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Protection from Violence
Malaysia
- English(1) No person shall be held in slavery.
(2) All forms of forced labour are prohibited, but Parliament may by law provide for compulsory service for national purposes.
… (Art. 6) - Malay(1) Tiada seorang pun boleh ditahan sebagai abdi.
(2) Segala bentuk kerja paksa adalah dilarang, tetapi Parlimen boleh melalui undang-undang membuat peruntukan mengenai perkhidmatan wajib bagi maksud-maksud negara.
… (Perkara 6)
Protection from Violence
Malawi
- English1. No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
2. Slavery and the slave trade are prohibited.
3. No person shall be subject to forced labour.
4. No person shall be subject to tied labour that amounts to servitude. (Sec. 27)
Protection from Violence
North Macedonia
- EnglishThe Republic particularly protects mothers, children and minors. A person under 15 years of age cannot be employed. Minors and mothers have the right to particular protection at work. Minors may not be employed in work which is detrimental to their health or morality. (Art. 42)
- MacedonianРепубликата посебно ги заштитува мајчинството, децата и малолетните лица. Лице помладо од 15 години живот не може да биде вработено. Малолетните лица и мајките имаат право на посебна заштита при работа. Малолетните лица не смеат да бидат вработувани на работни места што се штетни за нивното здравје и моралот. (Член 42)
Protection from Violence
Saint Kitts and Nevis
- EnglishA person shall not be subjected to torture or to inhuman degrading punishment or other like treatment. (Sec. 7)
Protection from Violence
Angola
- English…
2. The appropriation and exercise of political power by violent means or by any other means not stipulated in, or conforming to, the Constitution shall be illegal and punishable as a crime. (Art. 4) - Portuguese…
2. São ilegítimos e criminalmente puníveis a tomada e o exercício do poder político com base em meios violentos ou por outras formas não previstas nem conformes com a Constituição. (Art. 4)
Protection from Violence
Oman
- English
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– ... No citizen may be forced to work except by virtue of a law, in performance of public service, for a specific period of time, and for fair remuneration.
... (Art. 15) - Arabic
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–... ولا يجوز إلزام أي مواطن بالعمل جبرا إلا بمقتضى قانون، ولأداء خدمة عامة، ولمدة محددة، وبمقابل عادل،
… (المادّة ١٥)
Protection from Violence
Mozambique
- English1. All children have the right to protection from the family, from society and from the State, having in mind their full development.
2. Children, in particular orphans and disabled and abandoned children, shall be protected by the family, by society and by the State against all forms of discrimination, ill treatment and the abusive use of authority within the family and in other institutions.
3. Children shall not be discriminated against on the grounds of their birth, nor shall they be subjected to ill treatment.
4. Child labour shall be prohibited, whether the children are of compulsory school going age or any other age. (Art. 121) - Portuguese1. Todas as crianças têm direito à protecção da família, da sociedade e do Estado, tendo em vista o seu desenvolvimento integral.
2. As crianças, particularmente as órfãs, as portadoras de deficiência e as abandonadas, têm protecção da família, da sociedade e do Estado contra qualquer forma de discriminação, de maus tratos e contra o exercício abusivo da autoridade na família e nas demais instituições.
3. A criança não pode ser discriminada, designadamente, em razão do seu nascimento, nem sujeita a maus tratos.
4. É proibido o trabalho de crianças quer em idade de escolaridade obrigatória quer em qualquer outra. (Art. 121)
Protection from Violence
Romania
- English(1) Individual freedom and security of a person are inviolable.
… (Art. 23) - Romanian(1) Libertatea individuală şi siguranţa persoanei sunt inviolabile.
… (Art. 23)
Protection from Violence
United States of America
- EnglishExcessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. (Amendment VIII)
Protection from Violence
Burundi
- EnglishAll Burundians have the right to live in Burundi within peace and within security. … (Art. 14)
- KirundiAbarundi bose barafise uburenganzira bwo kuba mu Burundi mu mahoro no mu mutekano. … (Ingingo ya 14)
- FrenchTous les burundais ont le droit de vivre au Burundi dans la paix et dans la sécurité. ... (Art. 14)