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Protection from Violence
- EnglishWhereas every person in The Bahamas is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, has 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;
… (Art. 15)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe human right to physical and moral dignity is irrevocable. Any form of torture, or inhuman or humiliating conduct or punishment, is prohibited. Forced labour is prohibited. (Art. 11)
- MacedonianФизичкиот и моралниот интегритет на човекот се неприкосновени. Се забранува секој облик на мачење, нечовечко или понижувачко однесување и казнување. Се забранува присилна работа. (Член 11)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe punishments of death, of mutilation, of public humiliation [infamia], of branding, of flogging, of beating, of torture of any kind, excessive fines, the confiscation of assets and any other unusual or extreme [penalties,] are prohibited.
Any punishment must be proportional to the crime that [it] sanctions and of good juridical affect.
… (Art. 22) - SpanishQuedan prohibidas las penas de muerte, de mutilación, de infamia, la marca, los azotes, los palos, el tormento de cualquier especie, la multa excesiva, la confiscación de bienes y cualesquiera otras penas inusitadas y trascendentales. Toda pena deberá ser proporcional al delito que sancione y al bien jurídico afectado.
... (Art. 22)
Protection from Violence
- English1. The moral and physical integrity of citizens cannot be violated.
2. No one shall be submitted to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
3. In no case shall there be forced labor, nor security measures depriving liberty for unlimited or indefinite periods.
… (Art. 37) - Portuguese1 - A integridade moral e física dos cidadãos é inviolável.
2 - Ninguém pode ser submetido a tortura, nem a tratos ou penas cruéis, desumanos e degradantes.
3 - Em caso algum haverá trabalhos forçados, nem medidas de segurança privativas de liberdade de duração ilimitada ou indefinida.
… (Art. 37)
Protection from Violence
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(4) No child shall be engaged in any factory, mine or similar other hazardous work.
(5) No child shall be subjected to child marriage, transported illegally and kidnapped or taken hostage.
(6) No child shall be recruited or used in army, police or any armed group, or be subjected, in the name of cultural or religious traditions, to abuse, exclusion or physical, mental, sexual or other form of exploitation or improper use by any means or in any manner.
(7) No child shall be subjected to physical, mental or any other form of torture in home, school or other place and condition whatsoever
… (Art. 39) - Nepali
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(४) कुनै पनि बालबालिकालाई कलकारखाना, खानी वा यस्तै अन्य जोखिमपूर्ण काममा लगाउन पाइने छैन ।
(५) कुनै पनि बालबालिकालाई बाल विवाह, गैरकानूनी ओसारपसार र अपहरण गर्न वा बन्धक राख्न पाइने छैन ।
(६) कुनै पनि बालबालिकालाई सेना, प्रहरी वा सशस्त्र समूहमा भर्ना वा प्रयोग गर्न वा सांस्कृतिक वा धार्मिक प्रचलनका नाममा कुनै पनि माध्यम वा प्रकारले दुव्र्यवहार, उपेक्षा वा शारीरिक, मानसिक, यौनजन्य वा अन्य कुनै प्रकारको शोषण गर्न वा अनुचित प्रयोग गर्न पाइने छैन ।
(७) कुनै पनि बालबालिकालाई घर, विद्यालय वा अन्य जुनसुकै स्थान र अवस्थामा शारीरिक, मानसिक वा अन्य कुनै किसिमको यातना दिन पाइनेछैन ।
... (धारा ३९)
Protection from Violence
- English1. With a view to their integral development, children have the right to protection by society and the state, especially from all forms of abandonment, discrimination and oppression and from the improper exercise of authority in the family or any other institution.
2. The state shall ensure special protection for children who are orphaned, abandoned or deprived of a normal family environment in any way.
3. Labour by minors of school age is prohibited, as laid down by law. (Art. 69) - Portuguese1. As crianças têm direito à protecção da sociedade e do Estado, com vista ao seu desenvolvimento integral, especialmente contra todas as formas de abandono, de discriminação e de opressão e contra o exercício abusivo da autoridade na família e nas demais instituições.
2. O Estado assegura especial protecção às crianças órfãs, abandonadas ou por qualquer forma privadas de um ambiente familiar normal.
3. É proibido, nos termos da lei, o trabalho de menores em idade escolar. (Art. 69)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe national government shall take positive action to attain these national objectives and implement these national policies:
... protection of the safety and security of persons and property;
… (Art. VI)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe political parties and movements, in their functioning, may not:
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2. establish structures which, directly or indirectly, imply the use of, or a call for, violence as [a] methodology of the political activity [quehacer], and
3. constitute themselves with the goals [fines] of substituting by the force the regime of freedom and democracy, or of endangering the existence of the Republic. (Art. 126) - SpanishLos partidos y los movimientos políticos, en su funcionamiento, no podrán:
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2. establecer estructuras que, directa o indirectamente, impliquen la utilización o la apelación a la violencia como metodología del quehacer político, y
3. constituirse con fines de sustituir por la fuerza el régimen de libertad y de democracia, o de poner en peligro la existencia de la República. (Art. 126)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe State shall actively promote the welfare and development of the people of Malawi by progressively adopting and implementing policies and legislation aimed at achieving the following goals—
a. Gender Equality
To obtain gender equality through—
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iii. the implementation of policies to address social issues such as domestic violence, security of the person, lack of maternity benefits, economic exploitation and rights to property.
… (Sec. 13)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe State shall defend:
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(2) The right of children to assistance, including proper care and nutrition, and special protection from all forms of neglect, abuse, cruelty, exploitation, and other conditions prejudicial to their development;
… (Art. XV, Sec. 3) - FilipinoDapat isanggalang ng Estado:
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(2) Ang karapatan ng mga bata na mabigyan ng kalinga, kasama ang wastong pagaalaga at nutrisyon at natatanging proteksyon sa lahat ng mga anyo ng pagpapabaya, pagaabuso, pagmamalupit, pagsasamantala, at iba pang kondisyong nakakapinsala sa kanilang pag-unlad;
... (Art. XV, Seksyon 3)