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Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe human person is sacred and inviolable.
Every individual has the right to life, to the integrity of their person, to security, to liberty, to the protection of their privacy and of their assets. (Art. 17) - Arabicالإنسان مقدس ومصون.
يحق لكل فرد بالحياة والسلامة الشخصية والأمن والحرية وحماية خصوصيته وأصوله. (المادة 17) - FrenchLa personne humaine est sacrée et inviolable.
Tout individu a droit à la vie, à l'intégrité de sa personne, à la sécurité, à la liberté, à la protection de sa vie privée et de ses biens. (Art. 17)
Protection from Violence
- English(a) No one shall be held in slavery or servitude, or be required to perform forced labour.
… (Art. 25) - Dhivehi(ހ) އެއްވެސް މީހަކު އަޅުވެތިކޮށްގެނެއް ނުވާނެއެވެ. އަދި އެއްވެސް މީހަކު ލައްވައި މަޖުބޫރުން މަސައްކަތްކުރެވިގެނެއް ނުވާނެއެވެ.
... (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 25 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Protection from Violence
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4. All levels of government shall:
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b. enact laws to combat harmful customs and traditions which undermine the dignity and status of women;
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Protection from Violence
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The authorities of the state shall ensure the protection of personal integrity. (Art. 102) - Norwegian…
Statens myndigheter skal sikre et vern om den personlige integritet. (§ 102)
Protection from Violence
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The Congress holds the faculty:
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XXI. To enact [expedir]:
a) The general laws that establishes as a minimum, the criminal grades [tipos penales] and their punishments [sanciones] in the matters of kidnapping, forced disappearance of persons, other forms of deprivation of liberty contrary to the law, trafficking in persons, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatments or punishments [penas], as well as electoral.
The general laws that also contemplate the distribution of competences and the forms of coordination between the Federation, the federal entities and the Municipalities;
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El Congreso tiene facultad:
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XXI. Para expedir:
a) Las leyes generales que establezcan como mínimo, los tipos penales y sus sanciones en las materias de secuestro, desaparición forzada de personas, otras formas de privación de la libertad contrarias a la ley, trata de personas, tortura y otros tratos o penas crueles, inhumanos o degradantes, así como electoral.
Las leyes generales contemplarán también la distribución de competencias y las formas de coordinación entre la Federación, las entidades federativas y los Municipios;
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Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe political parties must, to be recognized, conform to the following principals:
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• the proscription of intolerance, of ethnicism, of sectarianism and of the recourse to violence in all its forms;
… (Art. 61) - FrenchLes partis politiques doivent, pour être reconnus, se conformer aux principes suivants:
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- la proscription de l’intolérance, de l’éthnicisme, du sectarisme et du recours à la violence sous toutes ses formes;
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Protection from Violence
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The human body is inviolable. Assaulting, mutilating, or desecrating it shall be a crime punishable by the law. Trafficking in its organs is prohibited. It is not permitted to conduct any medical or scientific experiment on any human being without his free consent in the manner governed by the law. (Art. 32)
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لجسد الإنسان حرمة، والاعتداء عليه أو تشويهه أو التمثيل به جريمة يعاقب عليها القانون، ويحظر الاتجار بأعضائه، ولا يجوز إجراء أي تجربة طبية أو علمية على أي إنسان بدون رضائه الحر، وذلك على النحو الذي ينظمه القانون. (المادّة ٣٢)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe State protects youth against any form of exploitation or of manipulation. (Art. 36)
- FrenchL'Etat protège la jeunesse contre toute forme d'exploitation ou de manipulation. (Art. 36)
Protection from Violence
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(7) Any defamation of the country and the nation, any instigation to a war of aggression, to national, racial, class or religious hatred, any incitement to discrimination, territorial separatism, or public violence, as well as any obscene conduct contrary to morality shall be prohibited by law.
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(7) Sunt interzise de lege defăimarea ţării şi a naţiunii, îndemnul la război de agresiune, la ură naţională, rasială, de clasă sau religioasă, incitarea la discriminare, la separatism teritorial sau la violenţă publică, precum si manifestările obscene, contrare bunelor moravuri.
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Protection from Violence
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Every person has the right:
1. To life, to his identity, to his moral, psychic and physical integrity and to his free development and well-being.
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24. to [personal] freedom and to personal security. Consequently:
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b. ... Slavery, servitude and trafficking in human beings in any of its forms, are prohibited.
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h. No one may be a victim of moral, psychic or physical violence, nor be subjected to torture or to inhuman or humiliating treatments. Anyone may immediately request a medical examination of the person injured or of he who is unable to appeal to the authority by himself. Declarations obtained by violence are of no value [carecen de valor]. Whoever employs them incurs responsibility. (Art. 2) - Spanish
Toda persona tiene derecho:
1. A la vida, a su identidad, a su integridad moral, psíquica y física y a su libre desarrollo y bienestar.
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24. A la libertad y a la seguridad personales. En consecuencia:
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b. … Están prohibidas la esclavitud, la servidumbre y la trata de seres humanos en cualquiera de sus formas.
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h. Nadie debe ser víctima de violencia moral, psíquica o física, ni sometido a tortura o a tratos inhumanos o humillantes. Cualquiera puede pedir de inmediato el examen médico de la persona agraviada o de aquélla imposibilitada de recurrir por sí misma a la autoridad. Carecen de valor las declaraciones obtenidas por la violencia. Quien la emplea incurre en responsabilidad. (Art. 2)