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Protection from Violence
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6. Work by adolescents at tasks that may affect their overall development is prohibited. The State shall protect them against any economic and social exploitation.
… (Art. 89) - Spanish…
6. Se prohíbe el trabajo de adolescentes en labores que puedan afectar su desarrollo integral. El Estado los protegerá contra cualquier explotación económica y social.
… (Art. 89)
Protection from Violence
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(2) No person shall, whether or not he is arrested, restricted or detained, be subjected to—
(a) torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;
… (Art. 15)
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)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment. (Sec. 7)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishAny inciting of racial, ethnic, religious or other inequality or hatred shall be prohibited and punishable. (Art. 49)
- Serbian CyrillicЗабрањено је и кажњиво свако изазивање и подстицање расне, националне, верске или друге неравноправности, мржње и нетрпељивости. (Члан 49)
Protection from Violence
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c. Compulsory work cannot be imposed on any person except in the cases specified by law for national exigency and for a fair consideration, or pursuant to a judicial ruling.
… (Art. 13) - Arabic…
ج - لا يجوز فرض عمل إجباري على أحد إلاّ في الأحوال التي يعينها القانون لضرورة قومية وبمقابل عادل، أو تـنفيذا لحكم قضائي.
(المادّة 13) …
Protection from Violence
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(2) A political party shall not—
(a) be founded on a religious, linguistic, racial, ethnic, gender or regional basis or seek to engage in advocacy of hatred on any such basis;
(b) engage in or encourage violence by, or intimidation of, its members, supporters, opponents or any other person;
… (Art. 91) - Swahili...
(2) Chama cha siasa-
(a) hakitaanzishwa kwa msingi wa kidini, lugha, rangi, kabila, jinsia au kikanda au kujihusisha katika uenezi wa chuki kwa msingi wowote kama huo;
(b) kujihusisha au kuchochea vurugu kwa, au kutishia wanachama wake, wafuasi, wapinzani au mtu mwingine yeyote;
… (Kifungu cha 91)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishForced labour shall not be imposed, except by virtue of a provision of law enacted for the purpose of averting public calamity, or when a state of emergency or martial law is declared, or during the time when the country is in a state of war or armed conflict. (Sec. 30)
- Thaiการเกณฑ์แรงงานจะกระทํามิได้ เว้นแต่โดยอาศัยอํานาจตามบทบัญญัติแห่งกฎหมายที่ตราขึ้นเพื่อป้องกันภัยพิบัติสาธารณะ หรือในขณะที่มีการประกาศสถานการณ์ฉุกเฉิน หรือประกาศใช้กฎอัยการศึก หรือในระหว่างเวลาที่ประเทศอยู่ในภาวะสงครามหรือการรบ (มาตรา ๓๐)
Protection from Violence
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Unlawful portrayal of violence, whereby a person portrays sexual violence or coercion in pictorial form with intent to disseminate the image, unless the act is justifiable having regard to the circumstances, shall be deemed an offence against the freedom of the press. (Freedom of the Press Act, Chapter 7, Art. 7)
- Swedish
Som tryckfrihetsbrott anses olaga våldsskildring som innebär att någon i bild skildrar sexuellt våld eller tvång med uppsåt att bilden sprids, om inte gärningen med hänsyn till omständigheterna är försvarlig. (Tryckfrihetsförordning (1949:105), 7 kap, 7§)
Protection from Violence
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Maltreatment of old people, women and children is prohibited. (Art. 49) - Chinese…
禁止破坏婚姻自由,禁止虐待老人、妇女和儿童。(第四十九条)