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Protection from Violence

Malawi
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    Acts of genocide are prohibited and shall be prevented and punished. (Sec. 17)

Protection from Violence

Malawi
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    1. No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
    2. Slavery and the slave trade are prohibited.
    3. No person shall be subject to forced labour.
    4. No person shall be subject to tied labour that amounts to servitude. (Sec. 27)

Protection from Violence

Malawi
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    The State shall actively promote the welfare and development of the people of Malawi by progressively adopting and implementing policies and legislation aimed at achieving the following goals—
    a. Gender Equality
    To obtain gender equality through—
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    iii. the implementation of policies to address social issues such as domestic violence, security of the person, lack of maternity benefits, economic exploitation and rights to property.
    … (Sec. 13)

Protection from Violence

Malawi
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    2. Any law that discriminates against women on the basis of gender or marital status shall be invalid and legislation shall be passed to eliminate customs and practices that discriminate against women, particularly practices such as—
    a. sexual abuse, harassment and violence;
    … (Sec. 24)

Protection from Violence

Malawi
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    5. Children are entitled to be protected from economic exploitation or any treatment, work or punishment that is, or is likely to—
    a. be hazardous;
    b. interfere with their education; or
    c. be harmful to their health or to their physical, mental or spiritual or social development.
    … (Sec. 23)

Protection from Violence

Malawi
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    2. Each member of the family shall enjoy full and equal respect and shall be protected by law against all forms of neglect, cruelty or exploitation.
    … (Sec. 22)

Protection from Violence

Malawi
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    1. The dignity of all persons shall be inviolable.
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    3. No person shall be subject to torture of any kind or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
    4. No person shall be subject to corporal punishment in connexion with any judicial proceedings or in any other proceedings before any organ of the State.
    5. No person shall be subjected to medical or scientific experimentation without his or her consent.
    … (Sec. 19)

Protection from Violence

Malawi
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    2. There shall be no derogation with regard to—
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    b. the prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;
    … (Sec. 45)