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Protection from Violence
- EnglishEvery person who is a legal resident of the State shall enjoy protection to his person and property in accordance with the provisions of the law. (Art. 52)
- Arabicيتمتع كل شخص مقيم في الدولة إقامة مشروعة بحماية لشخصه وماله، وفقاً لأحكام القانون. (المادّة 52)
Protection from Violence
- English(1) No person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment.
… (Sec. 7)
Protection from Violence
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A child shall be protected from psychological, physical, economic and any other form of exploitation or abuse.
… (Art. 64) - Serbian Cyrillic
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Деца су заштићена од психичког, физичког, економског и сваког другог искоришћавања или злоупотребљавања.
... (Члан 64)
Protection from Violence
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We, the People of Rwanda,
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(g) RESOLVED to prevent and punish the crime of genocide, fight genocide negationism and revisionism and eradicate genocide ideology and all its manifestations, divisionism and discrimination based on ethnicity, region or any other ground;
… (Preamble) - Kinyarwanda
Twebwe, Abanyarwanda,
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(g) TWIYEMEJE gukumira no guhana icyaha cya jenoside, kurwanya ihakana n’ipfobya bya jenoside, kurandura burundu ingengabitekerezo ya jenoside n’ibyo igaragariramo byose, amacakubiri n’ivangura bishingiye ku moko, ku turere cyangwa ku kindi icyo ari cyo cyose;
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Nous, Peuple Rwandais,
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(g) RÉSOLUS à prévenir et réprimer le crime de génocide, combattre le négationnisme et le révisionnisme du génocide et éradiquer l’idéologie du génocide et toutes ses manifestations ainsi que le divisionnisme et la discrimination basés sur l’ethnie, la région ou sur tout autre motif;
… (Préambule)
Protection from Violence
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(2) Without prejudice to subsection (1), but subject to this Chapter8 and to section 54, Parliament may not—
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(b) impose or authorise the imposition of cruel and unusual treatment or punishment;
… (Sec. 5)
Protection from Violence
- English1. Children shall be entitled to special protection by the family, the community and the State, particularly against all forms of abandonment, discrimination, violence, oppression, sexual abuse and exploitation.
… (Sec. 18) - Tetum1. Labarik sira iha direitu ba protesaun espesiál husi família, komunidade, no mós estadu, liuliu hasoru hahalok hotu hanesan la tau-matan, diskriminasaun, violénsia, opresaun, abuzu seksuál no explorasaun.
… (Art. 18) - Portuguese1. A criança tem direito a protecção especial por parte da família, da comunidade e do Estado, particularmente contra todas as formas de abandono, discriminação, violência, opressão, abuso sexual e exploração.
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Protection from Violence
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5. It shall be prohibited to form parties that:
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b) Intend to use subversive or violent means to achieve their purposes;
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5. É proibida a constituição de partidos que:
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b) Se proponham utilizar meios subversivos ou violentos na prossecução dos seus fins;
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Protection from Violence
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Notwithstanding the freedom which follows from Article 1, provisions may be laid down in law concerning:
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6. interventions against continued programming prominently featuring depictions of violence, pornographic images, or agitation against a population group;
... (Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression, Chapter 3, Art. 2) - Swedish
Den frihet som följer av 1 § hindrar inte att det i lag meddelas föreskrifter om
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6. ingripanden mot fortsatt sändning av ett utbud som inriktas på våldsframställningar, pornografiska bilder eller hets mot folkgrupp,
... (Yttrandefrihetsgrundlag. (1991:1469), 3 kap, 2§)
Protection from Violence
- English(1) No person shall be held in slavery or servitude or be required to perform forced labour or traffic or deal in human beings.
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Protection from Violence
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4. It shall be prohibited to hire children under the age of 16 for full-time employment. The procedure and conditions of hiring them for part-time employment shall be stipulated by law.
5. Forced or compulsory labor shall be prohibited.
… (Art. 57) - Armenian…
4. Մինչև տասնվեց տարեկան երեխաներին մշտական աշխատանքի ընդունելն արգելվում է: Նրանց ժամանակավոր աշխատանքի ընդունման կարգը և պայմանները սահմանվում են օրենքով։
5. Պարտադիր կամ հարկադիր աշխատանքն արգելվում է:
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