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Slavery Convention (1926)

slavery is the status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership are exercised.

Abolition of Forced Labour Convention (1957)

any form of forced or compulsory labour as a means of political coercion or education, punishment for political views, mobilising labour for economic development, a means of racial, social, national or religious discrimination

Forced Labour Convention (1930)

suppress the use of forced or compulsory labour in all its forms

Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery (1956)

the complete abolition of debt bondage, serfdom, forced marriage, women and children transfer without right to refuse

Protocol amending the Slavery Convention signed at Geneva on 25 September 1926 (1926)

duties and functions should be continued by the United Nations

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (2000)

prohibit the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography

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The Constitution of the United States (1787) : slavery [Keywords]

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) : slavery [Keywords]

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966) : slavery [Keywords]

recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world

Slavery Convention (1926) : slavery [Keywords]

slavery is the status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership are exercised.

Abolition of Forced Labour Convention (1957) : slavery [Keywords]

any form of forced or compulsory labour as a means of political coercion or education, punishment for political views, mobilising labour for economic development, a means of racial, social, national or religious discrimination

Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery (1956) : slavery [Keywords]

the complete abolition of debt bondage, serfdom, forced marriage, women and children transfer without right to refuse

Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (1949) : slavery [Keywords]

prostitution is incompatible with the dignity and worth of the human person and endanger the welfare of the individual, the family and the community

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (1998) : slavery [Keywords]

an International Criminal Court is hereby established. It shall be a permanent institution and shall have the power to exercise its jurisdiction over persons for the most serious crimes of international concern

International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (1990) : slavery [Keywords]

all migrant workers and members of their families without distinction of any kind such as sex, race, colour, language, religion or conviction, political or other opinion, national, ethnic or social origin, nationality, age, economic position, property, marital status, birth or other status