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Protection from Violence
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(1) Every person has the right to their physical and mental integrity.
(2) No one may be submitted to torture or to inhuman or degrading penalties or treatments.
… (Art. 13)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe physical or moral integrity of anyone may not be infringed, in whatever circumstance that may be, and by any party that may be, public or private.
No one may inflict on others, under whatever pretext there may be, cruel, inhuman, [or] degrading treatments or infringements of human dignity.
The practice of torture, under any of its forms and by anyone, is a crime punishable by the law. (Art. 22) - Arabicلا يجوز المس بالسّلامة الجسدية أو المعنويّة لأي شخص، في أيّ ظرف، ومن قبل أيّ جهة كانت، خاصّة أو عامة.
لا يجوز لأحد أن يعامل الغير، تحت أيّ ذريعة، معاملة قاسية أو لا إنسانية أو مهينة أو حاطّة بالكرامة الإنسانية.
ممارسة التّعذيب بكافة أشكاله، ومن قبل أي أحد، جريمة يعاقب عليها القانون. (الفصل 22)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishWe, the people of Bangladesh, …
Further pledging that it shall be a fundamental aim of the State to realise through the democratic process a socialist society, free from exploitation a society in which the rule of law, fundamental human rights and freedom, equality and justice, political, economic and social, will be secured for all citizens;
… (Preamble) - Bengaliআমরা, বাংলাদেশের জনগণ …
আমরা আরও অঙ্গীকার করিতেছি যে, আমাদের রাষ্ট্রের অন্যতম মূল লক্ষ্য হইবে গণতান্ত্রিক পদ্ধতিতে এমন এক শোষণমুক্ত সমাজতান্ত্রিক সমাজের প্রতিষ্ঠা - যেখানে সকল নাগরিকের জন্য আইনের শাসন, মৌলিক মানবাধিকার এবং রাজনৈতিক, অর্থনৈতিক ও সামাজিক সাম্য, স্বাধীনতা ও সুবিচার নিশ্চিত হইবে;
… (প্রস্তাবনা)
Protection from Violence
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Children shall not be employed before reaching the age specified by law, nor shall they be forced or allowed to do any work that is harmful to their health or morality.
… (Art. 64) - Croatian…
Djeca ne mogu biti primljena na rad prije zakonom određene dobi niti smiju biti prisiljavana na rad koji štetno utječe na njihovo zdravlje ili ćudoređe, niti im se takav rad smije dopustiti.
… (Članak 64)
Protection from Violence
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Any individual, [or] any agent of the State who is guilty of an act of torture, of cruel, inhuman or degrading measures or treatments in the exercise or in connection with the exercise of their functions, either on their own initiative, or on instruction, will be punished according to the law.
… (Art. 19) - French
Tout individu, tout agent de l'Etat qui se rendrait coupable d'acte 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 instruction, sera puni conformément à la loi.
… (Art. 19)
Protection from Violence
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(3) The State shall direct its policy towards ensuring that –
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(f) children, young persons and the aged are protected against any exploitation whatsoever, and against moral and material neglect;
… (Sec. 17)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading punishment or treatment. (Art. 8)
- GreekΟυδείς υποβάλλεται εις βασανιστήρια ή εις απάνθρωπον ή ταπεινωτικήν τιμωρίαν ή μεταχείρισιν. (Αρθρον 8)
- TurkishHiçbir şahıs işkenceye veya gayri insani ya da aşağılayıcı ceza veya muameleye tabi tutulamaz. (Madde 8)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe Islamic Republic is a system based on belief in:
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6. the exalted dignity and value of man, and his freedom coupled with responsibility before God; that by
...c. negation of all forms of oppression, both the infliction of and the submission to it, and of dominance, both its imposition and its acceptance, equity, justice, political, economic, social, and cultural independence, and national solidarity are secured. (Art. 2) - Persianجمهوری اسلامی، نظامی است بر پایه ایمان به:
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6- کرامت و ارزش والای انسان و آزادی توأم با مسئولیت او در برابر خدا، که از راه:
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ج- نفی هرگونه ستمگری و ستمکشی و سلطهگری و سلطهپذیری، قسط و عدل و استقلال سیاسی و اقتصادی و اجتماعی و فرهنگی و همبستگی ملی را تأمین میکند. (اصل 2)
Protection from Violence
- English(1) The employment of children shall be prohibited, except in those cases where there is no risk to their physical, mental or moral development as determined by law.
(2) By means of separate measures, Hungary shall ensure the protection of young people and parents at work. (Freedom and Responsibility, Art. XVIII) - Hungarian(1) Gyermekek foglalkoztatása - testi, szellemi és erkölcsi fejlödésüket nem veszélyeztetö, törvényben meghatározott esetek kivételével - tilos.
(2) Magyarország külön intézkedésekkel biztosítja a fiatalok és a szülők munkahelyi védelmét. (Szabadság és Felelősség, XVIII. cikk)
Protection from Violence
- English1. The home shall be inviolable.
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4. Entry into the home of a person during the night shall not be permitted, except:
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c) In flagrante delicto, or with a court order that expressly authorizes such, in cases of especially violent or organized crime, such as terrorism, and the trafficking of human beings, arms and narcotics.
… (Art. 43) - Portuguese1. O domicílio é inviolável.
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4. Não é permitida a entrada no domicílio de uma pessoa durante a noite, salvo:
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c) Em flagrante delito, ou com mandado judicial que expressamente a autorize, em casos de criminalidade especialmente violenta ou organizada, designadamente, de terrorismo, tráfico de pessoas, de armas e de estupefacientes.
… (Art. 43)