2. No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman, or degrading
punishment or treatment. All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated
with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person.
3. Punishment shall not be extended to any person other than the criminal.
4. Accused persons shall, save in exceptional circumstances, be segregated from
convicted persons, and shall be subject to separate treatment appropriate to
their status as unconvicted persons.
5. Minors while subject to criminal proceedings shall be separated from adults
and brought before specialized tribunals, as speedily as possible, so that they
may be treated in accordance with their status as minors.
6. Punishments consisting of deprivation of liberty shall have as an essential aim
the reform and social readaptation of the prisoners.
Article 6. Freedom from Slavery
1. No one shall be subject to slavery or to involuntary servitude, which are
prohibited in all their forms, as are the slave trade and traffic in women.
2. No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labor. This provision
shall not be interpreted to mean that, in those countries in which the penalty
established for certain crimes is deprivation of liberty at forced labor, the
carrying out of such a sentence imposed by a competent court is prohibited.
Forced labor shall not adversely affect the dignity or the physical or intellectual
capacity of the prisoner.
3. For the purposes of this article, the following do not constitute forced or
compulsory labor:
a. work or service normally
required of a person imprisoned
in execution of a sentence or
formal decision passed by the
competent judicial authority.
Such work or service shall be
carried out under the
supervision and control of public
authorities, and any persons
performing such work or service
shall not be placed at the
disposal of any private party,
company, or juridical person;
b. military service and, in
countries in which conscientious
objectors are recognized,