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Protection from Violence
Burundi
- EnglishEvery child has the right to particular measures to assure or to ameliorate the care [les soins] necessary for their wellbeing, for their health and for their physical security and to be protected against maltreatment, abuse [exactions] and exploitation. (Art. 44)
- KirundiUmwana wese arafise uburenganzira bwo gufatirwa ingingo zimukwiye z’ukumubungabunga canke zimworohereza kurusha uko abayeho, amagara yiwe, umutekano wiwe, ukudafatwa bunyamaswa canke gucurwa bufuni na buhoro canke gukoreshwa ivyo kunguvu. (Ingingo ya 44)
- FrenchTout enfant a droit à des mesures particulières pour assurer ou améliorer les soins nécessaires à son bien-être, à sa santé et à sa sécurité physique et pour être protégé contre les mauvais traitements, les exactions ou l’exploitation. (Art. 44)
Protection from Violence
Sao Tome and Principe
- English1. Everyone shall have the right to physical liberty and to personal safety.
… (Art. 36) - Portuguese1. Todos têm direito à liberdade física e à segurança pessoal.
… (Art. 36)
Protection from Violence
El Salvador
- English…
Imprisonment for debts, life sentences [penas perpetuas], slanderous [punishments] [las infamantes], proscriptive [punishments] [las proscriptivas] and all forms of torture [tormento][,] are prohibited.
… (Art. 27) - Spanish…
Se prohíbe la prisión por deudas, las penas perpetuas, las infamantes, las proscriptivas y toda especie de tormento.
… (Art. 27)
Protection from Violence
Estonia
- EnglishNo one may be subjected to torture or to cruel or degrading treatment or punishment.
No one may be subjected to medical or scientific experiments against his or her free will. (Sec. 18) - EstonianKedagi ei tohi piinata, julmalt või väärikust alandavalt kohelda ega karistada.
Kedagi ei tohi tema vaba tahte vastaselt allutada meditsiini- ega teaduskatsetele. (§ 18)
Protection from Violence
Central African Republic
- EnglishThe human person is sacred and inviolable. All agents of public authority, [and] any organization, have the absolute obligation to respect it and to protect it.
… (Art. 1) - FrenchLa personne humaine est sacrée et inviolable. Tous les agents de la puissance publique, toute organisation, ont l’obligation absolue de la respecter et de la protéger.
… (Art. 1)
Protection from Violence
South Africa
- EnglishNo one may be subjected to slavery, servitude or forced labour. (Sec. 13)
Protection from Violence
Iraq
- English...
Third: Economic exploitation of children in all of its forms shall be prohibited, and the State shall take the necessary measures for their protection.
Fourth: All forms of violence and abuse in the family, school, and society shall be prohibited. (Art. 29) - Arabic…
ثالثاً :ـ يحظر الاستغلال الاقتصادي للأطفال بصورهِ كافة، وتتخذ الدولة الإجراءات الكفيلة بحمايتهم
رابعاً :ـ تمنع كل أشكال العنف والتعسف في الأسرة والمدرسة والمجتمع. (المادة 29)
Protection from Violence
Honduras
- EnglishLaws governing the relations between employers and workers are matters of public policy. All acts, stipulations or agreements that involve the waiver, diminution or restriction or evasion of the following guarantees shall be void:
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7. Minors under sixteen years of age and those above that age who are subject to mandatory education by virtue of national legislation may not be employed in any kind of work.
… (Art. 128) - SpanishLas leyes que rigen las relaciones entre patronos y trabajadores son de orden público. Son nulos los actos, estipulaciones o convenciones que impliquen renuncia, disminuyan, restrinjan o tergiversen las siguientes garantías:
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7. Los menores de (16) diez y seis años y los que hayan cumplido esa edad y sigan sometidos a la enseñanza en virtud de la legislación nacional, no podrán ser ocupados en trabajo alguno.
… (Art. 128)
Protection from Violence
Latvia
- EnglishThe State shall protect human honour and dignity. Torture or other cruel or degrading treatment of human beings is prohibited. No one shall be subjected to inhuman or degrading punishment. (Art. 95)
- LatvianValsts aizsargā cilvēka godu un cieņu. Spīdzināšana, citāda cietsirdīga vai cieņu pazemojoša izturēšanās pret cilvēku ir aizliegta. Nevienu nedrīkst pakļaut nežēlīgam vai cilvēka cieņu pazemojošam sodam. (Art. 95)
Protection from Violence
Congo
- English…
All acts of torture, all cruel, inhuman or degrading treatments are prohibited.
… (Art. 11) - French…
Tout acte de torture, tout traitement cruel, inhumain ou dégradant est interdit.
… (Art. 11)