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Protection from Violence
- English1. The moral and physical integrity of citizens cannot be violated.
2. No one shall be submitted to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
3. In no case shall there be forced labor, nor security measures depriving liberty for unlimited or indefinite periods.
… (Art. 37) - Portuguese1 - A integridade moral e física dos cidadãos é inviolável.
2 - Ninguém pode ser submetido a tortura, nem a tratos ou penas cruéis, desumanos e degradantes.
3 - Em caso algum haverá trabalhos forçados, nem medidas de segurança privativas de liberdade de duração ilimitada ou indefinida.
… (Art. 37)
Protection from Violence
- English
Unlawful portrayal of violence, whereby a person portrays sexual violence or coercion in pictorial form with intent to disseminate the image, unless the act is justifiable having regard to the circumstances, shall be deemed an offence against the freedom of the press. (Freedom of the Press Act, Chapter 7, Art. 7)
- Swedish
Som tryckfrihetsbrott anses olaga våldsskildring som innebär att någon i bild skildrar sexuellt våld eller tvång med uppsåt att bilden sprids, om inte gärningen med hänsyn till omständigheterna är försvarlig. (Tryckfrihetsförordning (1949:105), 7 kap, 7§)
Protection from Violence
- English(1) No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
(2) No person shall be required to perform forced labor.
… (Sec. 4)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe national government shall take positive action to attain these national objectives and implement these national policies:
... protection of the safety and security of persons and property;
… (Art. VI)
Protection from Violence
- English… A person may not be subjected to torture or to degrading treatment. (Art. 26)
- Arabic... وﻻ ﻳﻌﺮﺽ أﻱ اﻧﺴﺎﻥ ﻟﻠﺘﻌﺬﻳﺐ أﻭ اﻟﻤﻌﺎﻣﻠﺔ اﻟﺤﺎﻃﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻜﺮاﻣ ﺔ. (المادّة 26)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe State shall actively promote the welfare and development of the people of Malawi by progressively adopting and implementing policies and legislation aimed at achieving the following goals—
a. Gender Equality
To obtain gender equality through—
…
iii. the implementation of policies to address social issues such as domestic violence, security of the person, lack of maternity benefits, economic exploitation and rights to property.
… (Sec. 13)
Protection from Violence
- English… Any violence against a child, or his or her exploitation, shall be prosecuted by law.
… (Art. 52) - Ukrainian... Будь-яке насильство над дитиною та її експлуатація переслідуються за законом.
… (Стаття 52)
Protection from Violence
- English…
No one may be obligated to render personal services [trabajos] without just remuneration and without their full consent, which will conform [ajustará] to that provided in fractions I and II of Article 123[,] except the labor [trabajo] imposed as a penalty by the judicial authority.
… (Art. 5) - Spanish…
Nadie podrá ser obligado a prestar trabajos personales sin la justa retribución y sin su pleno consentimiento, salvo el trabajo impuesto como pena por la autoridad judicial, el cual se ajustará a lo dispuesto en las fracciones I y II del artículo 123.
… (Art. 5)
Protection from Violence
- English
(1) Every person has the right to their physical and mental integrity.
(2) No one may be submitted to torture or to inhuman or degrading penalties or treatments.
… (Art. 13)
Protection from Violence
- English…
2. All persons have the right to physical and moral integrity. No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
… (Art. 8) - Catalan…
2. Tota persona té dret a la integritat física i moral. Ningú no pot ésser sotmès a tortures o a penes i tractes cruels, inhumans o degradants.
… (Art. 8)