The Republic

CFRN 1999·Ch. IV · Fundamental Rights

§34

Right to dignity of the human person

Dignity

The Text

Every individual is entitled to respect for the dignity of his person, and accordingly no person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment; no person shall be held in slavery or servitude; no person shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour.

How to cite this section

Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), §34Right to dignity of the human person. Retrieved from The Republic, therepublic.extrafemi.com/constitution/fundamental-rights/34.

Source · Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended · §34

All sections in Chapter IVFundamental Rights

Methodology

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Courts. Gazettes. National archives.

Tier 2 · corroborating

OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.

Tier 4 · tertiary, flagged

Wikipedia only where primary is pending. Always labelled.