والتمتع بهذا الحق يجب ألا يخضع لأي غرض أو سبب معين للشخص الراغب في التنقل أو في الإقامة في مكان ما. وأي قيود على هذا الحق يجب أن تكون متسقة مع أحكام الفقرة 3.
In order to fulfil the obligation set forth in article 3, States parties should take account of the factors which impede the equal enjoyment by women and men of each right specified in the Covenant. To enable the Committee to obtain a complete picture of the situation of women in each State party as regards the implementation of the rights in the Covenant, this general comment identifies some of the factors affecting the equal enjoyment by women of the rights under the Covenant and spells out the type of information that is required with regard to these rights.