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Protection from Violence
Saint Lucia
- EnglishWhereas every person in Saint Lucia is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms, that is to say, the right, whatever his or her 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, equality before the law and the protection of the law;
… (Sec. 1)
Protection from Violence
Djibouti
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Every individual has the right to life, to the liberty, to the security and to the integrity of his person.
… (Art. 10) - Arabic...
يحق لكل فرد بالحياة والحرية والأمن وسلامة شخصه.
... (المادة 10) - French…
Tout individu a droit à la vie, à la liberté, à la sécurité et à l’intégrité de sa personne.
… (Art. 10)
Protection from Violence
Zambia
- English1. No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
2. No person shall be required to perform forced labour.
… (Art. 14)
Protection from Violence
Egypt
- EnglishTorture in all forms and types is a crime that is not subject to prescription. (Art. 52)
- Arabicالتّعذيب بجميع صوره وأشكاله، جريمة لا تسقط بالتّقادم. (المادّة 52)
Protection from Violence
Zimbabwe
- English…
(2) The State must adopt reasonable policies and measures, within the limits of the resources available to it, to ensure that children—
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(c) are protected from maltreatment, neglect or any form of abuse;
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(3) The State must take appropriate legislative and other measures—
(a) to protect children from exploitative labour practices; and
(b) to ensure that children are not required or permitted to perform work or provide services that—
(i) are inappropriate for the children’s age; or
(ii) place at risk the children’s well-being, education, physical or mental health or spiritual, moral or social development. (Sec. 19)
Protection from Violence
Denmark
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(2) Associations employing violence, or aiming at the attainment of their object by violence, by instigation to violence, or by similar punishable influence on persons holding other views, shall be dissolved by court judgement.
… (Sec. 78) - Danish…
Stk. 2. Foreninger, der virker ved eller søger at nå deres mål ved vold, anstiftelse af vold eller lignende strafbar påvirkning af anderledes tænkende, bliver at opløse ved dom.
… (§ 78)
Protection from Violence
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- EnglishEvery person has the right to protection by the State, through the citizen safety organs regulated by law, from situations that affect or constitute a threat, vulnerability or risk to the physical integrity of individuals, their properties, the enjoyment of rights or the Fulfillment of duties. … (Art. 55)
- SpanishToda persona tiene derecho a la protección por parte del Estado a través de los órganos de seguridad ciudadana regulados por ley, frente a situaciones que constituyan amenaza, vulnerabilidad o riesgo para la integridad física de las personas, sus propiedades, el disfrute de sus derechos y el cumplimiento de sus deberes. ... (Art. 55)
Protection from Violence
Ethiopia
- EnglishEveryone has the right to protection against bodily harm. (Art. 16)
- Amharicማንኛውም ሰው በአካሉ ላይ ጉዳት እንዳይደርስበት የመጠበቅ መብት አለው፡፡ (አንቀጽ 16)
Protection from Violence
Bahamas
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Now Know Ye Therefore:
We the Inheritors of and Successors to this Family of Islands, recognizing the Supremacy of God and believing in the Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the Individual, Do Hereby Proclaim in Solemn Praise the Establishment of a Free and Democratic Sovereign Nation founded on Spiritual Values and in which no Man, Woman or Child shall ever be Slave or Bondsman to anyone or their Labour exploited or their Lives frustrated by deprivation, and do Hereby Provide by these Articles for the indivisible Unity and Creation under God of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. (Preamble)
Protection from Violence
Iraq
- EnglishFirst: Any entity or program that adopts, incites, facilitates, glorifies, promotes, or justifies racism or terrorism or accusations of being an infidel (takfir) or ethnic cleansing, especially the Saddamist Ba’ath in Iraq and its symbols, under any name whatsoever, shall be prohibited. Such entities may not be part of political pluralism in Iraq. This shall be regulated by law.
Second: The State shall undertake to combat terrorism in all its forms, and shall work to protect its territories from being a base, pathway, or field for terrorist activities. (Art. 7) - Arabicاولاً :ـ يحظر كل كيانٍ او نهجٍ يتبنى العنصرية او الارهاب او التكفير أو التطهير الطائفي، او يحرض أو يمهد أو يمجد او يروج أو يبرر له، وبخاصة البعث الصدامي في العراق ورموزه، وتحت أي مسمىً كان، ولا يجوز ان يكون ذلك ضمن التعددية السياسية في العراق، وينظم ذلك بقانون.
ثانياً :ـ تلتزم الدولة محاربة الارهاب بجميع اشكاله، وتعمل على حماية اراضيها من ان تكون مقراً أو ممراً أو ساحة لنشاطه. (المادة 7)