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Protection from Violence
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5. Children are entitled to be protected from economic exploitation or any treatment, work or punishment that is, or is likely to—
a. be hazardous;
b. interfere with their education; or
c. be harmful to their health or to their physical, mental or spiritual or social development.
… (Sec. 23)
Protection from Violence
- English1. 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:
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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:
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b. trafficking in adult or minor human beings and offences relating to child pornography, … (Art. 17) - Greek1. 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) - Turkish1. 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:
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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
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3. Formation and functioning of public associations pursuing the goals or actions directed toward a violent change of the constitutional system, violation of the integrity of the Republic, undermining the security of the state, inciting social, racial, national, religious, and tribal enmity, as well as the formation of unauthorized paramilitary units shall be prohibited.
… (Art. 5) - Kazak...
3. Мақсаты немесе iс-әрекетi Республиканың конституциялық құрылысын күштеп өзгертуге, оның тұтастығын бұзуға, мемлекет қауiпсiздiгiне нұқсан келтiруге, әлеуметтiк, нәсiлдiк, ұлттық, дiни, тектiк-топтық және рулық араздықты қоздыруға бағытталған қоғамдық бiрлестiктер құруға және олардың қызметiне, сондай-ақ заңдарда көзделмеген әскерилендiрiлген құрамалар құруға тыйым салынады.
… (5-бап)
Protection from Violence
- English(1) No person shall be subjected to inhuman or degrading punishment or treatment.
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(3) (a) No law shall provide for the imposition of collective Punishments.
… (Art. 36) - Maltese(1) Ħadd ma għandu jkun assoġġettat għal piena jew trattament inuman jew degradanti.
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(3) (a) Ebda liġi ma għandha tipprovdi għall-impożizzjoni ta’ pieni kollettivi.
… (Art. 36)
Protection from Violence
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The employment of children is punished by the law.
... (Art. 66) - Arabic
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يعاقب القانون على تشغيل الأطفال
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L'emploi des enfants est puni par la loi.
… (Art. 66)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishViolence within the family, in any of its manifestations, is considered destructive to the people involved, to families, and to society, and is punishable by law. (Art. 85)
- SpanishLa violencia familiar, en cualquiera de sus manifestaciones, se considera destructiva de las personas implicadas, de las familias y de la sociedad, y es sancionada por la ley. (Art. 85)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishPolitical parties shall be prohibited from advocating or resorting to armed violence in order to change the political or social order of the country. (Art. 77)
- PortugueseÉ vedado aos partidos políticos preconizar ou recorrer à violência armada para alterar a ordem política e social do país. (Art. 77)
Protection from Violence
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4. Propaganda of national, racial, religious hatred, gender and other social superiority calling for discrimination, hostility or violence is prohibited. (Art. 32) - Russian
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4. Запрещается пропаганда национальной, расовой, религиозной ненависти, гендерного и иного социального превосходства, призывающая к дискриминации, вражде или насилию. (Статья 32) - Kyrgyz
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4. Басмырлоого, кастыкка же зомбулукка чакырган улуттук, расалык, диний жек көрүүчүлүктү, гендердик жана башка социалдык үстөмдүктү үгүттөөгө тыюу салынат. (32-берене)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe human right to physical and moral dignity is irrevocable. Any form of torture, or inhuman or humiliating conduct or punishment, is prohibited. Forced labour is prohibited. (Art. 11)
- MacedonianФизичкиот и моралниот интегритет на човекот се неприкосновени. Се забранува секој облик на мачење, нечовечко или понижувачко однесување и казнување. Се забранува присилна работа. (Член 11)
Protection from Violence
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The protection of life, security, and physical integrity are guaranteed.
Slavery, slavery-like practices, inhuman and cruel, degrading and humiliating treatments, physical or moral torture, services and mistreatments inflicted on children and all forms of the degradation of Man [,] are forbidden and punished by the law. (Art. 2) - French
La protection de la vie, la sûreté et l'intégrité physique sont garanties.
Sont interdits et punis par la loi, l'esclavage, les pratiques esclavagistes, les traitements inhumains et cruels, dégradants et humiliants, la torture physique ou morale, les sévices et les mauvais traitements infligés aux enfants et toutes les formes d'avilissement de l'Homme. (Art. 2)