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following rights :

(a)

(b)

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the right to life (Article 2 of the Bill of

Rights);

the prohibition on torture and inhuman treatment

(Article 3);

(c)

the prohibition on slavery (Article 4);

(a)

(e)

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(g)

the prohibition on imprisonment for being in debt

(Article 7);

the prohibition on making conduct a crime that at

the time it took place was not a crime (Article

12);

the right to be recognised as a person with legal

rights (Article 13);

the freedom of thought conscience and religion

(Article 15).

17.

Moreover, the measures cannot be applied So as to

treat people differently because of their race,

sex, language, religion or social origin.

colour,

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