16.
Human dignity
Everyone, including a marginalised group, has inherent and inviolable dignity in their private or
public life.
17.
Freedom from torture or inhuman or degrading treatment
No person may be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment or other
treatment.
18.
Slavery, servitude and forced labour
No one may be subjected to slavery or servitude or be made to perform forced or compulsory
labour.
19.
Equality and freedom from discrimination
(1)
All persons are equal before the law and have the right to equal protection and benefit of
the law.
(2)
Everyone has a right not to be treated in an unfairly discriminatory manner on such
grounds as their race, colour, tribe, custom, place of birth, ethnic or social origin,
language, class, religious belief, creed, political or other opinion, culture, sex, gender,
marital status, age, disability or natural difference or condition or political, economic,
social or other status.
(3)
A person is treated in a discriminatory manner for the purposes of subsection (1) if he or
she is prejudiced—
(a)
by being subjected to a condition, restriction or disability to which other people
are not subjected; or
(b)
through other people being accorded a privilege or advantage, which he or she is
not accorded.
(4)
Discrimination on one or more of the grounds listed in subsection (1) is unfair unless it is
established that the discrimination is fair, reasonable and justifiable in an open and
democratic society based on human dignity, equality and freedom.
(5)
To promote the achievement of equality, reasonable legislative and other measures may
be taken by way of affirmative action to protect or advance people or classes of people
who have been disadvantaged by unfair discrimination, and no such measure is to be
regarded as unfair for the purposes of subsection (1) of this section.
20.
Right to privacy
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