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Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe usurpation of sovereignty by coup d'état, rebellion, mutiny or any other non-democratic process [procédé] constitutes an imprescriptible crime against the Central African People.
… (Art. 28) - FrenchL’usurpation de la souveraineté par coup d’Etat, rébellion, mutinerie ou tout autre procédé non démocratique constitue un crime imprescriptible contre le peuple centrafricain.
… (Art. 28)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishEvery person has the right to liberty and security of person;
… (Art. 12)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo 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) - FrenchNul 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
- EnglishThe 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) - FrenchLa 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
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The State shall protect women against all forms of violence … (Art. 11) - Arabic…
وتلتزم الدولة بحماية المرأة ضد كل أشكال العنف …(المادّة 11)
Protection from Violence
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(2) The State must adopt reasonable policies and measures, within the limits of the resources available to it, to ensure that children—
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(c) are protected from maltreatment, neglect or any form of abuse;
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(3) The State must take appropriate legislative and other measures—
(a) to protect children from exploitative labour practices; and
(b) to ensure that children are not required or permitted to perform work or provide services that—
(i) are inappropriate for the children’s age; or
(ii) place at risk the children’s well-being, education, physical or mental health or spiritual, moral or social development. (Sec. 19)
Protection from Violence
- English1. Every child has the right:
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d. Not to be subject to exploitative practices, neither to be required nor permitted to perform work which may be hazardous or harmful to his or her education, health or wellbeing;
e. To be free of corporal punishment or cruel and inhumane treatment in schools and other institutions responsible for the care of children.
… (Art. 36) - Amharic1. ማንኛውም ሕጻን የሚከተሉት መብቶች አሉት፤
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መ/ ጉልበቱን ከሚበዘብዙ ልማዶች የመጠበቅ፣ በትምህርቱ፣ በጤናውና በደህንነቱ ላይ ጉዳት የሚያደርሱ ሥራዎች እንዲሠራ ያለመገደድ ወይም ከመሥራት የመጠበቅ፣
ሠ/ በትምህርት ቤቶች ወይም በሕጻናት ማሳደጊያ ተቋሞች ውስጥ በአካሉ ከሚፈጸም ወይም ከጭካኔና ኢሰብዓዊ ከሆነ ቅጣት ነጻ የመሆን፡፡
… (አንቀጽ 36)
Protection from Violence
- English1. Citizens have the right to, freely and without requiring any specific authorization, start associations, as long as they are not promoting violence and their objectives are not contrary to the law.
… (Art. 55) - Portuguese1 - Os cidadãos têm o direito de, livremente e sem dependência de qualquer autorização, constituir associações, desde’que estas não se destinem a promover a violência e os respectivos fins não sejam contrários à lei.
… (Art. 55)
Protection from Violence
- English1. The dignity of all persons shall be inviolable.
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3. No person shall be subject to torture of any kind or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
4. No person shall be subject to corporal punishment in connexion with any judicial proceedings or in any other proceedings before any organ of the State.
5. No person shall be subjected to medical or scientific experimentation without his or her consent.
… (Sec. 19)
Protection from Violence
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The State guarantees the inviolability of the human person.
Any form of physical and moral violence or infringement of dignity is proscribed.
Torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatments as well as trafficking in persons are punished [réprimés] by the law. (Art. 39) - Arabic
تضمن الدولة عدم انتهاك حرمة الإنسان.
يحظر أي عنف بدني أو معنوي، أو أي مساس بالكرامة.
يعاقب القانون على التعذيب، وعلى المعاملات القاسية، واللا إنسانية أو المهينة، والاتجار بالبشر. (المادة 39) - French
L’Etat garantit l’inviolabilité de la personne humaine.
Toute forme de violence physique et morale et d'atteinte à la dignité est proscrite.
La torture, les traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants ainsi que la traite des personnes sont réprimés par la loi. (Art. 39)