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Protection from Violence
Bahrain
- Englisha. The family is the basis of society, deriving its strength from religion, morality and love of the homeland. The law preserves its lawful entity, strengthens its bonds and values, under its aegis extends protection to mothers and children, tends the young and protects them from exploitation and safeguards them against moral, bodily and spiritual neglect.
… (Art. 5) - Arabicأ - الأسرة أساس المجتمع، قوامها الدين والأخلاق وحب الوطن، يحفظ القانون كيانـها الشرعي، ويقوي أواصرها وقيمها، ويحمي في ظلها الأمومة والطفولة، ويرعى النشء، ويحميه من الاستغلال، ويقيه الإهمال الأدبي والجسماني والروحي.
… (المادّة 5)
Protection from Violence
Kenya
- English(1) A person shall not be held in slavery or servitude.
(2) A person shall not be required to perform forced labour. (Art. 30) - Swahili(1) Mtu hatashikiliwa katika utumwa au kutumikishwa.
(2) Mtu hatalazimishwa kufanya kazi ya shuruba. (Kifungu cha 30)
Protection from Violence
Turkmenistan
- English… The establishment and activity of political parties, and other public associations, aimed at bringing violent change to the constitutional order, introducing violence in their activity, opposing the constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens, advocating war, hatred on the basis of colour, national or religious hatred, encroaching on the health and morality of the people, as well as the political parties with ethnic or religious attributes shall be prohibited. (Art. 44)
- Russian… Запрещаются создание и деятельность политических партий и иных общественных объединений, имеющих целью насильственное изменение конституционного строя, допускающих насилие в своей деятельности, выступающих против конституционных прав и свобод граждан, пропагандирующих войну, вражду по признаку цвета кожи, национальную, религиозную вражду, посягающих на здоровье и нравственность народа, а также политических партий по национальному или религиозному признакам. (Статья 44)
- Turkmen… Konstitusion gurluşy zorlukly üýtgetmegi maksat edinýän, öz işinde zorluga ýol berýän, raýatlaryň konstitusion hukuklaryna we azatlyklaryna garşy çykyş edýän, urşy, teniniň reňkiniň alamaty boýunça, milli, dini duşmançylygy wagyz edýän, halkyň saglygyna we ahlaklylygyna kast edýän syýasy partiýalaryň we gaýry jemgyýetçilik birleşikleriniň, şeýle hem milli ýa-da dini alamatlar boýunça syýasy partiýalaryň döredilmegi we işlemegi gadagan edilýär. (44-njy madda)
Protection from Violence
Ukraine
- EnglishEveryone is guaranteed the inviolability of his or her domicile.
Intrusion into a person’s domicile or other property, inspection or search thereof, shall not be permitted except when under a substantiated court decision.
In urgent cases related to preservation of human life and property or to the direct pursuit of persons suspected of committing a crime, other procedures of entering a person’s domicile or other property, inspecting or searching thereof, determined by law, shall be allowed. (Art. 30) - UkrainianКожному гарантується недоторканність житла.
Не допускається проникнення до житла чи до іншого володіння особи, проведення в них огляду чи обшуку інакше як за вмотивованим рішенням суду.
У невідкладних випадках, пов'язаних із врятуванням життя людей та майна чи з безпосереднім переслідуванням осіб, які підозрюються у вчиненні злочину, можливий інший, встановлений законом, порядок проникнення до житла чи до іншого володіння особи, проведення в них огляду і обшуку. (Стаття 30)
Protection from Violence
Cambodia
- EnglishThe State shall assure the protection of children’s rights as enshrined in the Convention on Children, especially, the right to life, the right to education, the right to protection during wartime and the right to protection from economic or sexual exploitation.
The State shall protect children from all kinds of labour that can be detrimental to their education and their schooling, or to their health or their welfare. (Art. 48) - Khmerរដ្ឋធានារក្សាការពារសិទ្ធិរបស់កុមារ ដែលមានចែងក្នុងអនុសញ្ញាស្តីពីកុមារ ជាពិសេសសិទ្ធិមានជីវិតរស់នៅ សិទ្ធិទទួលការអប់រំរៀនសូត្រ សិទ្ធិត្រូវបានទទួលការគាំពារក្នុងស្ថានការណ៍មានសង្រ្គាម និងការការពារប្រឆាំងនឹងអាជីវកម្ម សេដ្ឋកិច្ច ឬកាមគុណលើកុមារ។
រដ្ឋគាំពារប្រឆាំងនឹងការងារទាំងឡាយ ដែលអាចធ្វើឱ្យខូចដល់ការអប់រំ និងការរៀនសូត្ររបស់កុមារ ឬដែលនាំឱ្យអន្តរាយដល់សុខភាព ឬសុខុមាលភាពរបស់កុមារ។ (មាត្រា ៤៨)
Protection from Violence
Samoa
- EnglishNo person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. (Art. 7)
- SamoanE leai se tagata o le a tatau ona faataugaina po o le faia i ai faiga e le tusa ai ma faiga faa-tagata soifua po o le faiga e faalumaina ai po o le faasalaina. (Mataupu 7)
Protection from Violence
Malawi
- English...
2. Any law that discriminates against women on the basis of gender or marital status shall be invalid and legislation shall be passed to eliminate customs and practices that discriminate against women, particularly practices such as—
a. sexual abuse, harassment and violence;
… (Sec. 24)
Protection from Violence
Albania
- English
No one may be subjected to torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment or treatment. (Art. 25)
- Albanian
Askush nuk mund t’i nënshtrohet torturës, dënimit apo trajtimit mizor, çnjerëzor poshtërues. (Neni 25)
Protection from Violence
Micronesia, Federated States of
- EnglishSlavery and involuntary servitude are prohibited except to punish crime. (Art. IV, Sec. 10)
Protection from Violence
Colombia
- EnglishBasic rights of children are: … They shall be protected against any form of abandonment, physical or moral violence, sequestration, sale, sexual abuse, labor or economic exploitation, and dangerous work.
… (Art. 44) - SpanishSon derechos fundamentales de los niños: … Serán protegidos contra toda forma de abandono, violencia física o moral, secuestro, venta, abuso sexual, explotación laboral o económica y trabajos riesgosos.
… (Art. 44)