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Protection from Violence
- English…
The competent court may prevent dissemination of information and ideas via the public media if required so to: prevent invitation to forcible destruction of the order defined by the Constitution; preservation of territorial integrity of Montenegro; prevention of propagating war or incitement to violence or performance of criminal offences; prevention of propagating racial, national and religious hatred or discrimination. (Art. 50) - Montenegrin…
Nadležni sud može spriječiti širenje informacija i ideja putem sredstava javnog obavještavanja samo ako je to neophodno radi: sprječavanja pozivanja na nasilno rušenje Ustavom utvrđenog poretka; očuvanja teritorijalnog integriteta Crne Gore; sprječavanja propagiranja rata ili podstrekavanja na nasilje ili vršenjekrivičnog djela; sprječavanja propagiranja rasne, nacionalne i vjerske mržnje ili diskriminacije. (Član 50)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishI. Any form of violent punishment against children or adolescents is prohibited, both in the family as well as in society.
II. Forced work and child labor is prohibited. … (Art. 61) - SpanishI. Se prohíbe y sanciona toda forma de violencia contra las niñas, niños y adolescentes, tanto en la familia como en la sociedad.
II. Se prohíbe el trabajo forzado y la explotación infantil. ... (Art. 61)
Protection from Violence
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Any form of violence in the family is considered destructive of its harmony and unity, and shall be sanctioned according to law.
… (Art. 42) - Spanish…
Cualquier forma de violencia en la familia se considera destructiva de su armonía y unidad, y será sancionada conforme a la ley.
… (Art. 42)
Protection from Violence
- English(1) No person who is arrested or detained shall be subjected to physical or mental torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
… (Art. 22) - Nepali(१) पक्राउ परेको वा थुनामा रहेको व्यक्तिलाई शारीरिक वा मानसिक यातना दिइने वा निजसँग निर्मम, अमानवीय वा अपमानजनक व्यवहार गरिने छैन ।
... (धारा २२)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishLesotho shall adopt policies designed to provide that—
...
b. children and young persons are protected from economic and social exploitation;
c. the employment of children and young persons in work harmful to their morals or health or dangerous to life or likely to hamper their normal development is punishable by law; and
d. there are age limits below which the paid employment of children and young persons is prohibited and punishable by law. (Sec. 32)
Protection from Violence
- 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
- EnglishAll people have the right to have their physical, psychic, moral integrity and the right to live without violence respected. They shall have the protection of the state in cases of threat, risk, or violation of the same. Consequently:
1. No one may be submitted to punishments, tortures, or degrading proceedings that imply the loss or decrease of his health or of his physical or psychic integrity;
2. Familial and gender based violence in any of its forms is condemned. The State shall guarantee through the law the adoption of necessary methods to prevent, sanction, and eradicate violence against women;
3. No one may be submitted, without prior consent to experiments or proceedings that do not conform to internationally recognized scientific and bioethical norms, nor to examinations of medical proceedings, except when his life is in danger. (Art. 42) - SpanishToda persona tiene derecho a que se respete su integridad física, psíquica, moral y a vivir sin violencia. Tendrá la protección del Estado en casos de amenaza, riesgo o violación de las mismas. En consecuencia:
1) Ninguna persona puede ser sometida a penas, torturas o procedimientos vejatorios que impliquen la pérdida o disminución de su salud, o de su integridad física o psíquica;
2) Se condena la violencia intrafamiliar y de género en cualquiera de sus formas. El Estado garantizará mediante ley la adopción de medidas necesarias para prevenir, sancionar y erradicar la violencia contra la mujer;
3) Nadie puede ser sometido, sin consentimiento previo, a experimentos y procedimientos que no se ajusten a las normas científicas y bioéticas internacionalmente reconocidas. Tampoco a exámenes o procedimientos médicos, excepto cuando se encuentre en peligro su vida. (Art. 42)
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
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(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
- English
It is hereby recognised and declared that in Mauritius there have existed and shall continue to exist without discrimination by reason of race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, each and all of the following human rights and fundamental freedoms
a. the right of the individual to life, liberty, security of the person
… (Sec. 3)