The struggle for intellectual freedom is an integral part of the struggle of our people for human rights. Just as the struggle of the African people for democracy is being generalized, so too is the struggle of African intellectuals for intellectual freedom intensifying. We have thus adopted the Kampala Declaration on Intellectual Freedom and Social Responsibility on this 29th day of November, 1990. May the Declaration be a standard-bearer for the African intellectual community to assert its autonomy and undertake its responsibility to the People of our continent. Intellectual Rights and Freedom s Article 1.
Every person has the right to education and participation in intellectual activity.
Every African intellectual shall be entitled to the respect of all his or her civil, political, social, economic, and cultural rights as stipulated in the International Bill of Rights and the African Charter on Human and People's Rights. No African intellectual shall in any way be persecuted, harassed, or intimidated for reasons only of his or her intellectual work, opinions, gender, nationality, or ethnicity. No administrative or any other action shall directly or indirectly restrict this freedom on account of a person's intellectual opinions, beliefs, or activity. Every African intellectual has the right to pursue intellectual activity, including teaching, research, and dissemination of research results, without let or hindrance subject only to universally recognized principles of scientific enquiry and ethical and professional standards. Teaching and researching members of staff and students of institutions of education have the right, directly and through their elected representatives, to initiate, participate in, and determine academic programmes of their institutions in accordance with the highest standards of education.