sentence. No Court or Tribunal shall have the power to impose a sentence of death upon any person. No executions shall take place in Namibia. Article 7 Protection of Liberty No persons shall be deprived of personal liberty except according to procedures established by law. Article 8 Respect for Human Dignity (1) The dignity of all persons shall be inviolable. (2) (a) In any judicial proceedings or in other proceedings before any organ of the State, and during the enforcement of a penalty, respect for human dignity shall be guaranteed. (b) No persons shall be subject to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Article 9 Slavery and Forced Labour (1) No persons shall be held in slavery or servitude. (2) No persons shall be required to perform forced labour. (3) For the purposes of this Article, the expression "forced labour" shall not include: (a) any labour required in consequence of a sentence or order of a Court; (b) any labour required of persons while lawfully detained which, though not required in consequence of a sentence or order of a Court, is reasonably necessary in the interests of hygiene; (c) any labour required of members of the defence force, the police force and the prison service in pursuance of their duties as such or, in the case of persons who have conscientious objections to serving as members of the defence force, any labour which they are required by law to perform in place of such service; (d) any labour required during any period of public emergency or in the event of any other emergency or calamity which threatens the life and well-being of the community, to the extent that requiring such labour is reasonably justifiable in the circumstances of any situation arising or existing during that period or as a result of that other emergency or calamity, for the purpose of dealing with that situation; (e) any labour reasonably required as part of reasonable and normal communal or other civic obligations. Article 10 Equality and Freedom from Discrimination (1) Ta ble of Conten ts All persons shall be equal before the law. -10­