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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
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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
- EnglishAll forms of slavery, oppression, forced exploitation of human beings, sex trade, and other forms of human trafficking are prohibited and criminalized by Law. (Art. 89)
- Arabicتُحظر كلّ صور العبودية والاسترقاق والقهر والاستغلال القسرى للإنسان، وتجارة الجنس، وغيرها من أشكال الاتّجار فى البشر، ويجرّم القانون كل ذلك. (المادّة 89)
Protection from Violence
- English(1) Every child, that is to say every boy and girl under the age of eighteen years, has the right—
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(e) to be protected from economic and sexual exploitation, from child labour, and from maltreatment, neglect or any form of abuse;
… (Sec. 81)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo person shall be subject to torture or inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment. (Sec. 21)
Protection from Violence
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(2) The right to freedom of expression does not extend to—
(a) propaganda for war;
(b) incitement to violence;
(c) hate speech; or
(d) advocacy of hatred that—
(i) constitutes ethnic incitement, vilification of others or incitement to cause harm; or
(ii) is based on any ground of discrimination specified or contemplated in Article 27(4).
… (Art. 33) - Swahili...
(2) Haki ya uhuru wa kujieleza haijumuishi-
(a) propaganda za vita;
(b) kuchochea vurugu;
(c) matamshi ya chuki; au
(d) kuhamasisha chuki ambayo -
(i) inajumuisha uchochezi wa kikabila, kuwasingizai wengine au uchochezi wa kusababisha madhara; au
(ii) inatokana na msingi wowote wa ubaguzi ulioainishwa au kufafanuliwa katika Kifungu cha 27 (4).
… (Kifungu cha 33)