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Protection from Violence
Portugal
- English1. Every person’s moral and physical integrity is inviolable.
2. No one may be subjected to torture or to cruel, degrading or inhuman treatment or punishment. (Art. 25) - Portuguese1. A integridade moral e física das pessoas é inviolável.
2. Ninguém pode ser submetido a tortura, nem a tratos ou penas cruéis, degradantes ou desumanos. (Art. 25)
Protection from Violence
Eritrea
- English1. The dignity of all persons shall be inviolable.
2. No person shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
3. No person shall be held in slavery or servitude nor shall any person be required to perform forced labour not authorised by law. (Art. 16)
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
Philippines
- English…
(2) No torture, force, violence, threat, intimidation, or any other means which vitiate the free will shall be used against him. Secret detention places, solitary, incommunicado, or other similar forms of detention are prohibited.
… (Art. III, Sec. 12) - Filipino…
(2) Hindi siya dapat gamitan ng labis na pagpapahirap, pwersa, dahas, pananakot, pagbabanta, o ano mang paraaan na pipinsala sa kanyang malayang pagpapasya. Ipinagbabawal ang mga lihim kulungan, solitaryo, ingkomunikado, o iba pang katulad ng anyo ng detensyon.
… (Art. III, Seksyon 12)
Protection from Violence
Armenia
- English1. Everyone shall have the right to physical and mental integrity.
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4. No one shall be subjected to scientific, medical or other experiments without his freely and clearly expressed consent. A person shall in prior be informed about the potential consequences of such experiments. (Art. 25) - Armenian1. Յուրաքանչյուր ոք ունի ֆիզիկական և հոգեկան անձեռնմխելիության իրավունք:
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4. Ոչ ոք չի կարող առանց իր ազատ և հստակ արտահայտած համաձայնության ենթարկվել գիտական, բժշկական կամ այլ փորձերի: Մարդը նախապես տեղեկացվում է նման փորձերի հնարավոր հետևանքների մասին: (Հոդված 25)
Protection from Violence
Serbia
- EnglishPhysical and mental integrity is inviolable.
Nobody may be subjected to torture, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, nor subjected to medical and other experiments without their free consent. (Art. 25) - Serbian CyrillicФизички и психички интегритет је неповредив.
Нико не може бити изложен мучењу, нечовечном или понижавајућем поступању или кажњавању, нити подвргнут медицинским или научним огледима без свог слободно датог пристанка. (Члан 25)
Protection from Violence
Ghana
- English…
(2) No person shall, whether or not he is arrested, restricted or detained, be subjected to—
(a) torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;
… (Art. 15)
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
Tajikistan
- English… The state shall guarantee the inviolability of a person. No one shall be subjected to torture, punishment, and inhuman treatment. It shall be prohibited to subject a person to forced medical or scientific experiments. (Art. 18)
- Russian... Неприкосновенность личности гарантируется государством. Никто не может быть подвергнут пыткам, жестокости и бесчеловечному обращению. Принудительные медицинские и научные эксперименты над человеком запрещаются. (Статья 18)
- Tajik… Дахлнопазирии шахсро давлат кафолат медиҳад. Ба ҳеҷ кас шиканҷа, ҷазо ва муносибати ғайриинсонӣ раво дида намешавад. Мавриди озмоиши маҷбурии тиббӣ ва илмӣ қарор додани инсон манъ аст. (Моддаи 18)
Protection from Violence
Bangladesh
- EnglishTo enjoy the protection of the law, and to be treated in accordance with law, and only in accordance with law, is the inalienable right of every citizen, wherever he may be, and of every other person for the time being within Bangladesh, and in particular no action detrimental to the life, liberty, body, reputation or property of any person shall be taken except in accordance with law. (Art. 31)
- Bengaliআইনের আশ্রয়লাভ এবং আইনানুযায়ী ও কেবল আইনানুযায়ী ব্যবহারলাভ যে কোন স্থানে অবস্থানরত প্রত্যেক নাগরিকের এবং সাময়িকভাবে বাংলাদেশে অবস্থানরত অপরাপর ব্যক্তির অবিচ্ছেদ্য অধিকার এবং বিশেষতঃ আইনানুযায়ী ব্যতীত এমন কোন ব্যবস্থা গ্রহণ করা যাইবে না, যাহাতে কোন ব্যক্তির জীবন, স্বাধীনতা, দেহ, সুনাম বা সম্পত্তির হানি ঘটে। (অনুচ্ছেদ ৩১)