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Protection from Violence
Sri Lanka
- EnglishNo person shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. (Art. 11)
- Sinhalaකිසිම තැනැත්තකු වධ හිංසාවලට හෝ කෘෘර, අමානුෂික හෝ අවමන් සහගත සැලකිල්ලකට නැතහොත් දඞුුවමකට යටත් නොකළ යුත්තේ ය. (11 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Protection from Violence
Timor-Leste
- English…
4. Compulsory work, without prejudice to the cases provided for under penal legislation, is prohibited.
… (Sec. 50) - Tetum…
4. Proibidu obriga ema serbisu, maibé ne’e la halakon buat ne’ebé maka iha lejizlasaun konaba ezekusaun kastigu nian.
… (Art. 50) - Portuguese…
4. É proibido o trabalho compulsivo, sem prejuízo do disposto na legislação sobre a execução de penas.
… (Art. 50)
Protection from Violence
Viet Nam
- English…
3. Discriminatory treatment, forced labor or the employment of people below the minimum working age is prohibited. (Art. 35) - Vietnamese…
3. Nghiêm cấm phân biệt đối xử, cưỡng bức lao động, sử dụng nhân công dưới độ tuổi lao động tối thiểu. (Điều 35)
Protection from Violence
Azerbaijan
- English…
III. No one can be forced to work.
… (Art. 35) - Azerbaijani…
III. Heç kəs zorla işlədilə bilməz.
… (Maddə 35)
Protection from Violence
Georgia
- English…
2. The physical integrity of a person shall be protected. (Art. 10) - Georgian…
2. ადამიანის ფიზიკური ხელშეუხებლობა დაცულია. (მუხლი 10)
Protection from Violence
Cambodia
- EnglishThe law forbids any physical abuse against any individual.
The law protects the life, the honour and the dignity of the citizens.
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Confessions obtained by physical torture or mental pressure shall not be admissible as evidence of guilt.
… (Art. 38) - Khmerច្បាប់រ៉ាប់រងមិនឱ្យមានការរំលោភបំពានលើរូបរាងកាយ បុគ្គលណាមួយឡើយ។
ច្បាប់ការពារជីវិត កិត្តិយស និងសេចក្តីថ្លៃថ្នូររបស់ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ។
...
ការទទួលសារភាពដែលកើតឡើងពីការបង្ខិតបង្ខំតាមផ្លូវកាយក្តី តាមផ្លូវចិត្តក្តី មិនត្រូវទុកជាភស្តុតាងនៃពិរុទ្ធភាពទេ។
... (មាត្រា ៣៨)
Protection from Violence
Israel
- English
One should not violate the life, body, or dignity of a human being as such. (Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty (1992), Sec. 2)
- Hebrew
אין פוגעים בחייו, בגופו, או בכבודו של אדם באשר הוא אדם. (חוק יסוד: כבוד האדם וחירותו (1992), סעיף 2)
Protection from Violence
Korea, Republic of
- English1. … No person shall be arrested, detained, searched, seized or interrogated except as provided by law and no person shall be punished, placed under preventive restrictions or subject to involuntary labor except as provided by law and through lawful procedures.
2. No citizens shall be tortured or be compelled to testify against himself/herself in criminal cases.
... (Art. 12) - Korean① ... 누구든지 법률에 의하지 아니하고는 체포·구속·압수·수색 또는 심문을 받지 아니하며, 법률과 적법한 절차에 의하지 아니하고는 처벌·보안처분 또는 강제노역을 받지 아니한다.
②모든 국민은 고문을 받지 아니하며, 형사상 자기에게 불리한 진술을 강요당하지 아니한다.
... (제12조)
Protection from Violence
Nepal
- English(1) No person who is arrested or detained shall be subjected to physical or mental torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
… (Art. 22) - Nepali(१) पक्राउ परेको वा थुनामा रहेको व्यक्तिलाई शारीरिक वा मानसिक यातना दिइने वा निजसँग निर्मम, अमानवीय वा अपमानजनक व्यवहार गरिने छैन ।
... (धारा २२)
Protection from Violence
Philippines
- English…
(2) No torture, force, violence, threat, intimidation, or any other means which vitiate the free will shall be used against him. Secret detention places, solitary, incommunicado, or other similar forms of detention are prohibited.
… (Art. III, Sec. 12) - Filipino…
(2) Hindi siya dapat gamitan ng labis na pagpapahirap, pwersa, dahas, pananakot, pagbabanta, o ano mang paraaan na pipinsala sa kanyang malayang pagpapasya. Ipinagbabawal ang mga lihim kulungan, solitaryo, ingkomunikado, o iba pang katulad ng anyo ng detensyon.
… (Art. III, Seksyon 12)