TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
INTRODUCTION
PART ONE: GENERAL INFORMATION
Title I: Legal Framework
A. Legal Instruments Relating to Human Rights Ratified by Mali
B. Main Legislative and Regulatory Enactments
Title II: Institutional Framework
PART TWO: MEASURES TAKEN TO GUARANTEE RIGHTS PROTECTED BY
THE CHARTER
Title I: Civil and Political Rights
Rights, Duties and Human and Peoples’ Freedom (Article 1)
Non-Discrimination (Article 2)
Equality before the Law and Equal Protection by the Law (Article 3)
Right to Life and Physical and Emotional Integrity (Article 4)
Prohibition of Torture and Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Article 5)
Right to the Security of the Person and Prohibition of Arbitrary Arrests or Detention (Article
6)
Right to a Fair Trial (Article 7)
Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion (Article 8)
Right to Information and Freedom of Expression (Article 9)
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