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Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo person may be subjected to physical or psychological torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. (Sec. 53)
Protection from Violence
- English1. Every child has the right:
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d. Not to be subject to exploitative practices, neither to be required nor permitted to perform work which may be hazardous or harmful to his or her education, health or wellbeing;
e. To be free of corporal punishment or cruel and inhumane treatment in schools and other institutions responsible for the care of children.
… (Art. 36) - Amharic1. ማንኛውም ሕጻን የሚከተሉት መብቶች አሉት፤
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መ/ ጉልበቱን ከሚበዘብዙ ልማዶች የመጠበቅ፣ በትምህርቱ፣ በጤናውና በደህንነቱ ላይ ጉዳት የሚያደርሱ ሥራዎች እንዲሠራ ያለመገደድ ወይም ከመሥራት የመጠበቅ፣
ሠ/ በትምህርት ቤቶች ወይም በሕጻናት ማሳደጊያ ተቋሞች ውስጥ በአካሉ ከሚፈጸም ወይም ከጭካኔና ኢሰብዓዊ ከሆነ ቅጣት ነጻ የመሆን፡፡
… (አንቀጽ 36)
Protection from Violence
- English1. Citizens have the right to, freely and without requiring any specific authorization, start associations, as long as they are not promoting violence and their objectives are not contrary to the law.
… (Art. 55) - Portuguese1 - Os cidadãos têm o direito de, livremente e sem dependência de qualquer autorização, constituir associações, desde’que estas não se destinem a promover a violência e os respectivos fins não sejam contrários à lei.
… (Art. 55)
Protection from Violence
- English1. The dignity of all persons shall be inviolable.
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3. No person shall be subject to torture of any kind or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
4. No person shall be subject to corporal punishment in connexion with any judicial proceedings or in any other proceedings before any organ of the State.
5. No person shall be subjected to medical or scientific experimentation without his or her consent.
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Protection from Violence
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The State guarantees the inviolability of the human person.
Any form of physical and moral violence or infringement of dignity is proscribed.
Torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatments as well as trafficking in persons are punished [réprimés] by the law. (Art. 39) - Arabic
تضمن الدولة عدم انتهاك حرمة الإنسان.
يحظر أي عنف بدني أو معنوي، أو أي مساس بالكرامة.
يعاقب القانون على التعذيب، وعلى المعاملات القاسية، واللا إنسانية أو المهينة، والاتجار بالبشر. (المادة 39) - French
L’Etat garantit l’inviolabilité de la personne humaine.
Toute forme de violence physique et morale et d'atteinte à la dignité est proscrite.
La torture, les traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants ainsi que la traite des personnes sont réprimés par la loi. (Art. 39)
Protection from Violence
- English1. All citizens shall have the right to life and to physical and moral integrity, and they shall not be subjected to torture or to cruel or inhuman treatment.
… (Art. 40) - Portuguese1. Todo o cidadão tem direito à vida e à integridade física e moral e não pode ser sujeito à tortura ou tratamentos cruéis ou desumanos.
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Protection from Violence
- English(1) No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
(2) No person shall be required to perform forced labour.
... (Sec. 6)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishEvery human being has the right to the freedom of their person, notably to physical and psychic integrity and to the freedom of movement. No one shall be submitted to torture, or to cruel, inhuman or degrading penalties or treatments. (Art. 25)
- KirundiUmugore wese, umugabo wese arafise uburenganzira bwo kwishira no kwizana mu buzima bwiwe nko kudasinzikarizwa amagara ku mubiri canke mu mutwe kandi akagira uburengazira bwo kuja iyo ashaka. Nta muntu ashobora gusinzikarizwa amagara, ngo afatwe nk’inyamaswa canke akurweko agateka. (Ingingo ya 25)
- FrenchToute femme, tout homme a droit à la liberté de sa personne, notamment à l’intégrité physique et psychique et à la liberté de mouvement. Nul ne sera soumis à la torture, ni à des peines ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants. (Art. 25)
Protection from Violence
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(1) A person's liberty and security are guaranteed by the State.
… (Art. 24) - Kinyarwanda
(1) Ubwisanzure n’umutekano bya muntu byubahirizwa na Leta.
… (Ingingo ya 24) - French
(1) La liberté et la sécurité de la personne sont garanties par l’Etat.
… (Art. 24)
Protection from Violence
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(3) freedom and security shall be guaranteed each individual, subject to respect for the rights of others and the higher interests of the State;
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(12) every person has a right to life, to physical and moral integrity and to humane treatment in all circumstances. Under no circumstances shall any person be subjected to torture, to cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment;
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(13) no person shall be harassed on grounds of his origin, religious, philosophical or political opinions or beliefs, subject to respect for public policy;
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(3) La liberté et la sécurité sont garanties à chaque individu dans le respect des droits d'autrui et de l'intérêt supérieur de l'Etat;
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(12) Toute personne a droit à la vie et à l'intégrité physique et morale. Elle doit être traitée en toute circonstance avec humanité. En aucun cas, elle ne peut être soumise à la torture, à des peines ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants;
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(13) Nul ne peut être inquiété en raison de ses origines, de ses opinions ou croyances en matière religieuse, philosophique ou politique sous réserve du respect de l’ordre public et des bonnes mœurs;
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