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Protection from Violence

Egypt
  • English
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    No freedom restricting penalty shall be imposed for publication or publicity crimes. As for crimes related to the incitement of violence, discrimination between citizens, or impingement of individual honor, the Law shall stipulate the penalties therefor. (Art. 71)
  • Arabic
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    ولا توقع عقوبة سالبة للحرية فى الجرائم التى ترتكب بطريق النشر أو العلانية، أما الجرائم المتعلقة بالتحريض علي العنف أو بالتمييز بين المواطنين أو بالطعن في أعراض الأفراد، فيحدد عقوباتها القانون. (المادّة 71)

Protection from Violence

Zimbabwe
  • English
    No person may be made to perform forced or compulsory labour. (Sec. 55)

Protection from Violence

Gambia
  • English
    (1) Every person shall have the right to liberty and security of person.
    … (Sec. 19)

Protection from Violence

Kenya
  • English
    Every person has the right to freedom and security of the person, which includes the right not to be—
    …
    (c) subjected to any form of violence from either public or private sources;
    (d) subjected to torture in any manner, whether physical or psychological;
    (e) subjected to corporal punishment; or
    (f) treated or punished in a cruel, inhuman or degrading manner. (Art. 29)
  • Swahili
    Kila mtu ana haki ya uhuru na usalama wa mtu huyo, ambayo ni pamoja na haki ya-
    …
    (c) kutoingizwa kwenye aina yoyote ya vurugu kutoka ama vyanzo vya umma au vya binafsi;
    (d) kutoingizwa kwenye mateso kwa njia yoyote ile, iwe ya kimwili au ya kisaikolojia;
    (e) kutopewa adhabu ya viboko; au
    (f) kutotendewa au kutoadhibiwa kwa njia ya kikatili, au ya kudhalilisha. (Kifungu cha 29)

Protection from Violence

Malawi
  • English
    ...
    5. Children are entitled to be protected from economic exploitation or any treatment, work or punishment that is, or is likely to—
    a. be hazardous;
    b. interfere with their education; or
    c. be harmful to their health or to their physical, mental or spiritual or social development.
    … (Sec. 23)

Protection from Violence

Mali
  • English
    No one shall be submitted to torture, nor to inhuman, cruel, degrading or humiliating acts [sevices] or treatment.
    Every individual, every agent of the State who is found culpable of such acts, either on his own initiative, or on instruction, shall be punished in accordance with the law. (Art. 3)
  • French
    Nul ne sera soumis à la torture, ni à des sévices ou traitements inhumains, cruels, dégradants ou humiliants.
    Tout individu, tout agent de l'Etat qui se rendrait coupable de tels actes, soit de sa propre initiative, soit sur instruction, sera puni conformément à la loi. (Art. 3)

Protection from Violence

Angola
  • English
    1. Everyone shall have the right to physical freedom and individual security.
    2. No-one may be deprived of their freedom, except in cases prescribed by the Constitution and the law.
    3. The right to physical freedom and individual security shall also involve:
    a) The right not to be subjected to any form of violence by public or private entities;
    b) The right not to be tortured or treated or punished in a cruel, inhumane or degrading manner;
    c) The right to fully enjoy physical and mental integrity;
    d) The right to protection and control over one’s own body;
    e) The right not to be submitted to medical or scientific experiments without prior informed and duly justified consent. (Art. 36)
  • Portuguese
    1. Todo o cidadão tem direito à liberdade física e à segurança individual.
    2. Ninguém pode ser privado da liberdade, excepto nos casos previstos pela Constituição e pela lei.
    3. O direito à liberdade física e à segurança individual envolve ainda:
    a) O direito de não ser sujeito a quaisquer formas de violência por entidades públicas ou privadas;
    b) O direito de não ser torturado nem tratado ou punido de maneira cruel, desumana ou degradante;
    c) O direito de usufruir plenamente da sua integridade física e psíquica;
    d) O direito à segurança e controlo sobre o próprio corpo;
    e) O direito de não ser submetido a experiências médicas ou científicas sem consentimento prévio, informado e devidamente fundamentado. (Art. 36)

Protection from Violence

Namibia
  • English
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    (2) Children are entitled to be protected from economic exploitation and shall not be employed in or required to perform work that is likely to be hazardous or to interfere with their education, or to be harmful to their health or physical, mental, spiritual, moral or social development. For the purposes of this Sub-Article children shall be persons under the age of sixteen (16) years.
    (3) No children under the age of fourteen (14) years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine, save under conditions and circumstances regulated by Act of Parliament. Nothing in this Sub-Article shall be construed as derogating in any way from Sub-Article (2) hereof.
    (4) Any arrangement or scheme employed on any farm or other undertaking, the object or effect of which is to compel the minor children of an employee to work for or in the interest of the employer of such employee, shall for the purposes of Article 9 hereof be deemed to constitute an arrangement or scheme to compel the performance of forced labour.
    … (Art. 15)

Protection from Violence

Burundi
  • English
    Every child has the right to particular measures to assure or to ameliorate the care [les soins] necessary for their wellbeing, for their health and for their physical security and to be protected against maltreatment, abuse [exactions] and exploitation. (Art. 44)
  • Kirundi
    Umwana wese arafise uburenganzira bwo gufatirwa ingingo zimukwiye z’ukumubungabunga canke zimworohereza kurusha uko abayeho, amagara yiwe, umutekano wiwe, ukudafatwa bunyamaswa canke gucurwa bufuni na buhoro canke gukoreshwa ivyo kunguvu. (Ingingo ya 44)
  • French
    Tout enfant a droit à des mesures particulières pour assurer ou améliorer les soins nécessaires à son bien-être, à sa santé et à sa sécurité physique et pour être protégé contre les mauvais traitements, les exactions ou l’exploitation. (Art. 44)

Protection from Violence

Sao Tome and Principe
  • English
    1. Everyone shall have the right to physical liberty and to personal safety.
    … (Art. 36)
  • Portuguese
    1. Todos têm direito à liberdade física e à segurança pessoal.
    … (Art. 36)