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Protection from Violence
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It is hereby recognised and declared that in Mauritius there have existed and shall continue to exist without discrimination by reason of race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, each and all of the following human rights and fundamental freedoms
a. the right of the individual to life, liberty, security of the person
… (Sec. 3)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishWhereas every person in Botswana is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, whatever his or her race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest to each and all of the following, namely-
(a) life, liberty, security of the person and the protection of the law;
… (Sec. 3)
Protection from Violence
- English(1) Every individual is entitled to respect for the dignity of his person, and accordingly –
(a) no person shall be subject to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment;
(b) no person shall he held in slavery or servitude; and
(c) no person shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour.
… (Sec. 34)
Protection from Violence
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5. Freedom of expression and of information shall also be limited:
a) By the duty of protection of children and youth;
b) By the prohibition of advocacy of violence, pedophilia, racism, xenophobia and of any form of discrimination, particularly against women;
c) By the banning of the dissemination of appeals for the practice of the acts referred to in the previous subparagraph.
… (Art. 48) - Portuguese…
5. As liberdades de expressão e de informação são ainda limitadas:
a) Pelo dever da protecção da infância e da juventude;
b) Pela proibição da apologia da violência, da pedofilia, do racismo, da xenofobia e de qualquer forma de discriminação, nomeadamente da mulher;
c) Pela interdição da difusão de apelos à prática dos actos referidos na alínea anterior.
… (Art. 48)
Protection from Violence
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(3) A law which authorises the taking of any measure against a member of a disciplinary force of a country with which Seychelles is at war shall not be held to be inconsistent with the Charter13.
(4) A law referred to in clause (3) shall not provide for the doing of anything which constitutes the crime of genocide or a crime against humanity. (Art. 44)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishSlavery, the trafficking in human beings, forced labor, physical or moral torture, inhuman, cruel, degrading and humiliating treatments, physical violence, feminine genital mutilations, premature marriages as well as other forms of debasement of the human being are prohibited. (Art. 19)
- Arabicيحظر الاسترقاق، الاتجار بالبشر، العمل القسري، التعذيب الجسدي أو النفسي، المعاملات اللاإنسانية والقاسية والمهينة، العنف الجسدي، تشويه الأعضاء التناسلية الأنثوية، الزواج المبكر إلى جانب أشكال أخرى من الحط من البشر. (المادة 19).
- FrenchL'esclavage, la traite des êtres humains, le travail forcé, la torture physique ou morale, les traitements inhumains, cruels, dégradants et humiliants, les violences physiques, les mutilations génitales féminines, les mariages précoces ainsi que toutes les autres formes d'avilissement de l'être humain sont interdits. (Art. 19)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo person shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. (Art. 18)
Protection from Violence
- English
Slavery, human trafficking, forced labor, physical or moral torture, inhuman, cruel, degrading and humiliating treatments, physical violence, female genital mutilation as well as all the other forms of debasement of the human being[,] are prohibited.
Any medical or scientific experimentation on a person without their informed consent [consentiment éclairé] as well as organ trafficking for commercial or occult purposes are equally prohibited. … (Art. 5) - French
L'esclavage, la traite des êtres humains, le travail forcé, la torture physique ou morale, les traitements inhumains, cruels, dégradants et humiliants, les violences physiques, les mutilations génitales féminines ainsi que toutes les autres formes d'avilissement de l'être humain sont interdits.
Sont également interdits toute expérimentation médicale ou scientifique sur une personne sans son consentement éclairé ainsi que le trafic d’organes à des fins commerciales ou occultes. … (Art. 5)
Protection from Violence
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The political parties, the trade unions and the associations commit in their statutes and their activities to respect the provisions of the Constitution and of the law, as well as the financial transparency and the rejection of violence. (Art. 40) - Arabic
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تلتزم الأحزاب والنّقابات والجمعيّات في أنظمتها الأساسيّة وفي أنشطتها بأحكام الدّستور والقانون وبالشّفافيّة الماليّة ونبذ العنف. (الفصل 40) - French
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Les partis politiques, les syndicats et les associations s’engagent dans leurs statuts et leurs activités à respecter les dispositions de la Constitution et de la loi, ainsi que la transparence financière et le rejet de la violence. (Art. 40)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishEveryone has the right to a safe life. The State shall provide security and reassurance for its citizens and all those residing in its territory. (Art. 59)
- Arabicالحياة الآمنة حقّ لكل إنسان، تلتزم الدّولة بتوفير الأمن والطمأنينة لمواطنيها، ولكل مقيم على أراضيها. (المادّة 59)