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Protection from Violence
- English
(1) The right of every individual to integrity and privacy shall be guaranteed. This right may be limited only in cases specifically provided by law.
(2) No person shall be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. (Art. 16) - Slovak
(1) Nedotknuteľnosť osoby a jej súkromia je zaručená. Obmedzená môţe byť len v prípadoch ustanovených zákonom.
(2) Nikoho nemoţno mučiť ani podrobiť krutému, neľudskému či poniţujúcemu zaobchádzaniu alebo trestu. (Čl. 16)
Protection from Violence
- 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
- EnglishNo one may be subjected to slavery, servitude or forced labour. (Sec. 13)
Protection from Violence
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3. Entry into any person's home at night against his or her will is clearly prohibited, except in case of serious threat to life or physical integrity of somebody inside the home. (Sec. 37) - Tetum…
3. Atu tama karik iha ema ruma nia uma tuur-fatin iha kalan, latuir uma na’in nia hakarak, ida ne’e labele duni halo, bele de’it wainhira iha ameasa bo'ot ba ema nia moris, nia isin, ba ema ne’ebé iha uma ne’e nia laran. (Art. 37) - Portuguese…
3. A entrada no domicílio de qualquer pessoa durante a noite, contra a sua vontade, é expressamente proibida, salvo em caso de ameaça grave para a vida ou para a integridade física de alguém que se encontre no interior desse domicílio. (Art. 37)
Protection from Violence
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Slavery is prohibited in the United Mexican States. Slaves who enter the national territory from abroad will recover, by this act alone, their liberty and the protection of the laws.
… (Art. 1) - Spanish…
Está prohibida la esclavitud en los Estados Unidos Mexicanos. Los esclavos del extranjero que entren al territorio nacional alcanzarán, por este solo hecho, su libertad y la protección de las leyes.
… (Art. 1)
Protection from Violence
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3 Irrespective of their status under the law on foreign nationals, foreign nationals shall lose their right of residence and all other legal rights to remain in Switzerland if they:
a. are convicted with legal binding effect of an offence of intentional homicide, rape or any other serious sexual offence, any other violent offence such as robbery, the offences of trafficking in human beings or in drugs, or a burglary offence;
… (Art. 121) - French...
3 Ils sont privés de leur titre de séjour, indépendamment de leur statut, et de tous leurs droits à séjourner en Suisse:
a. s’ils ont été condamnés par un jugement entré en force pour meurtre, viol, ou tout autre délit sexuel grave, pour un acte de violence d’une autre nature tel que le brigandage, la traite d’êtres humains, le trafic de drogue ou l’effraction;
… (Art. 121) - German...
3 Sie verlieren unabhängig von ihrem ausländerrechtlichen Status ihr Aufenthaltsrecht sowie alle Rechtsansprüche auf Aufenthalt in der Schweiz, wenn sie:
a. wegen eines vorsätzlichen Tötungsdelikts, wegen einer Vergewaltigung oder eines anderen schweren Sexualdelikts, wegen eines anderen Gewaltdelikts wie Raub, wegen Menschenhandels, Drogenhandels oder eines Einbruchsdelikts rechtskräftig verurteilt worden sind;
… (Art. 121) - Italian...
3 A prescindere dallo statuto loro riconosciuto in base alla legislazione sugli stranieri, gli stranieri perdono il diritto di dimora in Svizzera e ogni diritto di soggiorno se:
a. sono stati condannati con sentenza passata in giudicato per omicidio intenzionale, violenza carnale o un altro grave reato sessuale, per un reato violento quale ad esempio la rapina, per tratta di esseri umani, traffico di stupefacenti o effrazione;
… (Art. 121)
Protection from Violence
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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)