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Protection from Violence
Tuvalu
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of this Part, and in particular to —
(a) section 32 (foreign disciplined forces); and
(b) section 33 (hostile disciplined forces),
no-one shall —
(c) be tortured; or
(d) given inhuman or degrading punishment or treatment. (Sec. 19)
Protection from Violence
Mauritius
- English1. No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
2. No person shall be required to perform forced labour.
… (Sec. 6)
Protection from Violence
Indonesia
- English…
(2) Every child shall have the right to live, to grow and to develop, and shall have the right to protection from violence and discrimination. (Art. 28B) - Indonesian…
(2) Setiap anak berhak atas kelangsungan hidup, tumbuh, dan berkembang serta berhak atas perlindungan dari kekerasan dan diskriminasi. (Pasal 28B)
Protection from Violence
Dominica
- EnglishWhereas every person in Dominica is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms, that is to say, the rights whatever his race, place of origins, 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;
… (Sec. 1)
Protection from Violence
Greece
- English…
4. Any form of compulsory work is prohibited.
… (Art. 22) - Greek…
4. Oποιαδήποτε μορφή αναγκαστικής εργασίας απαγορεύεται.
… ('Αρθρο 22)
Protection from Violence
Benin
- English
The human person is sacred and inviolable.
The State has the absolute obligation to respect it and to protect it. … (Art. 8) - French
La personne humaine est sacrée et inviolable.
L'Etat a l'obligation absolue de la respecter et de la protéger. … (Art. 8)
Protection from Violence
Niger
- EnglishNo one shall be submitted to torture, to slavery or to cruel, inhuman or degrading abuse [sévices] or treatments.
Any individual, any agent of the State, who is found guilty [se render coupable] of acts of torture or of cruel, inhuman or degrading abuse or treatments in the exercise of or on the occasion of the exercise of their functions, either on his own initiative or under instructions, will be punished according to the law. (Art. 14) - FrenchNul ne sera soumis à la torture, à l'esclavage ni à des sévices ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants.
Tout individu, tout agent de l'État, qui se rendrait coupable d'actes de torture, de sévices ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants dans l'exercice ou à l'occasion de l'exercice de ses fonctions, soit de sa propre initiative, soit sur instructions, sera puni conformément à la loi. (Art. 14)