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Protection from Violence
Mauritania
- EnglishNo one shall be reduced to slavery or to any form of servitude [asservissement] of the human being, or submitted to torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatments. These practices constitute crimes against humanity and are punished as such by the law.
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The honor and the private life of the citizen, the inviolability of the human person, of his domicile and of his correspondence are guaranteed by the State. (Art. 13) - Arabicلا يجوز اخضاع أحد للعبودية الرقّ أو لأيّ شكل من أشكال الاستعباد للإنسان، لا يجب تعريض أي شخص للتّعذيب و غيره من ضروب المعاملة أو العقوبة القاسية أو اللاّإنسانية أو المهينة. تعدّ هذه الممارسات جرائم ضد الإنسانية و يعاقب عليها القانون.
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تصون الدولة شرف المواطن وحياته الخاصة، وحرمة الإنسان وحرمة منزله ومراسلاته. (المادّة 13) - FrenchNul ne peut être réduit en esclavage ou à toute forme d’asservissement de l’être humain, ni soumis à la torture et autres traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants. Ces pratiques constituent des crimes contre l’humanité et sont punis comme tels par la loi.
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L’honneur et la vie privée du citoyen, l’inviolabilité de la personne humaine, de son domicile et de sa correspondance sont garantis par l’Etat. (Art. 13)
Protection from Violence
Cambodia
- EnglishEveryone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
… (Art. 32) - Khmerជនគ្រប់រូបមានសិទ្ធិរស់រានមានជីវិត មានសេរីភាព និងមានសន្តិសុខផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន។
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Protection from Violence
Israel
- EnglishThere shall be no violation of the life, body or dignity of any person as such. (Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty (1992), Sec. 2)
- Hebrewאין פוגעים בחייו, בגופו, או בכבודו של אדם באשר הוא אדם. (חוק יסוד: כבוד האדם וחירותו (1992), סעיף 2)
Protection from Violence
Latvia
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The State shall provide special support to disabled children, children left without parental care or who have suffered from violence. (Art. 110) - Latvian...
Valsts īpaši palīdz bērniem invalīdiem, bērniem, kas palikuši bez vecāku gādības vai cietuši no varmācības. (Art. 110)
Protection from Violence
Angola
- EnglishNo-one shall be subjected to torture, forced labour or cruel, degrading or inhuman treatment. (Art. 60)
- PortugueseNinguém pode ser submetido a tortura, a trabalhos forçados, nem a tratamentos ou penas cruéis, desumanas ou degradantes. (Art. 60)
Protection from Violence
Niger
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In the exercise of the power of the State, personal power, regionalism, ethnocentrism, discrimination, nepotism, sexism, the clan spirit, the feudal spirit, slavery in all its forms, illicit enrichment, favoritism, corruption, racketeering and the influence-trafficking are punished by the law. (Art. 4) - French…
Dans l’exercice du pouvoir d’État, le pouvoir personnel, le régionalisme, l’ethnocentrisme, la discrimination, le népotisme, le sexisme, l’esprit de clan, l’esprit féodal, l’esclavage sous toutes ses formes, l’enrichissement illicite, le favoritisme, la corruption, la concussion et le trafic d’influence sont punis par la loi. (Art. 4)
Protection from Violence
Colombia
- EnglishNo one shall be subjected to forced sequestration, torture, cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment. (Art. 12)
- SpanishNadie será sometido a desaparición forzada, a torturas ni a tratos o penas crueles, inhumanos o degradantes. (Art. 12)
Protection from Violence
Korea, Republic of
- English1. … No person shall be arrested, detained, searched, seized or interrogated except as provided by law and no person shall be punished, placed under preventive restrictions or subject to involuntary labor except as provided by law and through lawful procedures.
2. No citizens shall be tortured or be compelled to testify against himself/herself in criminal cases.
... (Art. 12) - Korean① ... 누구든지 법률에 의하지 아니하고는 체포·구속·압수·수색 또는 심문을 받지 아니하며, 법률과 적법한 절차에 의하지 아니하고는 처벌·보안처분 또는 강제노역을 받지 아니한다.
②모든 국민은 고문을 받지 아니하며, 형사상 자기에게 불리한 진술을 강요당하지 아니한다.
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Protection from Violence
Costa Rica
- EnglishEvery person is free in the Republic; whoever is under the protection of its laws may not be slave [masculine] or slave [feminine]. (Art. 20)
- SpanishToda persona es libre en la República, quien se halle bajo la protección de sus leyes no podrá ser esclavo ni esclava. (Art. 20)
Protection from Violence
Kyrgyzstan
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4. The following shall be prohibited in the Kyrgyz Republic:
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5. activity of political parities, public and religious organizations, their representations and branches in the event that such structures pursue political goals aimed at forced change of the constitutional setup, undermining national security, incitement of social, racial, inter-national, interethnic and religious hatred. (Art. 4) - Russian...
4. В Кыргызской Республике запрещается:
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5) деятельность политических партий, общественных и религиозных объединений, их представительств и филиалов, преследующих политические цели, действия которых направлены на насильственное изменение конституционного строя, подрыв национальной безопасности, разжигание социальной, расовой, межнациональной, межэтнической и религиозной вражды. (Статья 4) - Kyrgyz...
4. Кыргыз Республикасында төмөнкүлөргө тыюу салынат:
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5) иш-аракети конституциялык түзүлүштү күч менен өзгөртүүгө, улуттук коопсуздукту бүлдүрүүгө, социалдык, расалык, улут аралык, этностор аралык жана диний касташууну тутандырууга багытталган максаттарды көздөгөн саясий партиялардын, коомдук жана диний бирикмелердин, алардын өкүлчүлүктөрүнүн жана филиалдарынын иштешине. (4-берене)