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Protection from Violence
Uganda
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4. Children are entitled to be protected from social or 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.
… (Art. 34)
Protection from Violence
Egypt
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The State shall provide children with care and protection from all forms of violence, abuse, mistreatment and commercial and sexual exploitation.
… It is prohibited to employ children before the age of completing their preparatory education (six years of primary and three years of preparatory) or in jobs which subject them to danger.
… (Art. 80) - Arabic…
وتلتزم الدّولة برعاية الطفل وحمايته من جميع أشكال العنف والإساءة وسوء المعاملة والاستغلال الجنسى والتجاري
ويحظر تشغيل الطفل قبل تجاوزه سن إتمام التعليم الاساسى (ست سنوات من التعليم الابتدائي وثلاث سنوات من التعليم الإعدادي)، كما يحظر تشغيله فى الأعمال التى تعرضه للخطر
… (المادّة 80)
Protection from Violence
Zimbabwe
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(5) Freedom of expression and freedom of the media exclude—
(a) incitement to violence;
(b) advocacy of hatred or hate speech;
… (Sec. 61)
Protection from Violence
Gambia
- English(1) No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
(2) No person shall be required to perform forced labour.
… (Sec. 20)
Protection from Violence
Kenya
- English(1) A person shall not be held in slavery or servitude.
(2) A person shall not be required to perform forced labour. (Art. 30) - Swahili(1) Mtu hatashikiliwa katika utumwa au kutumikishwa.
(2) Mtu hatalazimishwa kufanya kazi ya shuruba. (Kifungu cha 30)
Protection from Violence
Malawi
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2. Any law that discriminates against women on the basis of gender or marital status shall be invalid and legislation shall be passed to eliminate customs and practices that discriminate against women, particularly practices such as—
a. sexual abuse, harassment and violence;
… (Sec. 24)
Protection from Violence
Algeria
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The law punishes any form of violence against children, their exploitation and their abandonment.
… (Art. 71) - Arabic
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يعاقب القانون كل أشكال العنف ضد الأطفال واستغلالهم والتخلي عنهم.
... (المادة 71) - French
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La loi réprime toute forme de violence contre les enfants, leur exploitation et leur abandon.
... (Art. 71)
Protection from Violence
Mozambique
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3. Forced labour shall be prohibited … (Art. 84) - Portuguese…
3. O trabalho compulsivo é proibido … (Art. 84)
Protection from Violence
Namibia
- EnglishThe State shall actively promote and maintain the welfare of the people by adopting, inter alia, policies aimed at the following:
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(b) enactment of legislation to ensure that the health and strength of the workers, men and women, and the tender age of children are not abused and that citizens are not forced by economic necessity to enter vocations unsuited to their age and strength;
... (Art. 95)
Protection from Violence
Burundi
- EnglishIn their organization and their functioning the political parties must respond to democratic principles. They must be opened to all Burundians, and their national character must also be reflected at the level of their leadership [direction]. They may not advocate [prôner] violence, exclusion and hatred in any of their forms, notably those based on ethnic, regional, religious or gender [genre] affiliation. (Art. 78)
- KirundiMw’itunganywa ryayo n’ingene ikora, imigambwe itegerezwa kwisunga ingingo ngenderwako ziranga intwaro rusangi. Ikemera kwinjirwamwo n’abarundi bose, bikagaragarira mu rwego nyobozi. Kirazira ko ishira imbere ugukoresha igikenye, ugukumira n’urwanko uko bimera kwose, nk’urufatira ku moko, intara, idini canke igitsina. (Ingingo ya 78)
- FrenchLes partis politiques, dans leur organisation et leur fonctionnement, doivent répondre aux principes démocratiques. Ils doivent être ouverts à tous les Burundais et leur caractère national doit également être reflété au niveau de leur direction. Ils ne peuvent prôner la violence, l’exclusion et la haine sous toutes leurs formes, notamment celles basées sur l’appartenance ethnique, régionale, religieuse ou de genre. (Art. 78)