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Protection from Violence

Belize
  • English
    WHEREAS the people of Belize-
    …
    (b) respect the principles of social justice and therefore believe … that labour should not be exploited or forced by economic necessity to operate in inhumane conditions …
    (e) require policies of state … which prohibit the exploitation of man by man or by the state;
    … (Preamble)

Protection from Violence

Belize
  • English
    (1) No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
    (2) No person shall be required to perform forced labour.
    … (Sec. 8)

Protection from Violence

Belize
  • English
    No person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment. (Sec. 7)

Protection from Violence

Belize
  • English
    Whereas every person in Belize is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, to each and all of the following, namely-
    (a) life, liberty, security of the person, and the protection of the law;
    … (Sec. 3)