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Protection from Violence
Azerbaijan
- EnglishI. Everyone has the right to protect his or her honor and dignity.
II. The State shall protect personal dignity. Nothing can justify humiliation of personal dignity.
III. Nobody can be tortured or tormented, nobody shall suffer a treatment or punishment humiliating to human dignity. Nobody can be experimented upon-medically, scientifically or in any other way-without his or her consent. (Art. 46) - AzerbaijaniI. Hər kəsin öz şərəf və ləyaqətini müdafiə etmək hüququ vardır.
II. Şəxsiyyətin ləyaqəti dövlət tərəfindən qorunur. Heç bir hal şəxsiyyətin ləyaqətinin alçaldılmasına əsas verə bilməz.
III. Heç kəsə işgəncə və əzab verilə bilməz. Heç kəs insan ləyaqətini alçaldan rəftara və ya cəzaya məruz qala bilməz. Özünün könüllü razılığı olmadan heç kəsin üzərində tibbi, elmi və başqa təcrübələr aparıla bilməz. (Maddə 46)
Protection from Violence
Cabo Verde
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3. No one shall be obligated to undertake a certain job, except in compliance with a general public service that is equal for all or by virtue of a judicial decision, under the terms of the law. (Art. 42) - Portuguese…
3. Ninguém pode ser obrigado a um trabalho determinado, salvo para cumprimento de um serviço público geral e igual para todos ou em virtude de decisão judicial, nos termos da lei. (Art. 42)
Protection from Violence
Seychelles
- English(1) Every person has a right to liberty and security of the person.
… (Art. 18)
Protection from Violence
Israel
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Every human being is entitled to protection of his life, body and dignity. (Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty (1992), Sec. 4)
- Hebrew
כל 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
Cambodia
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The exploitation of women’s labour shall be prohibited.
… (Art. 45) - Khmer...
ការធ្វើអាជីវកម្មលើការងាររបស់ស្ត្រី ត្រូវហាមឃាត់។
... (មាត្រា ៤៥)
Protection from Violence
Chad
- EnglishThe human person is sacred and inviolable.
Every individual has the right to life, to the integrity of their person, to security, to liberty, to the protection of their privacy and of their assets. (Art. 17) - Arabicالإنسان مقدس ومصون.
يحق لكل فرد بالحياة والسلامة الشخصية والأمن والحرية وحماية خصوصيته وأصوله. (المادة 17) - FrenchLa personne humaine est sacrée et inviolable.
Tout individu a droit à la vie, à l'intégrité de sa personne, à la sécurité, à la liberté, à la protection de sa vie privée et de ses biens. (Art. 17)
Protection from Violence
South Sudan
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4. All levels of government shall:
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b. enact laws to combat harmful customs and traditions which undermine the dignity and status of women;
… (Art. 16)
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
Colombia
- EnglishSlavery, servitude, and the traffic [trata] in human beings are prohibited in all their forms. (Art. 17)
- SpanishSe prohiben la esclavitud, la servidumbre y la trata de seres humanos en todas sus formas. (Art. 17)