Editing Great Ape Project (section)

===Protection of individual liberty===
The declaration states that members of the community of equals are not to be deprived of their [[liberty]], and are entitled to immediate release where there has been no form of [[due process]]. Under the proposed declaration, the detention of great apes who have not been convicted of any [[crime]] or who are not criminally liable should be permitted only where it can be shown that the detention is in their own interests or is necessary to protect the public. The declaration says there must be a right of appeal, either directly or through an advocate, to a judicial tribunal.