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Protection from Violence
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(2) Children under the age of sixteen years are entitled to be protected from economic exploitation and shall not be employed in or required to perform work that is likely to be hazardous or to interfere with their education or be harmful to their health or physical, mental, spiritual, moral or social development.
… (Sec. 29)
Protection from Violence
- English(1) No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
(2) No person shall be required to perform forced labour.
… (Sec. 8)
Protection from Violence
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(3) No woman shall be subjected to physical, mental, sexual, psychological or other form of violence or exploitation on grounds of religion, social, cultural tradition, practice or on any other grounds. Such act shall be punishable by law, and the victim shall have the right to obtain compensation in accordance with law.
… (Art. 38) - Nepali…
(३) महिला विरुद्व धार्मिक, सामाजिक, सांस्कृतिक परम्परा, प्रचलन वा अन्य कुनै आधारमा शारीरिक, मानसिक, यौनजन्य, मनोवैज्ञानिक वा अन्यकुनै किसिमको हिंसाजन्य कार्य वा शोषण गरिने छैन । त्यस्तो कार्य कानून बमोजिम दण्डनीय हुनेछ र पीडितलाई कानून बमोजिम क्षतिपूर्ति पाउने हकहुनेछ ।
... (धारा ३८)
Protection from Violence
- English1. Citizens have the right to form associations freely and without the requirement for any authorisation, on condition that such associations are not intended to promote violence and their purposes are not contrary to the criminal law.
… (Art. 46) - Portuguese1. Os cidadãos têm o direito de, livremente e sem dependência de qualquer autorização, constituir associações, desde que estas não se destinem a promover a violência e os respectivos fins não sejam contrários à lei penal.
… (Art. 46)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo one may take the law into their own hands or claim their rights with violence. … (Art. 15)
- SpanishNadie podrá hacerse justicia por sí mismo ni reclamar sus derecho con violencia. … (Art. 15)
Protection from Violence
- English(1) Every child has the right—
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(d) to be protected from abuse, neglect, harmful cultural practices, all forms of violence, inhuman treatment and punishment, and hazardous or exploitative labour;
… (Art. 53) - Swahili(1) Kila mtoto ana haki -
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(d) ya kulindwa dhidi ya unyanyasaji, kupuuzwa, desturi mbaya za kitamaduni, kila aina ya ukatili, kitendo na adhabu ya udhalilishaji, na kazi mbaya au ya unyonyaji;
… (Kifungu cha 53)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishWhereas every person in Saint Christopher and Nevis is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms, that is to say, the right, whatever his or her race, place of origin, birth, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, to each and all of the following, namely,
(a) life, liberty, security of the person, equality before the law and the protection of the law;
… (Sec. 3)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishLesotho shall adopt policies designed to provide that—
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b. children and young persons are protected from economic and social exploitation;
c. the employment of children and young persons in work harmful to their morals or health or dangerous to life or likely to hamper their normal development is punishable by law; and
d. there are age limits below which the paid employment of children and young persons is prohibited and punishable by law. (Sec. 32)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe State shall ensure the security of all its citizens and expatriates living within its domains. … (Basic Law, Art. 36)
- Arabicتوفر الدولة الأمن لجميع مواطنيها ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻘﻴﻤﻴﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺇﻗﻠﻴﻤﻬﺎ. ... (النظام الأساسي، المادة 36)
Protection from Violence
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Children under 15 years of age may not be employed, nor may children under 18 years of age be employed at jobs detrimental to their health or morals. (Art. 66) - Serbian Cyrillic
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Деца млађа од 15 година не могу бити запослена нити, ако су млађа од 18 година, могу да раде на пословима штетним по њихово здравље или морал. (Члан 66)