Article 17 of the Constitution

Country	Seychelles
Year	2011
Type of Measure	Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence	Violence against women and girls

Article 17 of the Constitution adopted in 1993 and amended in 2011 includes the following provisions:

1) Every person has a right not to be held in slavery or bondage.

2) Every person has a right not to be compelled to perform forced or compulsory labour.

Constitution of the Republic of the Seychelles 1993 (amended in 2011 ), UN Women Constitutional Database

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