Article 4: Freedom from Slavery
FULL TEXT
No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
Student TEXT
No one can hold you in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade are prohibited in all their forms.
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Further Learning
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Full text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a milestone document in the history of human rights and international relations
Universal Declaration of Human Rights – Amnesty International
Overview of the UDHR by Amnesty International, an international NGO supporting human rights
30 Articles on the 30 Articles – Article 4: Freedom from Slavery
Explanatory articles on each right contained in the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Explainer Video – Article 4: Freedom from Slavery
Short videos about each of the UDHR’s 30 articles by the Platform of European Memory and Conscience. Each video includes testimony from a witness to atrocities by European totalitarian regimes.