sentence. No Court or Tribunal shall have the power to impose a sentence of death upon any
person. No executions shall take place in Namibia.
Article 7
Protection of Liberty
No persons shall be deprived of personal liberty except according to procedures established
by law.
Article 8
Respect for Human Dignity
(1)
The dignity of all persons shall be inviolable.
(2)
(a)
In any judicial proceedings or in other proceedings before any organ of the
State, and during the enforcement of a penalty, respect for human dignity
shall be guaranteed.
(b)
No persons shall be subject to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading
treatment or punishment.
Article 9
Slavery and Forced Labour
(1)
No persons shall be held in slavery or servitude.
(2)
No persons shall be required to perform forced labour.
(3)
For the purposes of this Article, the expression "forced labour" shall not include:
(a)
any labour required in consequence of a sentence or order of a Court;
(b)
any labour required of persons while lawfully detained which, though not
required in consequence of a sentence or order of a Court, is reasonably
necessary in the interests of hygiene;
(c)
any labour required of members of the defence force, the police force and
the prison service in pursuance of their duties as such or, in the case of
persons who have conscientious objections to serving as members of the
defence force, any labour which they are required by law to perform in
place of such service;
(d)
any labour required during any period of public emergency or in the event
of any other emergency or calamity which threatens the life and well-being
of the community, to the extent that requiring such labour is reasonably
justifiable in the circumstances of any situation arising or existing during
that period or as a result of that other emergency or calamity, for the
purpose of dealing with that situation;
(e)
any labour reasonably required as part of reasonable and normal
communal or other civic obligations.
Article 10 Equality and Freedom from Discrimination
(1)
Ta ble of Conten ts
All persons shall be equal before the law.
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