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Protection from Violence
Bangladesh
- English…
(5) No person shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman, or degrading punishment or treatment.
… (Art. 35) - Bengali…
(৫) কোন ব্যক্তিকে যন্ত্রণা দেওয়া যাইবে না কিংবা নিষ্ঠুর, অমানুষিক বা লাঞ্ছনাকর দণ্ড দেওয়া যাইবে না কিংবা কাহারও সহিত অনুরূপ ব্যবহার করা যাইবে না।
… (অনুচ্ছেদ ৩৫)
Protection from Violence
Iran, Islamic Republic of
- EnglishAll forms of torture for the purpose of extracting confession or acquiring information are forbidden. … (Art. 38)
- Persianهر گونه شکنجه برای گرفتن اقرار و یا کسب اطلاع ممنوع است. ... (اصل 38)
Protection from Violence
Cyprus
- English1. Every person has the right to respect for, and to the secrecy of, his correspondence and other communication if such other communication is made through means not prohibited by law.
2. There shall be no interference with the exercise of this right, unless such interference is permitted in accordance with the law, in the following cases:
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B. Following a court order issued pursuant to the provisions of the law, upon an application by the Attorney-General of the Republic, and interference shall constitute a measure which is necessary in a democratic society only in the interests of the security of the Republic or for the prevention, investigation or prosecution of the following serious criminal offences:
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b. trafficking in adult or minor human beings and offences relating to child pornography, … (Art. 17) - Greek1. Έκαστος έχει το δικαίωμα σεβασμού και διασφαλίσεως του απορρήτου της αλληλογραφίας ως και πάσης άλλης επικοινωνίας αυτού, εφ’ όσον η τοιαύτη επικοινωνία διεξάγεται διά μέσων μη απαγορευομένων υπό του νόμου.
2. Δε χωρεί επέμβαση κατά την άσκηση του δικαιώματος τούτου, εκτός αν η επέμβαση αυτή επιτρέπεται σύμφωνα με το νόμο, στις ακόλουθες περιπτώσεις:
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Β. Κατόπιν δικαστικού διατάγματος που εκδόθηκε σύμφωνα με τις διατάξεις του νόμου, μετά από αίτηση του Γενικού Εισαγγελέα της Δημοκρατίας, και η επέμβαση αποτελεί μέτρο το οποίο σε μια δημοκρατική κοινωνία είναι αναγκαίο μόνο προς το συμφέρον της ασφάλειας της Δημοκρατίας ή την αποτροπή, διερεύνηση ή δίωξη των ακόλουθων σοβαρών ποινικών αδικημάτων:
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(β) εμπορία ενηλίκων ή ανηλίκων προσώπων και αδικήματα που σχετίζονται με την παιδική πορνογραφία, … (Αρθρον 17) - Turkish1. Her şahıs, yazışmalarına ve kanunla yasak edilmiş araçlarla yapılmış olmaması şartıyla diğer haberleşmelerine saygı duyulması ve bunların gizli kalması hakkına sahiptir.
2. Aşağıdaki durumlar hariç, kanun tarafından bu müdahaleye izin verilmediği takdirde bu hakkın kullanılmasına müdahalede bulunulamaz:
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B. Cumhuriyet Başsavcısının başvurusu üzerine, kanun hükümleri gereğince verilen bir mahkeme emrini takiben, ve söz konusu müdahale demokratik bir toplumda yalnızca Cumhuriyetin güvenliği yararına ya da aşağıdaki ciddi suçların önlenmesi, araştırılması veya kovuşturulması için gerekli bir tedbir teşkil ediyor ise:
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b. reşit olmayan ya da yetişkin insan kaçakçılığı ve çocuk pornografisine ilişkin suçlar, … (Madde 17)
Protection from Violence
Kazakhstan
- English1. Human dignity shall be inviolable.
2. No one should be subjected to torture, violence, abusive or other treatment and punishment degrading human dignity. (Art. 17) - Kazak1. Адамның қадiр-қасиетiне қол сұғылмайды.
2. Ешкiмдi азаптауға, оған зорлық-зомбылық жасауға, басқадай қатыгездiк немесе адамдық қадiр-қасиетiн қорлайтындай жәбiр көрсетуге не жазалауға болмайды. (17-бап)
Protection from Violence
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
- English
The right of Lao citizens by their lives, bodies, dignities and shelters are inviolable.
… (Art. 42) - Lao
ພົນລະເມືອງລາວ ມີສິດໂດຍບໍ່ມີໃຜຈະລ່ວງລະເມີດໄດ້ທາງດ້ານຊີວິດ, ຮ່າງກາຍ, ກຽດສັກສີ ແລະ ເຄຫະສະຖານ.
… (ມາດຕາ. 42) (ປັບປຸງ)
Protection from Violence
Nepal
- EnglishThe State shall pursue the following policies:
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(i) Policies relating to labour and employment:
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(3) to abolish all forms of labour exploitation including child labour,
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(j) Policies relating to social justice and inclusion:
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(2) to make self-dependent the women who are vulnerable, subjected to social and family exclusion and victims of violence self-reliant by making their rehabilitation, protection and empowerment,
… (Art. 51) - Nepaliराज्यले देहायका नीतिहरू अवलम्बन गर्नेछः–
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(झ) श्रम र रोजगार सम्बन्धी नीतिः
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(३) बालश्रम लगायत श्रम शोषणका सबै रूपको अन्त्य गर्ने,
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(ञ) सामाजिक न्याय र समावेशीकरण सम्बन्धी नीतिः
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(२) जोखिममा परेका, सामाजिक र पारिवारिक बहिष्करणमा परेका तथा हिंसा पीडित महिलालाई पुनःस्थापना, संरक्षण, सशक्तीकरण गरी स्वावलम्बी बनाउने,
... (धारा ५१)
Protection from Violence
Qatar
- EnglishThe State shall provide care for the young, and protect the same from corruption, exploitation, evils of physical, mental and spiritual neglect. … (Art. 22)
- Arabicترعى الدولة النشء، وتصونه من أسباب الفساد وتحميه من الاستغلال، وتقيه شرّ الإهمال البدني والعقلي والرّوحي. ... (المادّة 22)
Protection from Violence
Thailand
- EnglishA person shall have the following duties:
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6. to respect and not to violate the rights and liberties of other people and not to commit any act which may cause disharmony or hatred in society;
… (Sec. 50) - Thaiบุคคลมีหน้าที่ดังต่อไปนี้
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(๖) เคารพและไม่ละเมิดสิทธิและเสรีภาพของบุคคลอื่น และไม่กระทําการใดที่อาจก่อให้เกิดความแตกแยกหรือเกลียดชังในสังคม
… (มาตรา ๕๐)
Protection from Violence
United Arab Emirates
- English… A person may not be subjected to forced labor except in such cases as may be provided in law and provided that such person is compensated for such labor.
A person may not be enslaved. (Art. 34) - Arabic... وﻻ ﻳﺠﻮﺯ ﻓﺮﺽ ﻋﻤﻞ اﺟﺒ ﺎرﻱ ﻋﻠﻰ أﺣﺪ اﻻ ﻓﻲ اﻷﺣ ﻮاﻝ اﻻﺳﺘﺜﻨﺎﺋﻴﺔ اﻟﺘﻲ ﻳﻨﺺ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮ ﻥ، وﺑﺸﺮﻁ اﻟﺘﻌﻮﻳﺾ ﻋﻨﻪ.
ﻻ ﻳﺠﻮﺯ اﺳﺘﻌﺒﺎﺩ أﻱ اﻧ ﺴﺎﻥ. (المادّة 34)
Protection from Violence
Viet Nam
- English1. Everyone has the right to inviolability of his or her body and to the protection by law of his or her health, honor and dignity; no one shall be subjected to torture, violence, coercion, corporal punishment or any form of treatment harming his or her body and health or offending his or her honor and dignity.
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3. Everyone has the right to donate his or her tissues, organs or body in accordance with law. Medical, pharmaceutical and scientific experiments, or any other form of experiments, on the human body must be consented to by the human subject. (Art. 20) - Vietnamese1. Mọi người có quyền bất khả xâm phạm về thân thể, được pháp luat bảo hộ về sức khoẻ, danh dự và nhân phẩm; không bị tra tấn, bạo lực, truy bức, nhục hình hay bất kỳ hình thức đối xử nào khác xâm phạm thân thể, sức khỏe, xúc phạm danh dự, nhân phẩm.
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3. Mọi người có quyền hiến mô, bộ phận cơ thể người và hiến xác theo quy định của luật. Việc thử nghiệm y học, dược học, khoa học hay bất kỳ hình thức thử nghiệm nào khác trên cơ thể người phải có sự đồng ý của người được thử nghiệm. (Điều 20)