prosecution of slave labor were not sufficient to declare that it had failed to comply with its obligation of guarantor under the inter-American system. 238. The State indicated that it had complied with all the international standards for the prevention and eradication of slave labor. In particular, it underscored a series of public policies implemented since 2000 aimed at: (i) training, assistance and information for vulnerable people; (ii) raising awareness and commitment among employers; (iii) reinforcing inspection services and the investigation of slave labor, and (iv) protection against abusive and fraudulent hiring practices. 239. Based on the above, the State asked the Court to declare that the requests to recognize the existence of slave labor, servitude or forced labor in this case were inadmissible and to determine that Brazil had not violated Article 6 of the Convention. B. Considerations of the Court 240. In this section, the Court will include considerations on the alleged violations of the different provisions of Article 6 of the American Convention regarding the prohibition of slavery, servitude, forced labor and trafficking. To this end, the Court: (i) will analyze the evolution of these concepts in international law, in order to (ii) determine the content of the provisions of Article 6 of the American Convention; and then (iii) verify whether the facts of this case represent violations of the American Convention on Human Rights. 241. Article 6 of the American Convention stipulates that: Article 6. Freedom from Slavery 1. No one shall be subject to slavery or to involuntary servitude, which are prohibited in all their forms, as are the slave trade and traffic in women. 2. No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labor. This provision shall not be interpreted to mean that, in those countries in which the penalty established for certain crimes is deprivation of liberty at forced labor, the carrying out of such a sentence imposed by a competent court is prohibited. Forced labor shall not adversely affect the dignity or the physical or intellectual capacity of the prisoner. 3. For the purposes of this article, the following do not constitute forced or compulsory labor: a. work or service normally required of a person imprisoned in execution of a sentence or formal decision passed by the competent judicial authority. Such work or service shall be carried out under the supervision and control of public authorities, and any persons performing such work or service shall not be placed at the disposal of any private party, company, or juridical person; b. military service and, in countries in which conscientious objectors are recognized, national service that the law may provide for in lieu of military service; c. service exacted in time of danger or calamity that threatens the existence or the well-being of the community; or d. work or service that forms part of normal civic obligations. 242. For the purposes of this judgment, the Court will only take into consideration paragraphs 1 (slavery, servitude and the slave trade and traffic in women) and 2 (forced labor) of Article 6 of the Convention, which refer to the issues that are the purpose of the dispute in this case. Accordingly, the Court will first analyze each of the above concepts. 243. The right not to be subject to slavery, servitude, forced labor or the slave trade and traffic in women has an absolute nature in the American Convention. According to Article 27(2) of this treaty, it is one of the core of non-derogable rights, because it cannot be suspended in case of war, public danger, or other threat. 61