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Protection from Violence
Cambodia
- EnglishThe law forbids any physical abuse against any individual.
The law protects the life, the honour and the dignity of the citizens.
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Confessions obtained by physical torture or mental pressure shall not be admissible as evidence of guilt.
… (Art. 38) - Khmerច្បាប់រ៉ាប់រងមិនឱ្យមានការរំលោភបំពានលើរូបរាងកាយ បុគ្គលណាមួយឡើយ។
ច្បាប់ការពារជីវិត កិត្តិយស និងសេចក្តីថ្លៃថ្នូររបស់ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ។
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ការទទួលសារភាពដែលកើតឡើងពីការបង្ខិតបង្ខំតាមផ្លូវកាយក្តី តាមផ្លូវចិត្តក្តី មិនត្រូវទុកជាភស្តុតាងនៃពិរុទ្ធភាពទេ។
... (មាត្រា ៣៨)
Protection from Violence
Timor-Leste
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4. Compulsory work, without prejudice to the cases provided for under penal legislation, is prohibited.
… (Sec. 50) - Tetum…
4. Proibidu obriga ema serbisu, maibé ne’e la halakon buat ne’ebé maka iha lejizlasaun konaba ezekusaun kastigu nian.
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4. É proibido o trabalho compulsivo, sem prejuízo do disposto na legislação sobre a execução de penas.
… (Art. 50)
Protection from Violence
Switzerland
- EnglishThe right to prosecute sexual or pornography offences involving prepubescent children and the penalties for such offences is not subject to a time limit. (Art. 123b)
- FrenchL’action pénale et la peine pour un acte punissable d’ordre sexuel ou pornographique sur un enfant impubère sont imprescriptibles. (Art. 123b)
- GermanDie Verfolgung sexueller oder pornografischer Straftaten an Kindern vor der Pubertät und die Strafe für solche Taten sind unverjährbar. (Art. 123b)
- ItalianL’azione penale e la pena per i reati sessuali o di pornografia commessi su fanciulli impuberi sono imprescrittibili. (Art 123b)
Protection from Violence
Tuvalu
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(1) Every person in Tuvalu is entitled, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, religious beliefs or lack of religious beliefs, disability, or sex, to the following fundamental rights and freedoms: —
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(c) security for his person (see sections 18 and 19);
… (Sec. 11)
Protection from Violence
Mali
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Work is a duty for every citizen[,] but no one can be constrained to [do] a specific task [travail déterminé] except in the case of the accomplishment of an exceptional service of general interest, [which is] equal for all within the conditions determined by the law. (Art. 19) - French…
Le travail est un devoir pour tout citoyen mais nul ne peut être contraint à un travail déterminé que dans le cas d'accomplissement d'un service exceptionnel d'intérêt général, égal pour tous dans les conditions déterminées par la loi. (Art. 19)
Protection from Violence
Colombia
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The State shall especially protect those persons who on account of their economic, physical or mental condition are in a situation of manifest weakness and shall sanction the abuses or ill-treatment committed against them. (Art. 13) - Spanish…
El Estado protegerá especialmente a aquellas personas que por su condición económica, física o mental, se encuentren en circunstancia de debilidad manifiesta y sancionará los abusos o maltratos que contra ellas se cometan. (Art. 13)
Protection from Violence
Viet Nam
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3. Discriminatory treatment, forced labor or the employment of people below the minimum working age is prohibited. (Art. 35) - Vietnamese…
3. Nghiêm cấm phân biệt đối xử, cưỡng bức lao động, sử dụng nhân công dưới độ tuổi lao động tối thiểu. (Điều 35)
Protection from Violence
Fiji
- English(1) Every child has the right—
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(d) to be protected from abuse, neglect, harmful cultural practices, any form of violence, inhumane treatment and punishment, and hazardous or exploitative labour;
… (Sec. 41) - iTaukei(1) Na gone yadua e tu vua na dodonu—
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(d) me taqomaki mai na kena rawa ni vakayacori vua e dua na itovo e veivakamavoataki, sega ni kauwaitaki, itovo vakavanua e rawa ni veivakamavoataki, itovo kaukauwa, itovo vakamanumanu kei na nona totogitaki, kei na veivakacakacakataki e rawa ni mavoa kina se lolovira;
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Protection from Violence
Angola
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4. Any associations or groupings whose purposes or activities are contrary to the constitutional order, or which incite and practice violence, promote tribalism, racism, dictatorship, fascism or xenophobia, in addition to any military, militarised or paramilitary-type associations, shall be prohibited. (Art. 48) - Portuguese...
4. São proibidas as associações ou quaisquer agrupamentos cujos fins ou actividades sejam contrários à ordem constitucional, incitem e pratiquem a violência, promovam o tribalismo, o racismo, a ditadura, o fascismo e a xenofobia, bem como as associações de tipo militar, paramilitar ou militarizadas. (Art. 48)
Protection from Violence
Namibia
- EnglishThe State shall actively promote and maintain the welfare of the people by adopting, inter alia, policies aimed at the following:
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(b) enactment of legislation to ensure that the health and strength of the workers, men and women, and the tender age of children are not abused and that citizens are not forced by economic necessity to enter vocations unsuited to their age and strength;
... (Art. 95)