individuals deprived of freedom, as well as behavioral issues such as managing conflict in interpersonal relationships. 101. The government has been making efforts with a view to overcoming torture in the country. It is worth mentioning that the government itself has publicly reported cases of torture in jails, giving details of measures taken and which led to the expulsion, and criminal and disciplinary action against agents found guilty. 102. In terms of the Charter, the ban on slavery includes the prohibition of slave trade, people in bondage, and forced or compulsory labor not provided for in law. 103. In terms of Article 84 of the CRM, work shall be a right and a duty of all citizens who shall have the right to free choice of occupation. Article 84(3) says forced labor shall be forbidden, with the exception of work performed in the context of criminal law. 104. In Mozambique, some of these practices have been linked to human trafficking where victims are mainly children, girls and adolescents from rural areas and who are lured into training and working in cities and in neighboring countries, often with the connivance of their relatives, ending up in new forms of slavery, including sex slavery. 105. As stated above, in 2008 the Mozambique Government approved Law № 6/2008 of 9 July, which penalizes human trafficking, especially of women and children. 106. The country’s trafficking law is quite recent and is still being disseminated within society in general. In particular, training has been provided to stakeholders contemplated in Law № 6/2008, namely immigration and criminal investigation officers, border guards and customs officials. The law has been disseminated in provinces and districts as a means of encouraging people to expose trafficking. This has been a difficult task since people fear reprisals from outlaws. 107. Nonetheless, the law has been implemented. It has not been a widespread implementation, judging by the number of people tried and sentenced under Law № 6/2008 of 9 July by the Provincial Courts of Zambézia and Manica in 2010 for involvement in human trafficking. 108. In Zambézia, the local court tried and sentenced several people to 20 years in jail for involvement in the trafficking of a minor with the intent to extract his eyes and genitals. The defendants had been charged with trafficking, including transport and kidnapping (Article 13 of the Law on human trafficking), and inflicting grievous bodily harm which resulted in illness and inability to work (Article 360 of the Criminal Code). A similar lawsuit has been under way since then. 109. Four cases of human trafficking were heard in Manica under Article 10 of the Trafficking Law. The defendants, who were all sentenced to jail terms between 2 and 12 years, had been charged with attempted kidnapping and trading of minors into neighboring countries. Fortunately, the police thwarted the crimes. Combined Report from the Republic of Mozambique to the ACHPR, 1999-2010 21