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Protection from Violence
- English1. No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
2. No person shall be required to perform forced labour.
… (Sec. 9)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe State shall ensure the security of all its citizens and expatriates living within its domains. … (Basic Law, Art. 36)
- Arabicتوفر الدولة الأمن لجميع مواطنيها ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻘﻴﻤﻴﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺇﻗﻠﻴﻤﻬﺎ. ... (النظام الأساسي، المادة 36)
Protection from Violence
- English1. Every person has the right to life and corporal integrity.
… (Art. 7) - Greek1. Έκαστος έχει το δικαίωμα ζωής και σωματικής ακεραιότητος.
… (Αρθρον 7) - Turkish1. Her şahıs hayat ve vücut bütünlüğü hakkına sahiptir.
... (Madde 7)
Protection from Violence
- English
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Children under 15 years of age may not be employed, nor may children under 18 years of age be employed at jobs detrimental to their health or morals. (Art. 66) - Serbian Cyrillic
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Деца млађа од 15 година не могу бити запослена нити, ако су млађа од 18 година, могу да раде на пословима штетним по њихово здравље или морал. (Члан 66)
Protection from Violence
- English
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Part, and in particular to —
(a) the succeeding provisions of this section; and
(b) section 32 (foreign disciplined forces); and
(c) section 33 (hostile disciplined forces); and
(d) section 36 (restrictions on certain rights and freedoms during public emergencies), no-one shall —
(e) be held in slavery or servitude; or
(f) be required to perform forced labour.
(2) For the purposes of this section —
(a) slavery or servitude includes slavery or servitude within the meaning of any international or multinational convention or treaty prohibiting slavery or servitude to which Tuvalu is a party;
... (Sec. 18)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo one shall be reduced to slavery or to any form of servitude [asservissement] of the human being, or submitted to torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatments. These practices constitute crimes against humanity and are punished as such by the law.
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The honor and the private life of the citizen, the inviolability of the human person, of his domicile and of his correspondence are guaranteed by the State. (Art. 13) - Arabicلا يجوز اخضاع أحد للعبودية الرقّ أو لأيّ شكل من أشكال الاستعباد للإنسان، لا يجب تعريض أي شخص للتّعذيب و غيره من ضروب المعاملة أو العقوبة القاسية أو اللاّإنسانية أو المهينة. تعدّ هذه الممارسات جرائم ضد الإنسانية و يعاقب عليها القانون.
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تصون الدولة شرف المواطن وحياته الخاصة، وحرمة الإنسان وحرمة منزله ومراسلاته. (المادّة 13) - FrenchNul ne peut être réduit en esclavage ou à toute forme d’asservissement de l’être humain, ni soumis à la torture et autres traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants. Ces pratiques constituent des crimes contre l’humanité et sont punis comme tels par la loi.
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L’honneur et la vie privée du citoyen, l’inviolabilité de la personne humaine, de son domicile et de sa correspondance sont garantis par l’Etat. (Art. 13)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo one will be submitted to cruel or degrading treatments or to perpetual penalties, or to the penalty of confiscation. Any declaration obtained by means of violence will be null. (Art. 40)
- SpanishNadie será sometido a tratamientos crueles o degradantes ni a penas perpetuas, ni a la pena de confiscación. Toda declaración obtenida por medio de violencia será nula. (Art. 40)
Protection from Violence
- English1. Every one has the right to personal freedom, security and integrity.
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4. No one shall be subjected to torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. (Sec. 30) - Tetum1. Ema hotu-hotu iha direitu ba liberdade, seguransa no integridade ba nia an rasik.
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4. Ema ida labele hetan tratamentu aat, ne’ebé la’ós umanu eh degradante. (Art. 30) - Portuguese1. Todos têm direito à liberdade, segurança e integridade pessoal.
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4. Ninguém pode ser sujeito a tortura e a tratamentos cruéis, desumanos ou degradantes. (Art. 30)
Protection from Violence
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2 Every person has the right to personal liberty and in particular to physical and mental integrity and to freedom of movement.
3 Torture and any other form of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment are prohibited. (Art. 10) - French…
2 Tout être humain a droit à la liberté personnelle, notamment à l’intégrité physique et psychique et à la liberté de mouvement.
3 La torture et tout autre traitement ou peine cruels, inhumains ou dégradants sont interdits. (Art. 10) - German...
2 Jeder Mensch hat das Recht auf persönliche Freiheit, insbesondere auf körperliche und geistige Unversehrtheit und auf Bewegungsfreiheit.
3 Folter und jede andere Art grausamer, unmenschlicher oder erniedrigender Behandlung oder Bestrafung sind verboten. (Art. 10) - Italian…
2 Ognuno ha diritto alla libertà personale, in particolare all’integrità fisica e psichica e alla libertà di movimento.
3 La tortura nonché ogni altro genere di trattamento o punizione crudele, inumano o degradante sono vietati. (Art. 10)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo-one shall be subjected to torture, forced labour or cruel, degrading or inhuman treatment. (Art. 60)
- PortugueseNinguém pode ser submetido a tortura, a trabalhos forçados, nem a tratamentos ou penas cruéis, desumanas ou degradantes. (Art. 60)