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Protection from Violence
- EnglishMaternal and childhood welfare are national duties. Children shall have the right to:
1. Comprehensive protection and welfare.
2. Not to be exploited for any purpose whatsoever, and not to be permitted to perform work that might damage their safety, health or education.
3. Protection from harmful and cruel treatment.
4. Not to be subjected to beating or cruel treatment by their relatives.
… (Art. 29) - Arabicرعاية الأمومة والطفولة واجب وطني، وللأطفال الحق في:
الحماية والرعاية الشاملة.
1- أن لا يستغلوا لأي غرض كان ولا يسمح لهم بالقيام بعمل يلحق ضرراً بسلامتهـم أو بصحتهم أو بتعليمهم.
3- الحماية من الإيذاء والمعاملة القاسية .
4- يحرم القانون تعريض الأطفال للضرب والمعاملة القاسيتين من قبل ذويهم.
… (المادّة 29)
Protection from Violence
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Activities of political parties aiming at forced overthrow of constitutional system, violation of guaranteed human or minority rights, inciting racial, national or religious hatred, shall be prohibited.
… (Art. 5) - Serbian Cyrillic
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Недопуштено је деловање политичких странака које је усмерено на насилно рушење уставног поретка, кршење зајемчених људских или мањинских права или изазивање расне, националне или верске мржње.
… (Члан 5)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe State will adopt, among others, the following measures that assure to children [feminine], children [masculine] and adolescents:
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2. Special protection against any type of labor or economic exploitation. Work by minors [under] fifteen years is prohibited, and policies of progressive eradication of child labor shall be implemented. Work by adolescents [feminine] and adolescents [masculine] will be exceptional, and may not infringe [conculcar] their right to education nor may it be realized in situations harmful or dangerous to their health or personal development. Their work and other activities shall be respected, recognized, and supported as long as it does not infringe on [atenten] their instruction and integral development.
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4. Protection and attention against any kind of violence, maltreatment, sexual exploitation or [exploitation] of any other kind, or against negligence that provokes such situations.
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7. Protection against the influence of programs or messages, disseminated by means of any media, which promote violence, or racial or gender discrimination. The public policies of communication shall prioritize their education and the respect for their rights [to their] image, integrity and others specific to their age. Limitations and sanctions will be established to make these rights effective.
… (Art. 46) - SpanishEl Estado adoptará, entre otras, las siguientes medidas que aseguren a las niñas, niños y adolescentes:
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2. Protección especial contra cualquier tipo de explotación laboral o económica. Se prohíbe el trabajo de menores de quince años, y se implementarán políticas de erradicación progresiva del trabajo infantil. El trabajo de las adolescentes y los adolescentes será excepcional, y no podrá conculcar su derecho a la educación ni realizarse en situaciones nocivas o peligrosas para su salud o su desarrollo personal. Se respetará, reconocerá y respaldará su trabajo y las demás actividades siempre que no atenten a su formación y a su desarrollo integral.
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4. Protección y atención contra todo tipo de violencia, maltrato, explotación sexual o de cualquier otra índole, o contra la negligencia que provoque tales situaciones.
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7. Protección frente a la influencia de programas o mensajes, difundidos a través de cualquier medio, que promuevan la violencia, o la discriminación racial o de género. Las políticas públicas de comunicación priorizarán su educación y el respeto a sus derechos de imagen, integridad y los demás específicos de su edad. Se establecerán limitaciones y sanciones para hacer efectivos estos derechos.
… (Art. 46)
Protection from Violence
- English(1) No person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment.
… (Sec. 7)
Protection from Violence
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We, the People of Rwanda,
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(g) RESOLVED to prevent and punish the crime of genocide, fight genocide negationism and revisionism and eradicate genocide ideology and all its manifestations, divisionism and discrimination based on ethnicity, region or any other ground;
… (Preamble) - Kinyarwanda
Twebwe, Abanyarwanda,
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(g) TWIYEMEJE gukumira no guhana icyaha cya jenoside, kurwanya ihakana n’ipfobya bya jenoside, kurandura burundu ingengabitekerezo ya jenoside n’ibyo igaragariramo byose, amacakubiri n’ivangura bishingiye ku moko, ku turere cyangwa ku kindi icyo ari cyo cyose;
… (Irangashingiro) - French
Nous, Peuple Rwandais,
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(g) RÉSOLUS à prévenir et réprimer le crime de génocide, combattre le négationnisme et le révisionnisme du génocide et éradiquer l’idéologie du génocide et toutes ses manifestations ainsi que le divisionnisme et la discrimination basés sur l’ethnie, la région ou sur tout autre motif;
… (Préambule)
Protection from Violence
- English… The establishment and activity of public associations and political parties which encourage racism, nationalism, social and religious enmity, and hatred, as well as advocate the forcible overthrow of the constitutional state structures and the formation of armed groups shall be prohibited. ... (Art. 8)
- Russian… Создание и деятельность общественных объединений и политических партий, пропагандирующих расовую, национальную, социальную и религиозную вражду или призывающих к насильственному свержению конституционного строя и организации вооруженных групп, запрещаются. ... (Статья 8)
- Tajik… Таъсис ва фаъолияти иттиҳодияҳои ҷамъиятӣ ва ҳизбҳои сиёсие, ки нажодпарастӣ, миллатгароӣ, хусумат, бадбинии иҷтимоӣ ва мазҳабиро тарғиб мекунанд ва ё барои бо зӯрӣ сарнагун кардани сохтори конститутсионӣ ва ташкили гурӯҳҳои мусаллаҳ даъват менамоянд, манъ аст. ... (Моддаи 8)
Protection from Violence
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Forced labour shall be prohibited. (Art. 49) - Slovene
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Prisilno delo je prepovedano. (49. Člen)
Protection from Violence
- English… No person can be subject to servitude or to another condition that diminishes his or her dignity. The human beings must exercise [guardar] brotherly behavior among them. (Art. 4)
- Spanish… Ninguna persona puede ser sometida a servidumbre ni a otra condición que menoscabe su dignidad. Los seres humanos deben guardar conducta fraternal entre sí. (Art. 4)
Protection from Violence
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5. It shall be prohibited to form parties that:
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b) Intend to use subversive or violent means to achieve their purposes;
… (Art. 57) - Portuguese…
5. É proibida a constituição de partidos que:
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b) Se proponham utilizar meios subversivos ou violentos na prossecução dos seus fins;
… (Art. 57)
Protection from Violence
- English
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§)