Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia 1996, as amended to 2018
Protection from Violence
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    (1) Every person shall have the right to liberty and security of person.
    … (Sec. 19)
Protection from Violence
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    (1) No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
    (2) No person shall be required to perform forced labour.
    … (Sec. 20)
Protection from Violence
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    No person shall be subject to torture or inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment. (Sec. 21)
Protection from Violence
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    (2) Children under the age of sixteen years are entitled to be protected from economic exploitation and shall not be employed in or required to perform work that is likely to be hazardous or to interfere with their education or be harmful to their health or physical, mental, spiritual, moral or social development.
    … (Sec. 29)
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Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia 1996, as amended to 2018 (English). The constitutional review process in The Gambia is still ongoing.

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Chapter III on Citizenship.
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Chapter IV on Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter IV on Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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According to subsection 2: “The State shall pursue policies to protect the rights and freedoms of the disabled, the aged, children and other vulnerable members of society and to ensure that such persons are provided just and equitable social opportunities.”
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Chapter IV on Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter IV on Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter IV on Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter IV on Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter V on Representation of the People.