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Protection from Violence
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3. Forced labour shall be prohibited … (Art. 84) - Portuguese…
3. O trabalho compulsivo é proibido … (Art. 84)
Protection from Violence
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– ... No citizen may be forced to work except by virtue of a law, in performance of public service, for a specific period of time, and for fair remuneration.
... (Art. 15) - Arabic
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–... ولا يجوز إلزام أي مواطن بالعمل جبرا إلا بمقتضى قانون، ولأداء خدمة عامة، ولمدة محددة، وبمقابل عادل،
… (المادّة ١٥)
Protection from Violence
- English(1) Individual freedom and security of a person are inviolable.
… (Art. 23) - Romanian(1) Libertatea individuală şi siguranţa persoanei sunt inviolabile.
… (Art. 23)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe following shall be the responsibility of the State:
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6. To eliminate all forms of violence in the education system and to safeguard the bodily, psychological and sexual integrity of students.
… (Art. 347) - SpanishSerá responsabilidad del Estado:
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6. Erradicar todas las formas de violencia en el sistema educativo y velar por la integridad física, psicológica y sexual de las estudiantes y los estudiantes.
… (Art. 347)
Protection from Violence
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The Burkinabe people proscribe any idea of personal power.
They proscribe equally all oppression of a part of the people by another. (Art. 168) - French
Le peuple burkinabè proscrit toute idée de pouvoir personnel.
Il proscrit également toute oppression d’une fraction du peuple par une autre. (Art. 168)
Protection from Violence
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(1) Everyone has the right to physical and mental integrity.
(2) No person shall be subjected to torture or to abuse or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
(3) No one shall be subjected to experimentation without his or her informed consent.
… (Art. 14) - Kinyarwanda
(1) Umuntu wese afite uburenganzira bwo kudahungabanywa ku mubiri no mu mutwe.
(2) Ntawe ushobora gukorerwa iyicarubozo, gukorerwa ibibabaza umubiri cyangwa ngo akorerwe ibikorwa by’ubugome, ibikorwa bidakwiye umuntu cyangwa bimutesha agaciro.
(3) Ntawe ushobora gukorerwaho igerageza atabyiyemereye.
… (Ingingo ya 14) - French
(1) Toute personne a droit à son intégrité physique et mentale.
(2) Nul ne peut être soumis à la torture ni à des sévices ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants.
(3) Nul ne peut être soumis à une expérimentation sans son consentement éclairé.
… (Art. 14)
Protection from Violence
- English… no person may be subjected to torture, or any degrading treatment; and torture shall be considered a crime punishable by law. (Art. 36)
- Arabic... لا يعرّض أي إنسان للتّعذيب أو للمعاملة الحاطّة للكرامة، ويعتبر التّعذيب جريمة يعاقب عليها القانون. (المادّة 36)
Protection from Violence
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Constitutional Court may ban only such associations the activity of which is aimed at violent overthrow of constitutional order, violation of guaranteed human or minority rights, or inciting of racial, national and religious hatred.
… (Art. 55) - Serbian Cyrillic
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Уставни суд може забранити само оно удружење чије је деловање усмерено на насилно рушење уставног поретка, кршење зајемчених људских или мањинских права или изазивање расне, националне или верске мржње.
… (Члан 55)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe Constitution guarantees to all Hondurans and to foreigners residing in the country the right to the inviolability of life, and to individual safety, freedom, equality before the law, and property. (Art. 61)
- SpanishLa Constitución garantiza a los hondureños y extranjeros residentes en el país, el derecho a la inviolabilidad de la vida, a la seguridad individual, a la libertad, a la igualdad ante la ley y a la propiedad. (Art. 61)
Protection from Violence
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9. The law shall punish domestic violence and shall protect the rights of all members of a family. (Art. 82) - Portuguese…
9. A lei pune a violência doméstica e protege os direitos de todos os membros da família. (Art. 82)