1. Basic principles (amendment 1)
Fundamental human rights in Israel are founded upon recognition of the value of the human being, the sanctity of human life, and the principle that all persons are free; these rights shall be upheld in the spirit of the principles set forth in the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel.
1a. Purpose (amendment 1)
The purpose of this Basic Law is to protect human dignity and liberty, in order to establish in a Basic Law the values of the State of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state.
2. Preservation of life, body and dignity
There shall be no violation of the life, body or dignity of any person as such.
4. Protection of life, body and dignity
All persons are entitled to protection of their life, body and dignity.
5. Personal liberty
There shall be no deprivation or restriction of the liberty of a person by imprisonment, arrest, extradition or otherwise.
8. Violation of rights (amendment 1)
There shall be no violation of rights under this Basic Law except by a law befitting the values of the State of Israel, enacted for a proper purpose, and to an extent no greater than is required, or by regulation enacted by virtue of express authorization in such law.Israel Constitution
3. Freedom of occupation
Every Israel national or resident has the right to engage in any occupation, profession or trade.
4. Violation of freedom of occupation
There shall be no violation of freedom of occupation except by a law befitting the values of the State of Israel, enacted for a proper purpose, and to an extent no greater than is required, or by regulation enacted by virtue of express authorization in such law.
5. Application
All governmental authorities are bound to respect the freedom of occupation of all Israel nationals and residents.
Section 374A: Kidnapping for the purposes of trafficking
He who kidnaps a person for one of the purposes enumerated in
section 377A*or in order to place him in one of the dangers enumerated in that section – is subject to imprisonment for a term of 20 years.
Section 375A: Holding a Person under Conditions of Slavery
(a) He who holds a person under conditions of slavery for work or services, including sexual services – is subject to imprisonment for a term of 16 years.
(b) If a crime, according to subsection (a) is committed against a minor – the perpetrator is subject to imprisonment for 20 years.
In this section, "slavery" – a condition under which the powers generally exercised towards property, are exercised over a person; In this context, substantive control over the life of a person or deprivation of his freedom will be considered the exercise of such powers as aforementioned.
Section 376: Forced Labor
He who unlawfully forces a person to work, by means of force, other means of pressure or a threat of force or pressure, or by consent elicited by fraudulent means, whether for consideration (recompense) or lack of consideration – is subject to a term of 7 years imprisonment.
Section 376A: Detention of passport
He who detains a passport, travel document or identity document
for one of the purposes enumerated in section 377A or places a person in one of the dangers enumerated in that section – is subject to a term of 5 years imprisonment.
Section 376B: Causing a Person to Leave his Country for Prostitution or Slavery
(a) He who causes a person to leave his country of residence in order to employ him in prostitution or hold him under conditions of slavery – is subject to imprisonment for a term of 10 years.
(b) If a crime according to subsection (a) is committed against a minor – the perpetrator is subject to imprisonment for a term of 15 years.
Section 377A: Trafficking in Persons
(a) He who carries on a transaction in a person for the following purposes or carries on a transaction in a person and places him in danger of one of the following – is subject to imprisonment for a term of 16 years:
(1) removal of an organ;
(2) giving birth to a child and taking away said child;
(3) subjecting him to slavery
(4) subjecting him to forced labor;
(5) subjecting him to an act of prostitution;
(6) subjecting him to participation in a pornographic publication or show;
(7) committing a sexual offence against him;
(b) If a crime is committed according to subsection (a) against a minor – the perpetrator is subject to imprisonment for a term of 20 years.
(c) He who functions as a middleman in a transaction in a person, as detailed in subsection (a), whether for consideration (recompense) or lack of consideration, shall be considered as perpetrating a transaction in such a person.
(d) In this section, "transaction in a person" – selling or purchasing a person or carrying out another kind of transaction in a person, whether for consideration (recompense) or lack of consideration.
Section 377B. Minimum Sentence for Slavery and Trafficking
(a) If a person is convicted of a crime according to section 375A (slavery) or 377A (trafficking) – his sentence will not be less than one fourth of the maximal sentence set for these crimes, unless the court decides, for special reasons, which shall be recorded, to mete out a more lenient sentence.
(b) A sentence of imprisonment shall not be wholly conditional (or suspended) if there are no special reasons for this.Israel Penal Code Trafficking in Persons Provisions
