Article 6 The Republic of Latvia does not extradite its citizens. Article 7 Republic of Latvia citizens abroad are under the protection of the State of Latvia. Citizens have equal rights to hold state office. Citizens have the right to establish political parties. Article 9 Land and other natural resources nay be transferred into ownership or sold only to citizens, except for those cases for which international treaties signed by the Republic of Latvia determine a different procedure.
Citizens have the right to freely leave Latvia and to freely return to Latvia.
A citizen must be loyal to the Republic of Latvia and has the right and responsibility to defend its freedom, independence and democratic parliamentary system. A citizen must fulfill mandatory state service and other obligations to the state as determined by law. A citizen has the right to possess registered weapons. All persons in Latvia are equal under the law regardless of race, nationality, sex, language, party affiliation, political, and religious persuasion, social, material and occupational standing and origin. The death penalty can be determined by a court only in exceptional cases for particularly serious crimes.