Iranian Slavery Abolition Act of 1929

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Law for prohibition of slave trade and liberation of slaves at the point of entry (1929)
2301239Law for prohibition of slave trade and liberation of slaves at the point of entry1929

“Single Article” – In Iran, no one shall be recognized as slave and every slave will be emancipated upon arrival at Iran`s territorial soil or waters. Every person who purchases or vends a human as slave or treats with a human in another ownership manner or acts as an intermediary in trading or transit of slaves, shall be sentenced to one to three years of correctional imprisonment.

Indication – Having been informed about or referring of someone who has been subjected to trading or treatment as a slave, every official is obligated to provide him with means of liberation, immediately, and to inform the district court for guilt’s prosecution.

Head of National Consultative Majlis - Dadgar

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