dated April 18, 2007.