Article 4
No slavery or servitude
(1) No one shall be held in slavery; slavery and the slave-trade in all their forms shall be prohibited.
(2) No one shall be held in servitude.
(3) (a) No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour.
- (b) For the purpose of this paragraph the term “forced or compulsory labour” shall not include—
- (i) any work or service normally required of a person who is under detention in consequence of a lawful order of a court, or of a person during conditional release from such detention;
- (ii) any service of a military character and, where conscientious objection is recognized, any national service required by law of conscientious objectors;
- (iii) any service exacted in cases of emergency or calamity threatening the life or well-being of the community;
- (iv) any work or service which forms part of normal civil obligations.
Article 5
Liberty and security of person
(1) Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention. No one shall be deprived of his liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedure as are established by law.
(2) Anyone who is arrested shall be informed, at the time of arrest, of the reasons for his arrest and shall be promptly informed of any charges against him.
(3) Anyone arrested or detained on a criminal charge shall be brought promptly before a judge or other officer authorized by law to exercise judicial power and shall be entitled to trial within a reasonable time or to release. It shall not be the general rule that persons awaiting trial shall be detained in custody, but release may be subject to guarantees to appear for trial, at any other stage of the judicial proceedings, and, should occasion arise, for execution of the judgment.
