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Protection from Violence
Sudan
- English(1) Slavery and human trafficking shall be prohibited in all forms. No person shall be enslaved or subjected to forced labor.
(2) No person shall be compelled to perform work by force except as a punishment following conviction by a competent court. (Art. 46) - Arabic1. يحظر الرق والاتجار بالبشر بجميع أشكاله، ولا يجوز استرقاق آخر او اخضاعه للسخرة.
2. لا يجوز إرغام احد علي ادأء عمل قسراً إلا كعقوبة تترتب علي الإدانة بوساطة محكمة مختصة. (الماده 47)
Protection from Violence
Jamaica
- English…
2. Subject to sections 18 and 49, and to subsections (9) and (12) of this section, and save only as may be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society-
a. this Chapter12 guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in subsections (3) and (6) of this section and in sections 14, 15, 16 and 17; and
b. Parliament shall pass no law and no organ of the State shall take any action which abrogates, abridges or infringes those rights.
3. The rights and freedoms referred to in subsection (2) are as follows-
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a. the right to life, liberty and security of the person
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o. the right to, protection from torture, or inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment as provided in subsections (6) and (7);
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6. No person shall be subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment.
7. Nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of subsection (6) to the extent that the law in question authorizes the infliction of any description of punishment which was lawful in Jamaica immediately before the commencement of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms (Constitutional Amendment) Act, 2011.
… (Sec. 13)
Protection from Violence
Syrian Arab Republic
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2. No one may be tortured or treated in a humiliating manner, and the law shall define the punishment for those who do so;
… (Art. 53) - Arabic...
2. لا يجوز تعذيب أحد أو معاملته معاملة مهينة، ويحدد القانون عقاب من يفعل ذلك.
… (المادة 53)
Protection from Violence
Slovenia
- EnglishThe inviolability of the physical and mental integrity of every person and his privacy and personality rights shall be guaranteed. (Art. 35)
- SloveneZagotovljena je nedotakljivost človekove telesne in duševne celovitosti, njegove zasebnosti ter osebnostnih pravic. (35. Člen)
Protection from Violence
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- EnglishThe human person is sacred. The State has the obligation to respect it and to protect it.
All persons have the right to life, to physical integrity as well as to the free development of their personality, under respect for the law, of public order, of the rights of others and of public morality.
No one may be held in slavery or in an analagous condition.
No one may be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
No one may be subjected to forced or compulsory labor. (Art. 16) - FrenchLa personne humaine est sacrée. L’Etat a l’obligation de la respecter et de la protéger.
Toute personne a droit à la vie, à l’intégrité physique ainsi qu’au libre développement de sa personnalité dans le respect de la loi, de l’ordre public, du droit d’autrui et des bonnes moeurs.
Nul ne peut être tenu en esclavage ni dans une condition analogue.
Nul ne peut être soumis à un traitement cruel, inhumain ou dégradant.
Nul ne peut être astreint à un travail forcé ou obligatoire. (Art. 16)
Protection from Violence
Uganda
- EnglishNotwithstanding anything in this Constitution, there shall be no derogation from the enjoyment of the following rights and freedoms-
a. freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;
b. freedom from slavery or servitude;
… (Art. 44)
Protection from Violence
Paraguay
- EnglishSlavery, personal servitude, and the trafficking [trata] of the persons are proscribed. The law may establish social responsibilities [cargas] in favor of the State. (Art. 10)
- SpanishEstán proscritas la esclavitud, las servidumbres personales y la trata de personas. La ley podrá establecer cargas sociales en favor del Estado. (Art. 10)
Protection from Violence
Türkiye
- EnglishEveryone has the right to personal liberty and security. … (Art. 19)
- TurkishHerkes, kişi hürriyeti ve güvenliğine sahiptir. … (Madde 19)
Protection from Violence
Ukraine
- EnglishThe human being, his or her life and health, honour and dignity, inviolability and security are recognised in Ukraine as the highest social value.
… (Art. 3) - UkrainianЛюдина, її життя і здоров'я, честь і гідність, недоторканність і безпека визнаються в Україні найвищою соціальною цінністю.
… (Стаття 3)
Protection from Violence
Egypt
- EnglishAll forms of slavery, oppression, forced exploitation of human beings, sex trade, and other forms of human trafficking are prohibited and criminalized by Law. (Art. 89)
- Arabicتُحظر كلّ صور العبودية والاسترقاق والقهر والاستغلال القسرى للإنسان، وتجارة الجنس، وغيرها من أشكال الاتّجار فى البشر، ويجرّم القانون كل ذلك. (المادّة 89)