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Protection from Violence
Central African Republic
- EnglishEach has the right to life and to physical and moral integrity. There may not be derogation of this principle except in application of a law.
No one may be subjected either to torture, or to rape [viol], or to cruel, inhuman, degrading or humiliating acts or treatment.
… (Art. 3) - FrenchChacun a droit à la vie et à l’intégrité physique et morale. Il ne peut être dérogé à ce principe qu’en application d’une loi.
Nul ne sera soumis ni à la torture, ni au viol, ni à des sévices ou traitement cruels, inhumains, dégradants ou humiliants.
… (Art. 3)
Protection from Violence
South Africa
- English(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of expression, …
(2) The right in subsection (1) does not extend to –
(a) propaganda for war;
(b) incitement of imminent violence; or
(c) advocacy of hatred that is based on race, ethnicity, gender or religion, and that constitutes incitement to cause harm. (Sec. 16)
Protection from Violence
Qatar
- English… no person may be subjected to torture, or any degrading treatment; and torture shall be considered a crime punishable by law. (Art. 36)
- Arabic... لا يعرّض أي إنسان للتّعذيب أو للمعاملة الحاطّة للكرامة، ويعتبر التّعذيب جريمة يعاقب عليها القانون. (المادّة 36)
Protection from Violence
Chad
- EnglishThe human person is sacred and inviolable.
Every individual has the right to life, to the integrity of their person, to security, to liberty, to the protection of their privacy and of their assets. (Art. 17) - Arabicالإنسان مقدس ومصون.
يحق لكل فرد بالحياة والسلامة الشخصية والأمن والحرية وحماية خصوصيته وأصوله. (المادة 17) - FrenchLa personne humaine est sacrée et inviolable.
Tout individu a droit à la vie, à l'intégrité de sa personne, à la sécurité, à la liberté, à la protection de sa vie privée et de ses biens. (Art. 17)
Protection from Violence
South Sudan
- English…
4. All levels of government shall:
…
b. enact laws to combat harmful customs and traditions which undermine the dignity and status of women;
… (Art. 16)
Protection from Violence
Sri Lanka
- EnglishNo person shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. (Art. 11)
- Sinhalaකිසිම තැනැත්තකු වධ හිංසාවලට හෝ කෘෘර, අමානුෂික හෝ අවමන් සහගත සැලකිල්ලකට නැතහොත් දඞුුවමකට යටත් නොකළ යුත්තේ ය. (11 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Protection from Violence
Slovenia
- EnglishNo one may be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading punishment or treatment. The conducting of medical or other scientific experiments on any person without his free consent is prohibited. (Art. 18)
- SloveneNihče ne sme biti podvržen mučenju, nečloveškemu ali ponižujočem kaznovanju ali ravnanju. Na človeku je prepovedano delati medicinske ali druge znanstvene poskuse brez njegove svobodne privolitve. (18. Člen)
Protection from Violence
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- EnglishThe public authorities, whether military, civilian or of any other kind, even during a state of emergency, exception or restriction or guarantees, are prohibited from effecting, permitting or tolerating the forced disappearance of persons. An officer receiving an order or instruction to carry it out, has the obligation not to obey, and to report the order or instruction to the competent authorities. The intellectual and physical perpetrators accomplices and concealers of the crimes of forced disappearance of a person, as well as any attempt to commit such offense, shall be punished in accordance with law. (Art. 45)
- SpanishSe prohíbe a la autoridad pública, sea civil o militar, aun en estado de emergencia, excepción o restricción de garantías, practicar, permitir o tolerar la desaparición forzada de personas. El funcionario o funcionaria que reciba orden o instrucción para practicarla, tiene la obligación de no obedecerla y denunciarla a las autoridades competentes. Los autores o autoras intelectuales y materiales, cómplices y encubridores o encubridoras del delito de desaparición forzada de personas, así como la tentativa de comisión del mismo, serán sancionados o sancionadas de conformidad con la ley. (Art. 45)
Protection from Violence
Congo
- EnglishThe political parties must, to be recognized, conform to the following principals:
…
• the proscription of intolerance, of ethnicism, of sectarianism and of the recourse to violence in all its forms;
… (Art. 61) - FrenchLes partis politiques doivent, pour être reconnus, se conformer aux principes suivants:
…
- la proscription de l’intolérance, de l’éthnicisme, du sectarisme et du recours à la violence sous toutes ses formes;
… (Art. 61)
Protection from Violence
Togo
- EnglishThe State protects youth against any form of exploitation or of manipulation. (Art. 36)
- FrenchL'Etat protège la jeunesse contre toute forme d'exploitation ou de manipulation. (Art. 36)