81. Article 4 of the African Charter stipulates that: “Human beings are inviolable. Every human being shall be entitled to respect for his life and the physical and moral integrity of his person. No one may be arbitrarily deprived of this right.” 82. Article 20 of the Constitution of the Republic of Chad stipulates that: “No one shall be held in slavery or servitude”. 83. Article 152 of the Criminal Code provides that “any agreement affecting personal liberty, such as transfer, enslavement or the bonding of labour shall be subject to the penalties provided for arbitrary detention. If the agreement has not been executed, the parties shall only be subject to the penalties provided for in Article 150.” It should be noted that the penalty for arbitrary detention is imprisonment with hard labour, and that the penalty under Article 50 is an imprisonment term of two to five years. 84. Order No. 3756/PR/PM/MDHPLF/2013 of 17 October 2013 establishing an inter-ministerial technical committee to combat trafficking in persons in Chad represents a significant contribution to the fight against slavery and enslavement. This committee is a permanent framework for consultation and monitoring of all issues related to the fight against trafficking in persons. 2°) Prohibition of Torture, Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Punishment and Treatment 85. Article 5 of the African Charter stipulates that “Every individual shall have the right to the respect of the dignity inherent in a human being and to the recognition of his legal status. All forms of exploitation and degradation of man, particularly slavery, slave trade, torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment and treatment shall be prohibited.” 86. Article 18 of the Constitution of Chad, which upholds the principles of prohibition of torture, inhuman and degrading treatment, states that: “No one shall be subjected to degrading and humiliating punishment or treatment or to torture”. 87. In order to strengthen the existing texts and make them even more effective, the Government is drafting a new Criminal Code which, in its Article 376, defines torture as “any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical, mental or moral, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain or suffering is inflicted by or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or traditional authority or any other person acting in an Page 25 sur 87