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Protection from Violence
Yemen
- English… No citizen can be compelled to do any work except within the law, and in which case it is to serve the common interest and be in return for a fair wage. … (Art. 29)
- Arabicولكل مواطن الحق في ممارسة العمل الذي يختاره لنفسه في حدود القانون ولا يجوز فرض أي عمل جبراً على المواطنين إلا بمقتضى قانون ولأداء خدمة عامة وبمقابل أجر عادل، ... (المادّة 29) …
Protection from Violence
Kiribati
- English1. No person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment.
… (Sec. 7)
Protection from Violence
Egypt
- EnglishAll forms of slavery, oppression, forced exploitation of human beings, sex trade, and other forms of human trafficking are prohibited and criminalized by Law. (Art. 89)
- Arabicتُحظر كلّ صور العبودية والاسترقاق والقهر والاستغلال القسرى للإنسان، وتجارة الجنس، وغيرها من أشكال الاتّجار فى البشر، ويجرّم القانون كل ذلك. (المادّة 89)
Protection from Violence
Zimbabwe
- English(1) Every child, that is to say every boy and girl under the age of eighteen years, has the right—
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(e) to be protected from economic and sexual exploitation, from child labour, and from maltreatment, neglect or any form of abuse;
… (Sec. 81)
Protection from Violence
Dominica
- EnglishWhereas the People of Dominica—
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(b) respect the principles of social justice and therefore believe … that labour should not be exploited or forced by economic necessity to operate in inhumane conditions
… (Preamble)
Protection from Violence
Bulgaria
- English(1) Everyone shall be entitled to personal freedom and inviolability.
… (Art. 30) - Bulgarian(1) Всеки има право на лична свобода и неприкосновеност.
… (Чл. 30)
Protection from Violence
Gambia
- EnglishNo person shall be subject to torture or inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment. (Sec. 21)
Protection from Violence
Belize
- EnglishNo person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment. (Sec. 7)
Protection from Violence
Ecuador
- EnglishThe law shall establish special and expeditious procedures for bringing to trial and punishing the crimes of domestic violence, sexual offenses, crimes of hate and crimes perpetrated against children, adolescents, young people, persons with disabilities, elderly persons and persons who, because of their specific characteristics, require greater protection. Specialized prosecutors and defense attorneys shall be appointed for dealing with these cases, in accordance with the law. (Art. 81)
- SpanishLa ley establecerá procedimientos especiales y expeditos para el juzgamiento y sanción de los delitos de violencia intrafamiliar, sexual, crímenes de odio y los que se cometan contra niñas, niños, adolescentes, jóvenes, personas con discapacidad, adultas mayores y personas que, por sus particularidades, requieren una mayor protección. Se nombrarán fiscales y defensoras o defensores especializados para el tratamiento de estas causas, de acuerdo con la ley. (Art. 81)
Protection from Violence
India
- EnglishNo child below the age of fourteen years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine or engaged in any other hazardous employment. (Art. 24)
- Hindiचौदह वर्ष से कम आयु के किसी बालक को किसी कारखाने या खान में काम करने के लिए नियोजित नहीं किया जाएगा या किसी अन्य परिसंकटमय नियोजन में नहीं लगाया जाएगा। (अनुच्छेद 24)