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Protection from Violence
Nepal
- English…
(3) No act purporting to demonstrate any person or community as superior or inferior on grounds of origin, caste, tribe or physical condition or justifying social discrimination on grounds of caste, tribe or untouchability or propagating ideology based on untouchability and caste based superiority or hatred or encouraging caste-based discrimination in any manner whatsoever shall be allowed.
… (Art. 24) - Nepali…
(३) उत्पत्ति, जात, जाति वा शारीरिक अवस्थाको आधारमा कुनै व्यक्ति वा समुदायलाई उच्च वा नीच दर्शाउने, जात, जाति वा छुवाछूतको आधारमा सामाजिक भेदभावलाई न्यायोचित ठान्ने वा छुवाछूत तथा जातीय उच्चता वा घृणामा आधारित विचारको प्रचार प्रसार गर्न वा जातीय विभेदलाई कुनै पनि किसिमले प्रोत्साहन गर्न पाइने छैन ।
... (धारा २४)
Protection from Violence
Central African Republic
- EnglishThe usurpation of sovereignty by coup d'état, rebellion, mutiny or any other non-democratic process [procédé] constitutes an imprescriptible crime against the Central African People.
… (Art. 28) - FrenchL’usurpation de la souveraineté par coup d’Etat, rébellion, mutinerie ou tout autre procédé non démocratique constitue un crime imprescriptible contre le peuple centrafricain.
… (Art. 28)
Protection from Violence
Portugal
- English1. Everyone has the right to freedom and security.
… (Art. 27) - Portuguese1. Todos têm direito à liberdade e à segurança.
… (Art. 27)
Protection from Violence
South Sudan
- EnglishEvery person has the right to liberty and security of person;
… (Art. 12)
Protection from Violence
Mexico
- EnglishNo person may arrogate justice, or exercise violence to reclaim their right.
… (Art. 17) - SpanishNinguna persona podrá hacerse justicia por sí misma, ni ejercer violencia para reclamar su derecho.
… (Art. 17)
Protection from Violence
Philippines
- English…
(2) No involuntary servitude in any form shall exist except as a punishment for a crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted. (Art. III, Sec. 18) - Filipino…
(2) Hindi dapat pairalin ang ano mang anyo ng sapilitang paglilingkod, maliban kung kaparusahang pataw ng hatol ng pagkakasala. (Art. III, Seksyon 18)
Protection from Violence
Congo
- EnglishNo one may be compelled [astreint] to forced labor, except in the case of a penalty deprivative of liberty pronounced by a jurisdiction legally established.
No one may be submitted to slavery. (Art. 33) - FrenchNul ne peut être astreint à un travail forcé, sauf dans le cas d’une peine privative de liberté prononcée par une juridiction légalement établie.
Nul ne peut être soumis à l’esclavage. (Art. 33)
Protection from Violence
Serbia
- EnglishNo person may be kept in slavery or servitude.
All forms of human trafficking are prohibited.
Forced labour is prohibited. Sexual or financial exploitation of person in unfavourable position shall be deemed forced labour.
... (Art. 26) - Serbian CyrillicНико не може бити држан у ропству или у положају сличном ропству.
Сваки облик трговине људима је забрањен.
Забрањен је принудни рад. Сексуално или економско искоришћавање лица које је у неповољном положају сматра се принудним радом.
… (Члан 26)
Protection from Violence
Togo
- EnglishThe human person is sacred and inviolable.
No one may be submitted to torture or to other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatments.
No one may evade [soustraire] the punishment incurred by committing such violations by invoking the order of a superior or [that] of a public authority.
Any individual, [or] any agent of the State, culpable of such acts, either on their own initiative, or on instruction, will be punished in accordance with the law. … (Art. 21) - FrenchLa personne humaine est sacrée et inviolable.
Nul ne peut être soumis à la torture ou à d'autres formes de traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants.
Nul ne peut se soustraire à la peine encourue du fait de ces violations en invoquant l'ordre d'un supérieur ou d'une autorité publique.
Tout individu, tout agent de l'Etat coupable de tels actes, soit de sam propre initiative, soit sur instruction, sera puni conformément à la loi. ... (Art. 21)
Protection from Violence
Paraguay
- EnglishThe State shall promote policies having the purpose of avoiding violence in the family environment and other destructive causes of its solidarity. (Art. 60)
- SpanishEl Estado promoverá políticas que tengan por objeto evitar la violencia en el ámbito familiar y otras causas destructoras de su solidaridad. (Art. 60)