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Protection from Violence

South Sudan
  • English
    Every person has the right to liberty and security of person;
    … (Art. 12)

Protection from Violence

Iraq
  • English
    First:
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    C. All forms of psychological and physical torture and inhumane treatment are prohibited. Any confession made under force, threat, or torture shall not be relied on, and the victim shall have the right to seek compensation for material and moral damages incurred in accordance with the law.
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    Third: Forced labor, slavery, slave trade, trafficking in women or children, and sex trade shall be prohibited. (Art. 37)
  • Arabic
    أولاً:
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    ج ـ يحرّم جميع أنواع التعذيب النفسي والجسدي والمعاملة غير الإنسانية، ولا عبرة بأي اعتراف انتزع بالإكراه أو التهديد أو التعذيب، وللمتضرر المطالبة بالتعويض عن الضرر المادي والمعنوي الذي أصابه وفقاً للقانون.
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    ثالثاً :ـ يحرم العمل القسري (السخرة)، والعبودية وتجارة العبيد (الرقيق)، ويحرم الاتجار بالنساء والأطفال، و الاتجار بالجنس. (المادة 37)

Protection from Violence

Latvia
  • English
    ...
    Forced labour is prohibited.
    ... (Art. 106)
  • Latvian
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    Piespiedu darbs ir aizliegts.
    ... (Art. 106)

Protection from Violence

Congo
  • English
    No one may be compelled [astreint] to forced labor, except in the case of a penalty deprivative of liberty pronounced by a jurisdiction legally established.
    No one may be submitted to slavery. (Art. 33)
  • French
    Nul ne peut être astreint à un travail forcé, sauf dans le cas d’une peine privative de liberté prononcée par une juridiction légalement établie.
    Nul ne peut être soumis à l’esclavage. (Art. 33)

Protection from Violence

Guatemala
  • English
    The minimum social rights that form the basis of the labor legislation and the activity of the tribunals and [the] authorities [are]:
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    l. Minors under fourteen years of age may not be employed in any type of work, except for the exceptions established by the law. It is forbidden to employ [ocupar] minors in works that are incompatible with their physical capacity or that endanger their moral formation.
    The workers older than sixty years of age will be the object of a treatment [that is] adequate to their age;
    … (Art. 102)
  • Spanish
    Son derechos sociales mínimos que fundamentan la legislación del trabajo y la actividad de los tribunales y autoridades:
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    l) Los menores de catorce años no podrán ser ocupados en ninguna clase de trabajo, salvo las excepciones establecidas en la ley. Es prohibido ocupar a menores en trabajos incompatibles con su capacidad física o que pongan en peligro su formación moral.
    Los trabajadores mayores de sesenta años serán objeto de trato adecuado a su edad;
    … (Art. 102)

Protection from Violence

Togo
  • English
    The human person is sacred and inviolable.
    No one may be submitted to torture or to other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatments.
    No one may evade [soustraire] the punishment incurred by committing such violations by invoking the order of a superior or [that] of a public authority.
    Any individual, [or] any agent of the State, culpable of such acts, either on their own initiative, or on instruction, will be punished in accordance with the law. … (Art. 21)
  • French
    La personne humaine est sacrée et inviolable.
    Nul ne peut être soumis à la torture ou à d'autres formes de traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants.
    Nul ne peut se soustraire à la peine encourue du fait de ces violations en invoquant l'ordre d'un supérieur ou d'une autorité publique.
    Tout individu, tout agent de l'Etat coupable de tels actes, soit de sam propre initiative, soit sur instruction, sera puni conformément à la loi. ... (Art. 21)

Protection from Violence

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
  • English

    Citizens are guaranteed inviolability of the person and the home, 
    ... (Art. 79)

  • Korean

    공민은 인신과 주택의 불가침...을 보장받는다.
    … (제79조)

Protection from Violence

Monaco
  • English
    Individual freedom and security are guaranteed.
    … (Art. 19)
  • French
    La liberté et la sûreté individuelles sont garanties.
    … (Art. 19)

Protection from Violence

Egypt
  • English
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    The State shall protect women against all forms of violence … (Art. 11)
  • Arabic
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    وتلتزم الدولة بحماية المرأة ضد كل أشكال العنف …(المادّة 11)

Protection from Violence

Nicaragua
  • English

    Every person has the right:
    ...
    2. To their [su] security.;
    ... (Art. 25)

  • Spanish

    Toda persona tiene derecho:
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    2) A su seguridad
    ... (Art. 25)