7- ورهناً بأحكام الفقرة 3 من المادة 12، فإن الحق في الإقامة في مكان ما يختاره الشخص المعني داخل إقليم ما يشمل الحماية ضد جميع أشكال التشريد الداخلي القسري، ويحول دون منع الأشخاص من الدخول أو البقاء في جزء محدد من الإقليم.
In becoming parties to the Covenant, States undertake, in accordance with article 3, to ensure the equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of all civil and political rights set forth in the Covenant, and in accordance with article 5, nothing in the Covenant may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights provided for in article 3, or at limitations not covered by the Covenant.