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Protection from Violence
- English1. Human dignity shall be inviolable.
2. No one should be subjected to torture, violence, abusive or other treatment and punishment degrading human dignity. (Art. 17) - Kazak1. Адамның қадiр-қасиетiне қол сұғылмайды.
2. Ешкiмдi азаптауға, оған зорлық-зомбылық жасауға, басқадай қатыгездiк немесе адамдық қадiр-қасиетiн қорлайтындай жәбiр көрсетуге не жазалауға болмайды. (17-бап)
Protection from Violence
- English
(1) The State guarantees every individual the right to life and physical and mental integrity.
(2) No one may be subjected to torture or to any cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment or treatment.
… (Art. 24) - Moldovian
(1) Statul garantează fiecărui om dreptul la viaţă şi la integritate fizică şi psihică.
(2) Nimeni nu va fi supus la torturi, nici la pedepse sau tratamente crude, inumane ori degradante.
… (Art. 24)
Protection from Violence
- English1. No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
2. No person shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour.
… (Art. 10) - Greek1. Ουδείς τελεί εις κατάστασιν δουλείας ή υποτελείας.
2. Ουδείς εξαναγκάζεται εις εκτέλεσιν αναγκαστικής ή υποχρεωτικής εργασίας.
… (Αρθρον 10) - Turkish1. Hiçbir şahıs köle veya kul edinilemez.
2. Hiçbir şahıs zorla veya mecburi olarak çalıştırılamaz.
... (Madde 10)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment. (Sec. 7)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo one shall be submitted to torture, nor to inhuman, cruel, degrading or humiliating acts [sevices] or treatment.
Every individual, every agent of the State who is found culpable of such acts, either on his own initiative, or on instruction, shall be punished in accordance with the law. (Art. 3) - FrenchNul ne sera soumis à la torture, ni à des sévices ou traitements inhumains, cruels, dégradants ou humiliants.
Tout individu, tout agent de l'Etat qui se rendrait coupable de tels actes, soit de sa propre initiative, soit sur instruction, sera puni conformément à la loi. (Art. 3)
Protection from Violence
- English
The right of Lao citizens by their lives, bodies, dignities and shelters are inviolable.
… (Art. 42) - Lao
ພົນລະເມືອງລາວ ມີສິດໂດຍບໍ່ມີໃຜຈະລ່ວງລະເມີດໄດ້ທາງດ້ານຊີວິດ, ຮ່າງກາຍ, ກຽດສັກສີ ແລະ ເຄຫະສະຖານ.
… (ມາດຕາ. 42) (ປັບປຸງ)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishAll citizens have the right to … physical and moral integrity, justice, security, … (Art. 46)
- SpanishTodas las personas tienen derecho a … la integridad física y moral, … la justicia, la seguridad, … (Art. 46)
Protection from Violence
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The programmes and activities of political parties and other associations of citizens may not be directed at the violent destruction of the constitutional order of the Republic, or at encouragement or incitement to military aggression or ethnic, racial or religious hatred or intolerance.
… (Art. 20) - Macedonian…
Програмите и дејствувањето на здруженијата на граѓаните и политичките партии не можат да бидат насочени кон насилно уривање на уставниот поредок на Републиката и кон поттикнување или повикување на воена агресија или разгорување на национална, расна или верска омраза или нетрпеливост.
… (Член 20)
Protection from Violence
- English1. Everyone shall have the right to physical freedom and individual security.
2. No-one may be deprived of their freedom, except in cases prescribed by the Constitution and the law.
3. The right to physical freedom and individual security shall also involve:
a) The right not to be subjected to any form of violence by public or private entities;
b) The right not to be tortured or treated or punished in a cruel, inhumane or degrading manner;
c) The right to fully enjoy physical and mental integrity;
d) The right to protection and control over one’s own body;
e) The right not to be submitted to medical or scientific experiments without prior informed and duly justified consent. (Art. 36) - Portuguese1. Todo o cidadão tem direito à liberdade física e à segurança individual.
2. Ninguém pode ser privado da liberdade, excepto nos casos previstos pela Constituição e pela lei.
3. O direito à liberdade física e à segurança individual envolve ainda:
a) O direito de não ser sujeito a quaisquer formas de violência por entidades públicas ou privadas;
b) O direito de não ser torturado nem tratado ou punido de maneira cruel, desumana ou degradante;
c) O direito de usufruir plenamente da sua integridade física e psíquica;
d) O direito à segurança e controlo sobre o próprio corpo;
e) O direito de não ser submetido a experiências médicas ou científicas sem consentimento prévio, informado e devidamente fundamentado. (Art. 36)
Protection from Violence
- English…
(2) Children are entitled to be protected from economic exploitation and shall not be employed in or required to perform work that is likely to be hazardous or to interfere with their education, or to be harmful to their health or physical, mental, spiritual, moral or social development. For the purposes of this Sub-Article children shall be persons under the age of sixteen (16) years.
(3) No children under the age of fourteen (14) years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine, save under conditions and circumstances regulated by Act of Parliament. Nothing in this Sub-Article shall be construed as derogating in any way from Sub-Article (2) hereof.
(4) Any arrangement or scheme employed on any farm or other undertaking, the object or effect of which is to compel the minor children of an employee to work for or in the interest of the employer of such employee, shall for the purposes of Article 9 hereof be deemed to constitute an arrangement or scheme to compel the performance of forced labour.
… (Art. 15)