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Protection from Violence
- English
The State and the public collectivities assure the promotion, the development and the protection of women. They take the measures necessary in view of eliminating all forms of violence against women and young girls. (Art. 35)
- French
L’Etat et les collectivités publiques assurent la promotion, le développement et la protection de la femme. Ils prennent les mesures nécessaires en vue d’éliminer toutes les formes de violence faites à la femme et à la jeune fille. (Art. 35)
Protection from Violence
- English… The law shall provide the necessary measures for the protection of infancy and youth against physical, intellectual, or moral neglect obey their parents or guardians, as well as against exploitation and abuse. (Art. 41)
- Spanish… La ley dispondrá las medidas necesarias para que la infancia y juventud sean protegidas contra el abandono corporal, intelectual o moral de sus padres o tutores, así como contra la explotación y el abuso. (Art. 41)
Protection from Violence
- English… The freedom of creative expression is guaranteed. The state encourages cultural creativity and supports the strengthening of national culture, its diversity and renewal, in promoting the values of tolerance, rejection of violence, openness to different cultures and dialogue between civilizations. … (Art. 42)
- Arabic… حرّية الإبداع مضمونة، وتشجع الدولة الإبداع الثقافي، وتدعم الثقافة الوطنية في تأصلها وتنوعها وتجددها، بما يكرس قيم التسامح ونبذ العنف والانفتاح على مختلف الثقافات والحوار بين الحضارات. ... (الفصل 42)
- French… La liberté de création est garantie. L’État encourage la créativité culturelle et soutient la culture nationale dans son enracinement, sa diversité et son renouvellement, en vue de consacrer les valeurs de tolérance, de rejet de la violence, d’ouverture sur les différentes cultures et de dialogue entre lescivilisations.
… (Art. 42)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishEveryone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person, and the right not be deprived thereof to any extent except pursuant to a law made in accordance with Article 16 of this Constitution. (Art. 21)
- Dhivehiކޮންމެ މީހަކަށްމެ، ދިރިހުރުމުގެ ޙައްޤާއި، އަމިއްލަ މިނިވަންކަމާއި، ނަފްސު ރައްކާތެރިކުރުމުގެ ޙައްޤު ލިބިގެންވެއެވެ. ފަހު، މިޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 16 ވަނަ މާއްދާގައި ބަޔާންކޮށްފައިވާ ގޮތުގެމަތީން ހަދައިފައިވާ ޤާނޫނަކާ އެއްގޮތަށް މެނުވީ އެއްވެސް މީހެއްގެ ކިބައިން، މިއިން ޙައްޤެއްޤެ ނުވަތަ މިނިވަންކަމެއްގެ އެއްވެސް މިންވަރެއް ނިގުޅާއިގަނެވިގެން ނުވާނެއެވެ. (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 21 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Protection from Violence
- English…
No one may be subjected to torture or other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
No one shall be held in slavery or required to perform forced labour.
The authorities of the State shall protect the right to life and oppose torture, slavery, forced labour and other forms of inhuman or degrading treatment. (Art. 93) - Norwegian…
Ingen må utsettes for tortur eller annen umenneskelig eller nedverdigende behandling eller straff.
Ingen skal holdes i slaveri eller tvangsarbeid.
Statens myndigheter skal beskytte retten til liv og bekjempe tortur, slaveri, tvangsarbeid og andre former for umenneskelig eller nedverdigende behandling. (§ 93)
Protection from Violence
- English…
As for crimes related to the incitement of violence, discrimination between citizens, or impingement of individual honor, the Law shall specify the penalties therefore.
… (Art. 67) - Arabic…
أما الجرائم المتعلقة بالتحريض على العنف أو التمييز بين المواطنين أو الطعن فى أعراض الأفراد، فيحدد القانون عقوباتها
…(المادّة 67)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishI. Everyone has the right to personal inviolability.
… (Art. 32) - AzerbaijaniI. Hər kəsin şəxsi toxunulmazlıq hüququ vardır.
… (Maddə 32)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishEvery person has the right to bodily and psychological integrity, which includes the right—
(a) to freedom from all forms of violence from public or private sources;
(b) subject to any other provision of this Constitution, to make decisions concerning reproduction;
(c) not to be subjected to medical or scientific experiments, or to the extraction or use of their bodily tissue, without their informed consent. (Sec. 52)
Protection from Violence
- English
No human shall be subjected to physical or mental torture, enticement, or degrading treatment. The law shall specify the punishment to whomever carries out such acts. All statements or confessions proven to have been obtained under torture, enticement, due to such treatment, or under threat of any of such acts, are deemed void. (Art. 25)
- Arabic
لا يعرض أي إنسان للتعذيب المادي أو المعنوي، أو للإغراء، أو للمعاملة الحاطة بالكرامة، ويحدد القانون عقاب من يفعل ذلك، كما يبطل كل قول أو اعتراف يثبت صدوره تحت وطأة التعذيب أو بالإغراء أو لتلك المعاملة، أو التهديد بأي منها. (المادّة ٢٥)
Protection from Violence
- English(1) The domicile and the residence are inviolable. No one shall enter or remain in the domicile or residence of a person without his consent.
(2) An derogation from the provisions of paragraph (1) can operate, according to the law, for the following instances:
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b) removing a risk to someone's life, physical integrity, or a person's assets;
... (Art. 27) - Romanian(1) Domiciliul şi reşedinţa sunt inviolabile. Nimeni nu poate pătrunde sau rămâne în domiciliul ori în reşedinţa unei persoane fără învoirea acesteia.
(2) De la prevederile alineatului (1) se poate deroga prin lege pentru următoarele situaţii:
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b) înlăturarea unei primejdii privind viaţa, integritatea fizică sau bunurile unei persoane;
… (Art. 27)