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Protection from Violence
- English… The State should provide assistance to children, youth, women, the elderly, persons with disabilities, indigent persons and underprivileged persons to be able to have a quality living, and shall protect such persons from violence or unfair treatment, as well as provide treatment, rehabilitation and remedies to such injured persons. ... (Sec. 71)
- Thai… รัฐพึงให้ความช่วยเหลือเด็ก เยาวชน สตรี ผู้สูงอายุ คนพิการ ผู้ยากไร้ และผู้ด้อยโอกาส ให้สามารถดํารงชีวิตได้อย่างมีคุณภาพ และคุ้มครองป้องกันมิให้บุคคลดังกล่าวถูกใช้ความรุนแรงหรือปฏิบัติอย่างไม่เป็นธรรม ตลอดจนให้การบําบัด ฟื้นฟูและเยียวยาผู้ถูกกระทําการดังกล่าว ... (มาตรา ๗๑)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishEveryone shall be protected in their relations with the public institutions against any physical violation also in cases other than cases under Articles 4 and 5.
… (Instrument of Government, Chapter 2, Art. 6) - SwedishVar och en är gentemot det allmänna skyddad mot påtvingat kroppsligt ingrepp även i andra fall än som avses i 4 och 5 §§.
... (Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform, 2 kap, 6§)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo person shall be subject to torture or inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment. (Sec. 21)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishWhereas every person in Belize is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, to each and all of the following, namely-
(a) life, liberty, security of the person, and the protection of the law;
… (Sec. 3)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishBasic rights of children are: … They shall be protected against any form of abandonment, physical or moral violence, sequestration, sale, sexual abuse, labor or economic exploitation, and dangerous work.
… (Art. 44) - SpanishSon derechos fundamentales de los niños: … Serán protegidos contra toda forma de abandono, violencia física o moral, secuestro, venta, abuso sexual, explotación laboral o económica y trabajos riesgosos.
… (Art. 44)
Protection from Violence
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No one shall be subjected to torture, violence or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Nobody shall be subjected to medical and scientific experiments without his or her consent. (Art. 26) - Uzbek
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Hech kim qiynoqqa solinishi, zo‘ravonlikka, boshqa shafqatsiz, g‘ayriinsoniy yoki inson qadr-qimmatini kamsituvchi muomalaga yoxud jazoga duchor etilishi mumkin emas.
Hech kimda uning roziligisiz tibbiy va ilmiy tajribalar o‘tkazilishi mumkin emas. (26-modda)
Protection from Violence
- English1. No one shall be held in slavery or servitude.
2. No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour.
… (Art. 4 of ECHR, Human Rights Act 1998 Schedule 1)
Protection from Violence
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(2) The right to freedom of expression does not extend to—
(a) propaganda for war;
(b) incitement to violence;
(c) hate speech; or
(d) advocacy of hatred that—
(i) constitutes ethnic incitement, vilification of others or incitement to cause harm; or
(ii) is based on any ground of discrimination specified or contemplated in Article 27(4).
… (Art. 33) - Swahili...
(2) Haki ya uhuru wa kujieleza haijumuishi-
(a) propaganda za vita;
(b) kuchochea vurugu;
(c) matamshi ya chuki; au
(d) kuhamasisha chuki ambayo -
(i) inajumuisha uchochezi wa kikabila, kuwasingizai wengine au uchochezi wa kusababisha madhara; au
(ii) inatokana na msingi wowote wa ubaguzi ulioainishwa au kufafanuliwa katika Kifungu cha 27 (4).
… (Kifungu cha 33)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe family, society, and State shall give preference to the superior interests of male and female children and adolescents, and shall have the obligation to assist and protect them in order to guarantee their harmonious and integral development and the full exercise of their fundamental rights, in accordance with this Constitution and the laws. Consequently:
1. The eradication of child labor and all types of mistreatment or violence against minors is declared of the highest national interest. Male and female children and adolescents shall be protected by the State against all forms of abandonment, kidnapping, states of vulnerability, abuse or physical, psychological, moral or sexual abuse, commercial, labor, economic exploitation or risky jobs.
… (Art. 56) - SpanishLa familia, la sociedad y el Estado, harán primar el interés superior del niño, niña y adolescente; tendrán la obligación de asistirles y protegerles para garantizar su desarrollo armónico e integral y el ejercicio pleno de sus derechos fundamentales, conforme a esta Constitución y las leyes. En consecuencia:
1) Se declara del más alto interés nacional la erradicación del trabajo infantil y todo tipo de maltrato o violencia contra las personas menores de edad. Los niños, niñas y adolescentes serán protegidos por el Estado contra toda forma de abandono, secuestro, estado de vulnerabilidad, abuso o violencia física, sicológica, moral o sexual, explotación comercial, laboral, económica y trabajos riesgosos;
… (Art. 56)
Protection from Violence
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The establishment and activities of political parties, as well as other public associations aimed at changing the constitutional order by force; or conducting propaganda for war, social, national, religious and racial enmity shall be prohibited. (Art. 5) - Belarusian
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Забараняецца стварэнне і дзейнасць палітычных партый, а таксама іншых грамадскіх аб’яднанняў, якія маюць на мэце гвалтоўнае змяненне канстытуцыйнага ладу ці вядуць прапаганду вайны, сацыяльнай, нацыянальнай, рэлігійнай і расавай варожасці. (Артыкул 5) - Russian
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Запрещается создание и деятельность политических партий, а равно других общественных объединений, имеющих целью насильственное изменение конституционного строя либо ведущих пропаганду войны, социальной, национальной, религиозной и расовой вражды. (Статья 5)