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Protection from Violence
- English…
Discrimination and incitement of hatred is a crime punished by Law.
… (Art. 53) - Arabic…
التمييز والحض على الكراهية جريمة، يعاقب عليها القانون
…(المادّة 53)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe State must take appropriate measures to ensure that—
…
(b) children are not pledged in marriage;
… (Sec. 26)
Protection from Violence
- English
It is hereby recognised and declared that in Trinidad and Tobago there have existed and shall continue to exist, without discrimination by reason of race, origin, colour, religion or sex, the following fundamental human rights and freedoms, namely–
(a) the right of the individual to life, liberty, security of the person
… (Sec. 4)
Protection from Violence
- English…
(3) No act purporting to demonstrate any person or community as superior or inferior on grounds of origin, caste, tribe or physical condition or justifying social discrimination on grounds of caste, tribe or untouchability or propagating ideology based on untouchability and caste based superiority or hatred or encouraging caste-based discrimination in any manner whatsoever shall be allowed.
… (Art. 24) - Nepali…
(३) उत्पत्ति, जात, जाति वा शारीरिक अवस्थाको आधारमा कुनै व्यक्ति वा समुदायलाई उच्च वा नीच दर्शाउने, जात, जाति वा छुवाछूतको आधारमा सामाजिक भेदभावलाई न्यायोचित ठान्ने वा छुवाछूत तथा जातीय उच्चता वा घृणामा आधारित विचारको प्रचार प्रसार गर्न वा जातीय विभेदलाई कुनै पनि किसिमले प्रोत्साहन गर्न पाइने छैन ।
... (धारा २४)
Protection from Violence
- English1. Everyone has the right to freedom and security.
… (Art. 27) - Portuguese1. Todos têm direito à liberdade e à segurança.
… (Art. 27)
Protection from Violence
- English1. Everyone has the right to protection against cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
2. No one shall be held in slavery or servitude. Trafficking in human beings for whatever purpose is prohibited.
3. No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour.
… (Art. 18) - Amharic1. ማንኛውም ሰው ጭካኔ ከተሞላበት፣ ኢሰብዓዊ ከሆነ ወይም ክብሩን ከሚያዋርድ አያያዝ ወይም ቅጣት የመጠበቅ መብት አለው፡፡
2. ማንኛውም ሰው በባርነት ወይም በግዴታ አገልጋይነት ሊያዝ አይችልም፡፡ለማንኛውም ዓላማ በሰው የመነገድ ተግባር የተከለከለ ነው፡፡
3. ማንኛውም ሰው በኃይል ተገዶ ወይም ግዴታ ለማሟላት ማንኛውንም ሥራ እንዲሠራ ማድረግ የተከለከለ ነው፡፡
… (አንቀጽ 18)