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Protection from Violence
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(b) No persons shall be subject to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. (Art. 8)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment. (Sec. 5)
Protection from Violence
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3. Every child has the right to be protected from violence, mistreatment, exploitation and employment for work, especially when under the minimum age for work that could damage their health and morals or endanger their life or normal development. (Art. 54) - Albanian
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3. Çdo fëmijë ka të drejtë të jetë i mbrojtur nga dhuna, keqtrajtimi, shfrytëzimi dhe përdorimi për punë, e veçanërisht nën moshën minimale për punën e fëmijëve, që mund të dëmtojë shëndetin, moralin ose të rrezikojë jetën a zhvillimin e tij normal. (Neni 54)
Protection from Violence
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(1) No person shall be required to perform forced labour.
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Protection from Violence
- EnglishEvery human being has the right to the freedom of their person, notably to physical and psychic integrity and to the freedom of movement. No one shall be submitted to torture, or to cruel, inhuman or degrading penalties or treatments. (Art. 25)
- KirundiUmugore wese, umugabo wese arafise uburenganzira bwo kwishira no kwizana mu buzima bwiwe nko kudasinzikarizwa amagara ku mubiri canke mu mutwe kandi akagira uburengazira bwo kuja iyo ashaka. Nta muntu ashobora gusinzikarizwa amagara, ngo afatwe nk’inyamaswa canke akurweko agateka. (Ingingo ya 25)
- FrenchToute femme, tout homme a droit à la liberté de sa personne, notamment à l’intégrité physique et psychique et à la liberté de mouvement. Nul ne sera soumis à la torture, ni à des peines ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants. (Art. 25)
Protection from Violence
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(1) A person's liberty and security are guaranteed by the State.
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(1) Ubwisanzure n’umutekano bya muntu byubahirizwa na Leta.
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(1) La liberté et la sécurité de la personne sont garanties par l’Etat.
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Protection from Violence
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6. To eliminate all forms of violence in the education system and to safeguard the bodily, psychological and sexual integrity of students.
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6. Erradicar todas las formas de violencia en el sistema educativo y velar por la integridad física, psicológica y sexual de las estudiantes y los estudiantes.
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Protection from Violence
- EnglishWork will be regulated by a Code which shall have as [its] principal objective the harmonizing of the relations between the employers [patronos] and [the] workers, establishing their rights and obligations. It shall be founded in general principles that tend to the improvement of the living conditions of the workers, and will especially include the following rights:
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10) The minors of fourteen years of age or less, and those that having reached this age still remain subject to obligatory education by virtue of the law, may not be occupied in any type of work.
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The workday of the minors of sixteen years of age cannot be more than six hours a day and thirty-four hours a week, in any kind of work.
Unhealthy or dangerous work is prohibited for persons under eighteen years of age and for women. Night work is also prohibited for persons under eighteen years of age.
The law will determine the dangerous and unhealthy labors;
… (Art. 38) - SpanishEl trabajo estará regulado por un Código que tendrá por objeto principal armonizar las relaciones entre patronos y trabajadores, estableciendo sus derechos y obligaciones. Estará fundamentado en principios generales que tiendan al mejoramiento de las condiciones de vida de los trabajadores, e incluirá especialmente los derechos siguientes:
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10º Los menores de catorce años, y los que habiendo cumplido esa edad sigan sometidos a la enseñanza obligatoria en virtud de la ley, no podrán ser ocupados en ninguna clase de trabajo.
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La jornada de los menores de dieciséis años no podrá ser mayor de seis horas diarias y de treinta y cuatro semanales, en cualquier clase de trabajo.
Se prohíbe el trabajo a los menores de dieciocho años y a las mujeres en labores insalubres o peligrosas. También se prohíbe el trabajo nocturno a los menores de dieciocho años.
La ley determinará las labores peligrosas o insalubres;
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Protection from Violence
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Incitement to ethnic, racial, religious or political hatred, violence or discrimination is prohibited and punishable by law. Incitement to hatred and violence between social classes or to discrimination against a social class is also prohibited and punishable by law. (Sec. 12) - Estonian…
Rahvusliku, rassilise, usulise või poliitilise vihkamise, vägivalla ja diskrimineerimise õhutamine on seadusega keelatud ja karistatav. Samuti on seadusega keelatud ja karistatav õhutada vihkamist, vägivalda ja diskrimineerimist ühiskonnakihtide vahel. (§ 12)
Protection from Violence
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The associations, the groups, the societies and the political parties of which the activities are contrary to the public order as well as to the unity and to the cohesion of the Central African People[,] are prohibited. (Art. 14) - French…
Les associations, les groupements, les sociétés et les partis politiques dont les activités sont contraires à l’ordre public ainsi qu’à l’unité et à la cohésion du peuple centrafricain sont prohibés. (Art. 14)