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Protection from Violence

Colombia
  • English
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    The State shall especially protect those persons who on account of their economic, physical or mental condition are in a situation of manifest weakness and shall sanction the abuses or ill-treatment committed against them. (Art. 13)
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    El Estado protegerá especialmente a aquellas personas que por su condición económica, física o mental, se encuentren en circunstancia de debilidad manifiesta y sancionará los abusos o maltratos que contra ellas se cometan. (Art. 13)

Protection from Violence

Colombia
  • English
    No one shall be subjected to forced sequestration, torture, cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment. (Art. 12)
  • Spanish
    Nadie será sometido a desaparición forzada, a torturas ni a tratos o penas crueles, inhumanos o degradantes. (Art. 12)

Protection from Violence

Colombia
  • English
    Basic rights of children are: … They shall be protected against any form of abandonment, physical or moral violence, sequestration, sale, sexual abuse, labor or economic exploitation, and dangerous work.
    … (Art. 44)
  • Spanish
    Son derechos fundamentales de los niños: … Serán protegidos contra toda forma de abandono, violencia física o moral, secuestro, venta, abuso sexual, explotación laboral o económica y trabajos riesgosos.
    … (Art. 44)

Protection from Violence

Colombia
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    Any form of violence in the family is considered destructive of its harmony and unity, and shall be sanctioned according to law.
    … (Art. 42)
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    Cualquier forma de violencia en la familia se considera destructiva de su armonía y unidad, y será sancionada conforme a la ley.
    … (Art. 42)

Protection from Violence

Colombia
  • English
    Slavery, servitude, and the traffic [trata] in human beings are prohibited in all their forms. (Art. 17)
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    Se prohiben la esclavitud, la servidumbre y la trata de seres humanos en todas sus formas. (Art. 17)