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Protection from Violence
Philippines
- English…
(2) No involuntary servitude in any form shall exist except as a punishment for a crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted. (Art. III, Sec. 18) - Filipino…
(2) Hindi dapat pairalin ang ano mang anyo ng sapilitang paglilingkod, maliban kung kaparusahang pataw ng hatol ng pagkakasala. (Art. III, Seksyon 18)
Protection from Violence
Serbia
- EnglishNo person may be kept in slavery or servitude.
All forms of human trafficking are prohibited.
Forced labour is prohibited. Sexual or financial exploitation of person in unfavourable position shall be deemed forced labour.
... (Art. 26) - Serbian CyrillicНико не може бити држан у ропству или у положају сличном ропству.
Сваки облик трговине људима је забрањен.
Забрањен је принудни рад. Сексуално или економско искоришћавање лица које је у неповољном положају сматра се принудним радом.
… (Члан 26)
Protection from Violence
Tuvalu
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of this Part, and in particular to —
(a) section 32 (foreign disciplined forces); and
(b) section 33 (hostile disciplined forces),
no-one shall —
(c) be tortured; or
(d) given inhuman or degrading punishment or treatment. (Sec. 19)
Protection from Violence
Mauritius
- English1. No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
2. No person shall be required to perform forced labour.
… (Sec. 6)
Protection from Violence
Colombia
- EnglishBasic rights of children are: … They shall be protected against any form of abandonment, physical or moral violence, sequestration, sale, sexual abuse, labor or economic exploitation, and dangerous work.
… (Art. 44) - SpanishSon derechos fundamentales de los niños: … Serán protegidos contra toda forma de abandono, violencia física o moral, secuestro, venta, abuso sexual, explotación laboral o económica y trabajos riesgosos.
… (Art. 44)
Protection from Violence
Tajikistan
- English… Propaganda and agitation, kindling the social, race, national, religious and language enmity and hostility shall be prohibited. … (Art. 30)
- Russian… Пропаганда и агитация, разжигающие социальную, расовую, национальную, религиозную и языковую вражду и неприязнь, запрещается. … (Статья 30)
- Tajik… Таблиғот ва ташвиқоте, ки бадбинӣ ва хусумати иҷтимоӣ, нажоди, миллӣ, динӣ ва забониро бармеангезанд, манъ аст. … (Моддаи 30)
Protection from Violence
Slovenia
- EnglishAny incitement to national, racial, religious, or other discrimination, and the inflaming of national, racial, religious, or other hatred and intolerance are unconstitutional. Any incitement to violence and war is unconstitutional. (Art. 63)
- SloveneProtiustavno je vsakršno spodbujanje k narodni, rasni, verski ali drugi neenakopravnosti ter razpihovanje narodnega, rasnega, verskega ali drugega sovraštva in nestrpnosti. Protiustavno je vsakršno spodbujanje k nasilju in vojni. (63. Člen)
Protection from Violence
Benin
- English
The human person is sacred and inviolable.
The State has the absolute obligation to respect it and to protect it. … (Art. 8) - French
La personne humaine est sacrée et inviolable.
L'Etat a l'obligation absolue de la respecter et de la protéger. … (Art. 8)
Protection from Violence
Niger
- EnglishNo one shall be submitted to torture, to slavery or to cruel, inhuman or degrading abuse [sévices] or treatments.
Any individual, any agent of the State, who is found guilty [se render coupable] of acts of torture or of cruel, inhuman or degrading abuse or treatments in the exercise of or on the occasion of the exercise of their functions, either on his own initiative or under instructions, will be punished according to the law. (Art. 14) - FrenchNul ne sera soumis à la torture, à l'esclavage ni à des sévices ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants.
Tout individu, tout agent de l'État, qui se rendrait coupable d'actes de torture, de sévices ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants dans l'exercice ou à l'occasion de l'exercice de ses fonctions, soit de sa propre initiative, soit sur instructions, sera puni conformément à la loi. (Art. 14)
Protection from Violence
Dominican Republic
- EnglishThe family, society, and State shall give preference to the superior interests of male and female children and adolescents, and shall have the obligation to assist and protect them in order to guarantee their harmonious and integral development and the full exercise of their fundamental rights, in accordance with this Constitution and the laws. Consequently:
1. The eradication of child labor and all types of mistreatment or violence against minors is declared of the highest national interest. Male and female children and adolescents shall be protected by the State against all forms of abandonment, kidnapping, states of vulnerability, abuse or physical, psychological, moral or sexual abuse, commercial, labor, economic exploitation or risky jobs.
… (Art. 56) - SpanishLa familia, la sociedad y el Estado, harán primar el interés superior del niño, niña y adolescente; tendrán la obligación de asistirles y protegerles para garantizar su desarrollo armónico e integral y el ejercicio pleno de sus derechos fundamentales, conforme a esta Constitución y las leyes. En consecuencia:
1) Se declara del más alto interés nacional la erradicación del trabajo infantil y todo tipo de maltrato o violencia contra las personas menores de edad. Los niños, niñas y adolescentes serán protegidos por el Estado contra toda forma de abandono, secuestro, estado de vulnerabilidad, abuso o violencia física, sicológica, moral o sexual, explotación comercial, laboral, económica y trabajos riesgosos;
… (Art. 56)