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(adopted by the nation-wide voting on December12, 1993)
Article 2
Man, his rights and freedoms are the supreme value. The recognition, observance and protection of the rights and freedoms of man and citizen shall be the obligation of the State.
Article 21
1. Human dignity shall be protected by the State. Nothing may serve as a basis for its derogation.
2. No one shall be subject to torture, violence or other severe or humiliating treatment or punishment. No one may be subject to medical, scientific and other experiments without voluntary consent.
Article 22
1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom and personal immunity.
2. Arrest, detention and remanding in custody shall be allowed only by court decision. Without the court's decision a person may be detained for a term more than 48 hours.
Article 27
1. Every who legally stays in the territory of the Russian Federation shall have the right to free travel, choice of place of stay or residence.
Article 37
1. Labour is free. Everyone shall have the right to freely use his labour capabilities, to choose the type of activity and profession.
2. Forced labour shall be banned.
3. Everyone shall have the right to labour conditions meeting the safety and hygienic requirements, for labour remuneration without any discrimination whatsoever and not lower than minimum wages and salaries established by the federal law, as well as the right to protection against unemployment.
1 January, 2005.
This Federal Law establishes a system of measures to ensure government protection of victims, witnesses and other participants of criminal proceedings, including actions to ensure security of, and social assistance to, the above persons. The Law also determines the eligibility criteria and the procedure for the application of the above measures.
Passed by the State Duma on November 21, 2003; Approved by the Council of Federation on November 26, 2003; signed by President Putin on December 8, 2003 and going into effect from the day of it's official publication: December 16, 2003.
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