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Protection from Violence

Turkmenistan
  • English
    … Forced labour and the worst forms of child labour shall be prohibited. … (Art. 49)
  • Russian
    … Принудительный труд и худшие формы детского труда запрещаются. … (Статья 49)
  • Turkmen
    … Mejbury zähmet we çaga zähmetiniň ýaramaz görnüşleri gadagandyr. … (49-njy madda)

Protection from Violence

Afghanistan
  • English
    Forced labor shall be forbidden. … Forced labor on children shall not be allowed. (Art. 49)
  • Dari
    تحمیل كار اجباری ممنوع است. ... تحمیل كار بر اطفال جواز ندارد. (مادۀ ۴۹)
  • Pashto
    د جبري كار تحميل منع دى. ... پر ماشومانو د كار تحميل جواز نه لري. (۴۹ماده)

Protection from Violence

Bangladesh
  • English
    It shall be a fundamental responsibility of the State to emancipate the toiling masses the peasants and workers and backward sections of the people from all forms of exploitation. (Art. 14)
  • Bengali
    রাষ্ট্রের অন্যতম মৌলিক দায়িত্ব হইবে মেহনতী মানুষকে-কৃষক ও শ্রমিককে-এবং জনগণের অনগ্রসর অংশসমূহকে সকল প্রকার শোষণ হইতে মুক্তি দান করা৷ (অনুচ্ছেদ ১৪)

Protection from Violence

Indonesia
  • English
    …
    (2) Every person shall have the right to be free from torture or inhumane and degrading treatment, and shall have the right to obtain political asylum from another country. (Art. 28G)
  • Indonesian
    …
    (2) Setiap orang berhak untuk bebas dari penyiksaan atau perlakuan yang merendahkan derajat martabat manusia dan berhak memperoleh suaka politik dari negara lain. (Pasal 28G)

Protection from Violence

Cyprus
  • English
    1. No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
    2. No person shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour.
    … (Art. 10)
  • Greek
    1. Ουδείς τελεί εις κατάστασιν δουλείας ή υποτελείας.
    2. Ουδείς εξαναγκάζεται εις εκτέλεσιν αναγκαστικής ή υποχρεωτικής εργασίας.
    … (Αρθρον 10)
  • Turkish
    1. Hiçbir şahıs köle veya kul edinilemez.
    2. Hiçbir şahıs zorla veya mecburi olarak çalıştırılamaz.
    ... (Madde 10)

Protection from Violence

Jordan
  • English
    ...
    2. Every person seized, detained, imprisoned or the freedom thereof restricted should be treated in a manner that preserves human dignity; may not be tortured, in any manner, bodily or morally harmed; and may not be detained in other than the places permitted by laws; and every statement uttered by any person under any torture, harm or threat shall not be regarded. (Art. 8)
  • Arabic
    ...
    2. كل من يقبض عليه أو يوقف أو يحبس أو تقيد حريته تجب معاملته بما يحفظ عليه كرامة الإنسان، ولا يجوز تعذيبه، بأي شكل من الأشكال، أو إيذاؤه بدنياً أو معنوياً، كما لا يجوز حجزه في غير الأماكن التي تجيزها القوانين، وكل قول يصدر عن أي شخص تحت وطأة أي تعذيب أو إيذاء أو تهديد لا يعتد به. (المادّة 8)

Protection from Violence

Kyrgyzstan
  • English

    1. Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person.
    … (Art. 59)

  • Russian

    1. Каждый человек имеет право на свободу и личную неприкосновенность.
    ... (Статья 59)

  • Kyrgyz

    1. Ар бир адам эркиндикке жана жеке кол тийгистикке укуктуу.
    ... (59-берене)

Protection from Violence

Nepal
  • English
    (1) Every person shall have the right against exploitation.
    (2) No person shall be exploited in any manner on the grounds of religion, custom, tradition, usage, practice or on any other grounds.
    (3) No one shall be subjected to trafficking nor shall one be held in slavery or servitude.
    (4) No one shall be forced to work against his or her will. Provided that nothing shall be deemed to prevent the making of law empowering the State to require citizens to perform compulsory service for public purposes.
    (5) Act contrary to clauses (3) and (4) shall be punishable by law and the victim shall have the right to obtain compensation from the perpetrator in accordance with law. (Art. 29)
  • Nepali
    (१) प्रत्येक व्यक्तिलाई शोषण विरुद्धको हक हुनेछ ।
    (२) धर्म, प्रथा, परम्परा, संस्कार, प्रचलन वा अन्य कुनै आधारमा कुनैपनि व्यक्तिलाई कुनै किसिमले शोषण गर्न पाइने छैन ।
    (३) कसैलाई पनि बेचबिखन गर्न, दास वा बाँधा बनाउन पाइने छैन ।
    (४) कसैलाई पनि निजको इच्छा विरुद्ध काममा लगाउन पाइने छैन । तर सार्वजनिक प्रयोजनकालागि नागरिकलाई राज्यले अनिवार्य सेवामा लगाउन सक्ने गरी कानून बनाउन रोक लगाएको मानिने छैन ।
    (५) उपधारा (३) र (४) विपरीतको कार्य कानून बमोजिम दण्डनीय हुनेछ र पीडितलाई पीडकबाट कानून बमोजिम क्षतिपूर्ति पाउने हक हुनेछ । (धारा २९)

Protection from Violence

Philippines
  • English
    (1) Excessive fines shall not be imposed, nor cruel, degrading or inhuman punishment inflicted.
    …
    (2) The employment of physical, psychological, or degrading punishment against any prisoner or detainee or the use of substandard or inadequate penal facilities under subhuman conditions shall be dealt with by law. (Art. III, Sec. 19)
  • Filipino
    (1) Hindi dapat ipataw ang malabis na multa, ni ilapat ang malupit, imbi o di-makataong parusa.
    ...
    (2) Dapat lapatan ng kaukulang batas ang pagpapahirap na pisikal, sikolohikal, o imbing pagpaparusa sa sino mang bilanggo o detenido o ang paggamit ng mga kaluwagang penal na di-makatao. (Art. III, Seksyon 19)

Protection from Violence

Tajikistan
  • English
    … Forced labor shall not be permitted, except in cases defined by law.
    Using women and children labor shall be prohibited in heavy and underground works and in harmful conditions. (Art. 35)
  • Russian
    … Никто не может быть привлечен к принудительному труду, за исключением случаев, определенных законом.
    Использование труда женщин и несовершеннолетних на тяжелых и подземных работах, а также на работах с вредными условиями труда запрещается. (Статья 35)
  • Tajik
    … Ҳеҷ кас ба меҳнати маҷбурӣ ҷалб карда намешавад, ба истиснои мавридҳое, ки қонун муайян кардааст.
    Дар корҳои вазнин, зеризаминӣ ва шароити меҳнаташон зарарнок истифодаи меҳнати занон ва ноболиғон манъ аст. (Моддаи 35)