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Protection from Violence
Mexico
- EnglishThe punishments of death, of mutilation, of public humiliation [infamia], of branding, of flogging, of beating, of torture of any kind, excessive fines, the confiscation of assets and any other unusual or extreme [penalties,] are prohibited.
Any punishment must be proportional to the crime that [it] sanctions and of good juridical affect.
… (Art. 22) - SpanishQuedan prohibidas las penas de muerte, de mutilación, de infamia, la marca, los azotes, los palos, el tormento de cualquier especie, la multa excesiva, la confiscación de bienes y cualesquiera otras penas inusitadas y trascendentales. Toda pena deberá ser proporcional al delito que sancione y al bien jurídico afectado.
... (Art. 22)
Protection from Violence
Israel
- EnglishAll persons are entitled to protection of their life, body and dignity. (Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty (1992), Sec. 4)
- Hebrewכל אדם זכאי להגנה על חייו, על גופו ועל כבודו. (חוק יסוד: כבוד האדם וחירותו (1992), סעיף 4)
Protection from Violence
Liechtenstein
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2) … Emergency decrees may not curtail the right of each person to life, the prohibition of torture and inhuman treatment, the prohibition of slavery and forced labour, or the principle of nulla poena sine lege.
… (Art. 10) - German…
2) … Notverordnungen können weder das Recht eines jeden Menschen auf Leben, das Verbot der Folter und der unmenschlichen Behandlung, das Verbot der Sklaverei und der Zwangsarbeit, noch die Regel "Keine Strafe ohne Gesetz" beschränken.
… (Art. 10)
Protection from Violence
Comoros
- EnglishAll citizens enjoy the right to liberty and to security. … (Art. 22)
- Arabicيتمتع جميع المواطنين بحق الحرية والأمن. ... (المادة 22)
- FrenchTous les citoyens jouissent du droit à la liberté et à la sécurité. … (Art. 22)
Protection from Violence
Sudan
- EnglishEvery person has a fundamental right to life, dignity, and personal safety, which shall be protected by the law. … (Art. 43)
- Arabicلكل انسان حق اصيل في الحياة والكرامة والسلامة الشخصية ويحمي القانون هذا الحق.... (الماده 44)
Protection from Violence
Paraguay
- EnglishThe political parties and movements, in their functioning, may not:
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2. establish structures which, directly or indirectly, imply the use of, or a call for, violence as [a] methodology of the political activity [quehacer], and
3. constitute themselves with the goals [fines] of substituting by the force the regime of freedom and democracy, or of endangering the existence of the Republic. (Art. 126) - SpanishLos partidos y los movimientos políticos, en su funcionamiento, no podrán:
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2. establecer estructuras que, directa o indirectamente, impliquen la utilización o la apelación a la violencia como metodología del quehacer político, y
3. constituirse con fines de sustituir por la fuerza el régimen de libertad y de democracia, o de poner en peligro la existencia de la República. (Art. 126)
Protection from Violence
Korea, Republic of
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4. Neither speech nor the press shall violate the honor or rights of other persons nor undermine public morals or social ethics. Should speech or the press violate the honor or rights of other persons, claims may be made for the damage resulting therefrom. (Art. 21) - Korean…
④언론ㆍ출판은 타인의 명예나 권리 또는 공중도덕이나 사회윤리를 침해하여서는 아니된다. 언론ㆍ출판이 타인의 명예나 권리를 침해한 때에는 피해자는 이에 대한 피해의 배상을 청구할 수 있다. (제21조)
Protection from Violence
Montenegro
- EnglishInfliction or encouragement of hatred or intolerance on any grounds shall be prohibited. (Art. 7)
- MontenegrinZabranjeno je izazivanje ili podsticanje mržnje ili netrpeljivosti po bilo kom osnovu. (Član 7)
Protection from Violence
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- EnglishThe public powers see to the elimination of any form of discrimination concerning women and assure the protection and the promotion of their rights.
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They take measures to struggle against all forms of violence made against women in public and in private life.
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The law establishes the modalities of application of these rights. (Art. 14) - FrenchLes pouvoirs publics veillent à l’élimination de toute forme de discrimination à l’égard de la femme et assurent la protection et la promotion de ses droits.
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Ils prennent des mesures pour lutter contre toute forme de violences faites à la femme dans la vie publique et dans la vie privée.
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La loi fixe les modalités d’application de ces droits. (Art. 14)
Protection from Violence
Tunisia
- English… The state shall take all necessary measures in order to eradicate violence against women. (Art. 46)
- Arabic... تتّخذ الّدّولة التّدابير الكفيلة بالقضاء على العنف ضد المرأة. (الفصل 46)
- French… L’État prend les mesures nécessaires en vue d’éliminer la violence contre la femme. (Art. 46)