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ORG-1926-IA-67054
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Title_of_text
United Nations Slavery Convention.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
International Organizations
International Organisation(s)
UN
Subjects (Classification)
Elimination of forced labour
Adopted on (Date of text)
1926-09-25
Scope of text
International
Type of legislation (Type of text)
International agreement
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Obliges State parties to the Convention to prevent and suppress the slave trade as well as to completely abolish all forms of slavery as defined in Article 1. Recognizes the need to prevent forced labour, which may only be exacted for public purposes, from developing into slavery.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1927-03-09
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Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1926-09-25 (ORG-1926-IA-67060)
Protocol amending the Slavery Convention.
Related Text region
Related text(s)
1956-09-07 (ORG-1956-IA-67061)
Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Text in English
Author
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
URL
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/pdf/slavery.pdf
Page range
4 p.
Electronic source title
Texte en français
Author
Haut-Commissariat des Nations Unies aux droits de l'homme
URL
http://www2.ohchr.org/french/law/esclavage.htm