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Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo one may be subjected to any form of ill-treatment or, without his/her consent, to medical or scientific experiments.
Forced and compulsory labour shall be forbidden. (Art. 23) - CroatianNitko ne smije biti podvrgnut bilo kakvu obliku zlostavljanja ili, bez svoje privole, liječničkim ili znanstvenim pokusima.
Zabranjen je prisilni i obvezatni rad. (Članak 23)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo one may be subjected to slavery, servitude or forced labour. (Sec. 13)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe Constitution guarantees to all Hondurans and to foreigners residing in the country the right to the inviolability of life, and to individual safety, freedom, equality before the law, and property. (Art. 61)
- SpanishLa Constitución garantiza a los hondureños y extranjeros residentes en el país, el derecho a la inviolabilidad de la vida, a la seguridad individual, a la libertad, a la igualdad ante la ley y a la propiedad. (Art. 61)
Protection from Violence
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(2) Every person shall have the right to be free from torture or inhumane and degrading treatment, and shall have the right to obtain political asylum from another country. (Art. 28G) - Indonesian…
(2) Setiap orang berhak untuk bebas dari penyiksaan atau perlakuan yang merendahkan derajat martabat manusia dan berhak memperoleh suaka politik dari negara lain. (Pasal 28G)
Protection from Violence
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All acts of torture, all cruel, inhuman or degrading treatments are prohibited.
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Tout acte de torture, tout traitement cruel, inhumain ou dégradant est interdit.
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Protection from Violence
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(1) No one shall be subject to torture, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, or held in servitude. Trafficking in human beings shall be prohibited.
(2) It shall be prohibited to perform medical or scientific experiment on human beings without their informed and voluntary consent.
… (Freedom and Responsibility, Art. III) - Hungarian
(1) Senkit nem lehet kínzásnak, embertelen, megalázó bánásmódnak vagy büntetésnek alávetni, valamint szolgaságban tartani. Tilos az emberkereskedelem.
(2) Tilos emberen tájékoztatáson alapuló, önkéntes hozzájárulása nélkül orvosi vagy tudományos kísérletet végezni.
... (Szabadság és Felelősség, III. cikk)
Protection from Violence
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(6) To ensure equality before the law, the state authority shall make procedures which are appropriate or which take into account the following principles, namely:
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(e) no person shall be subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading punishment or treatment. (Art. 13)
Protection from Violence
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Child labor [trabajo de los menores] is prohibited, in jobs that may affect their [su] normal development or their [su] obligatory cycle of education [instrucción]. Children and adolescents will be protected against any type [clase] of economic and social exploitation. (Art. 84)
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Se prohíbe el trabajo de los menores, en labores que puedan afectar su desarrollo normal o su ciclo de instrucción obligatoria. Se protegerá a los niños y adolescentes contra cualquier clase de explotación económica y social. (Art. 84)
Protection from Violence
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2. Every person seized, detained, imprisoned or the freedom thereof restricted should be treated in a manner that preserves human dignity; may not be tortured, in any manner, bodily or morally harmed; and may not be detained in other than the places permitted by laws; and every statement uttered by any person under any torture, harm or threat shall not be regarded. (Art. 8) - Arabic...
2. كل من يقبض عليه أو يوقف أو يحبس أو تقيد حريته تجب معاملته بما يحفظ عليه كرامة الإنسان، ولا يجوز تعذيبه، بأي شكل من الأشكال، أو إيذاؤه بدنياً أو معنوياً، كما لا يجوز حجزه في غير الأماكن التي تجيزها القوانين، وكل قول يصدر عن أي شخص تحت وطأة أي تعذيب أو إيذاء أو تهديد لا يعتد به. (المادّة 8)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishIn no case, even when the state of siege or the state of urgency has been proclaimed in accordance with Articles 85 and 86 of this Constitution, can there be derogation of the rights and fundamental principles enumerated as follows:
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2. the prohibition of torture and of cruel, inhuman or degrading punishments or treatment;
3. the prohibition of slavery and of servitude;
… (Art. 61) - FrenchEn aucun cas, et même lorsque l’état de siège ou l’état d’urgence aura été proclamé conformément aux articles 85 et 86 de la présente Constitution, il ne peut être dérogé aux droits et principes fondamentaux énumérés ci-après:
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2. l’interdiction de la torture et des peines ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants;
3. l’interdiction de l’esclavage et de la servitude;
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