Constitution of the Republic of Uganda 1995, as amended to 2018
Protection from Violence
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    No person shall be subjected to any form of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. (Art. 24)
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.
    … (Art. 25)
Protection from Violence
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    4. Children are entitled to be protected from social or 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 to be harmful to their health or physical, mental, spiritual, moral or social development.
    … (Art. 34)
Protection from Violence
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    Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, there shall be no derogation from the enjoyment of the following rights and freedoms-
    a. freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;
    b. freedom from slavery or servitude;
    … (Art. 44)
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See Art. 137 "1. Any question as to the interpretation of this Constitution shall be determined by the Court of Appeal sitting as the Constitutional Court. …"
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Chapter 4 on Protection and Promotion of Fundamental and Other Human Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter 4 on Protection and Promotion of Fundamental and Other Human Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter 4 on Protection and Promotion of Fundamental and Other Human Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter 4 on Protection and Promotion of Fundamental and Other Human Rights and Freedoms.