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Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe penitentiary system must tend to the social rehabilitation and reeducation of the prisoners [reclusos] and to comply[,] in their treatment, with [observance to] the following minimum norms:
a. They must be treated as human beings; they must not be discriminated against for any reason whatsoever, or be infringed with cruel treatment, physical, moral, [or] psychic tortures, duress or harassments, labor incompatible with their physical state, actions that denigrate their dignity, or make them victims of exactions, or be submitted to scientific experiment.
… (Art. 19) - SpanishEl sistema penitenciario debe tender a la readaptación social y a la reeducación de los reclusos y cumplir en el tratamiento de los mismos, con las siguientes normas mínimas:
a) Deben ser tratados como seres humanos; no deben ser discriminados por motivo alguno, ni podrán infligírseles tratos crueles, torturas físicas, morales, psíquicas, coacciones o molestias, trabajos incompatibles con su estado físico, acciones denigrantes a su dignidad, o hacerles víctimas de exacciones, ni ser sometidos a experimentos científicos;
… (Art. 19)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishA person may not be subjected to slavery, servitude, trafficking, or forced labour for any purpose. (Art. 14)
- SomaliSinaba qof looma addoonsan karo, midiidin lagama dhigan karo, lagama ganacsan karo, qasabna looguma shaqaysan karo. (Qodobka 14aad.)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishAll forms of torture for the purpose of extracting confession or acquiring information are forbidden. … (Art. 38)
- Persianهر گونه شکنجه برای گرفتن اقرار و یا کسب اطلاع ممنوع است. ... (اصل 38)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo one may be subjected to torture or any other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
No one shall be required to perform compulsory labour. (Art. 68) - IcelandicEngan má beita pyndingum né annarri ómannúðlegri eða vanvirðandi meðferð eða refsingu.
Nauðungarvinnu skal engum gert að leysa af hendi. (68. gr.)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo one may be forced to effectuate a job [travail], except in the cases specified by the law. (Art. 25)
- Arabicلا يجوز إرغام أحد على القيام بعمل باستثناء في حالات حددها القانون. (المادة 25)
- FrenchNul ne peut être contraint à effectuer un travail, sauf dans les cas prévus par la loi. (Art. 25)
Protection from Violence
- English
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For
The institutionalization of the conquests of the Revolution and the construction of a new society that eliminates any type [clase] of exploitation and achieves economic, political and social equality for all Nicaraguans and the absolute respect for the human rights.
… (Preamble) - Spanish
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Por
La institucionalización de las conquistas de la Revolución y la construcción de una nueva sociedad que elimine toda clase de explotación y logre la igualdad económica, política y social de los nicaragüenses y el respeto absoluto de los derechos humanos.
… (Preámbulo)