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Protection from Violence
- EnglishEvery person has the right to liberty and security of person;
… (Art. 12)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishWe, the Japanese people …
We desire to occupy an honored place in an international society striving for the preservation of peace, and the banishment of tyranny and slavery, oppression and intolerance for all time from the earth.
… (Preamble) - Japanese日本国民は、…
われらは、平和を維持し、専制と隷従、圧迫と偏狭を地上から永遠に除去しようと努めてゐる国際社会において、名誉ある地位を占めたいと思ふ。
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Protection from Violence
- English1) Human dignity shall be respected and protected.
2) No one may be subjected to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. (Art. 27bis) - German1) Die Würde des Menschen ist zu achten und zu schützen.
2) Niemand darf unmenschlicher oder erniedrigender Behandlung oder Strafe unterworfen werden. (Art. 27bis)
Protection from Violence
- English
Child labor [trabajo de los menores] is prohibited, in jobs that may affect their [su] normal development or their [su] obligatory cycle of education [instrucción]. Children and adolescents will be protected against any type [clase] of economic and social exploitation. (Art. 84)
- Spanish
Se prohíbe el trabajo de los menores, en labores que puedan afectar su desarrollo normal o su ciclo de instrucción obligatoria. Se protegerá a los niños y adolescentes contra cualquier clase de explotación económica y social. (Art. 84)
Protection from Violence
- 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)