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Protection from Violence

Nepal
  • English
    The State shall pursue the following policies:
    …
    (i) Policies relating to labour and employment:
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    (3) to abolish all forms of labour exploitation including child labour,
    …
    (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)
  • Nepali
    राज्यले देहायका नीतिहरू अवलम्बन गर्नेछः–
    ...
    (झ) श्रम र रोजगार सम्बन्धी नीतिः
    ...
    (३) बालश्रम लगायत श्रम शोषणका सबै रूपको अन्त्य गर्ने,
    …
    (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
  • English
    The State shall provide care for the young, and protect the same from corruption, exploitation, evils of physical, mental and spiritual neglect. … (Art. 22)
  • Arabic
    ترعى الدولة النشء، وتصونه من أسباب الفساد وتحميه من الاستغلال، وتقيه شرّ الإهمال البدني والعقلي والرّوحي. ... (المادّة 22)

Protection from Violence

Thailand
  • English
    A person shall have the following duties:
    …
    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)
  • Thai
    บุคคลมีหน้าที่ดังต่อไปนี้
    …
    (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

Armenia
  • English
    ...
    4. The activities of a political party may, in the cases prescribed by law, be suspended upon the decision of the Constitutional Court. Political parties advocating violent overthrow of the constitutional order or using violence for the purpose of overthrowing the constitutional order shall be unconstitutional and shall be subject to prohibition upon the decision of the Constitutional Court. (Art. 46)
  • Armenian
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    4. Օրենքով սահմանված դեպքերում կուսակցության գործունեությունը կարող է կասեցվել Սահմանադրական դատարանի որոշմամբ: Այն կուսակցությունները, որոնք քարոզում են սահմանադրական կարգի բռնի տապալում կամ բռնություն են կիրառում սահմանադրական կարգը տապալելու նպատակով, հակասահմանադրական են և ենթակա են արգելման Սահմանադրական դատարանի որոշմամբ: (Հոդված 46)

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
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    (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
  • English
    All forms of torture for the purpose of extracting confession or acquiring information are forbidden. … (Art. 38)
  • Persian
    هر گونه شکنجه برای گرفتن اقرار و یا کسب اطلاع ممنوع است. ... (اصل 38)

Protection from Violence

Cyprus
  • English
    1. 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:
    …
    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:
    …
    b. trafficking in adult or minor human beings and offences relating to child pornography, … (Art. 17)
  • Greek
    1. 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)
  • Turkish
    1. 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:
    …
    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

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
  • English

    Citizens are guaranteed inviolability of the person and the home, 
    ... (Art. 79)

  • Korean

    공민은 인신과 주택의 불가침...을 보장받는다.
    … (제79조)

Protection from Violence

Maldives
  • English
    No person shall be subjected to cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment, or to torture. (Art. 54)
  • Dhivehi
    އެއްވެސް މީހަކަށް، ރަހުމްކުޑަ، ލާއިންސާނީ، އިހާނެތިކަމެއް ކޮށްގެނެއް ނުވާނެއެވެ. އަދި އިންސާނީ ކަރާމާތް ގެއްލޭފަދަ އަދަބެއް އެއްވެސް މީހަކަށް ދީގެނެއް ނުވާނެއެވެ. އަދި އެއްވެސް މީހަކަށް އަނިޔާކޮށްގެނެއް ނުވާނެއެވެ. (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 54 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)