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Protection from Violence
Uruguay
- EnglishThe inhabitants of the Republic have the right of protection in the enjoyment of life, honor, liberty, security, labor, and property. No one may be deprived of these rights except in conformity with laws which may be enacted for reasons of general interest. (Art. 7)
- SpanishLos habitantes de la República tienen derecho a ser protegidos en el goce de su vida, honor, libertad, seguridad, trabajo y propiedad. Nadie puede ser privado de estos derechos sino conforme a las leyes que se establecen por razones de interés general. (Art. 7)
Protection from Violence
Eswatini
- EnglishNotwithstanding anything in this Constitution, there shall be no derogation from the enjoyment of the following rights and freedoms
(a) life, equality before the law and security of person;
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(c) freedom from slavery or servitude;
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(e) freedom from torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. (Sec. 38)
Protection from Violence
Bahamas
- English…
Now Know Ye Therefore:
We the Inheritors of and Successors to this Family of Islands, recognizing the Supremacy of God and believing in the Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the Individual, Do Hereby Proclaim in Solemn Praise the Establishment of a Free and Democratic Sovereign Nation founded on Spiritual Values and in which no Man, Woman or Child shall ever be Slave or Bondsman to anyone or their Labour exploited or their Lives frustrated by deprivation, and do Hereby Provide by these Articles for the indivisible Unity and Creation under God of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. (Preamble)
Protection from Violence
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- EnglishEvery person has the right to protection by the State, through the citizen safety organs regulated by law, from situations that affect or constitute a threat, vulnerability or risk to the physical integrity of individuals, their properties, the enjoyment of rights or the Fulfillment of duties. … (Art. 55)
- SpanishToda persona tiene derecho a la protección por parte del Estado a través de los órganos de seguridad ciudadana regulados por ley, frente a situaciones que constituyan amenaza, vulnerabilidad o riesgo para la integridad física de las personas, sus propiedades, el disfrute de sus derechos y el cumplimiento de sus deberes. ... (Art. 55)
Protection from Violence
Japan
- EnglishWe, the Japanese people …
We desire to occupy an honored place in an international society striving for the preservation of peace, and the banishment of tyranny and slavery, oppression and intolerance for all time from the earth.
… (Preamble) - Japanese日本国民は、…
われらは、平和を維持し、専制と隷従、圧迫と偏狭を地上から永遠に除去しようと努めてゐる国際社会において、名誉ある地位を占めたいと思ふ。
... (前文)
Protection from Violence
Liechtenstein
- English1) Human dignity shall be respected and protected.
2) No one may be subjected to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. (Art. 27bis) - German1) Die Würde des Menschen ist zu achten und zu schützen.
2) Niemand darf unmenschlicher oder erniedrigender Behandlung oder Strafe unterworfen werden. (Art. 27bis)
Protection from Violence
Guinea
- EnglishThe human being has [the] right to the free development of his personality. He has [the] right to life and to physical and moral integrity; no one may be subjected to torture, to pain [peines] or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatments.
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The law determines the order manifestly illegal.
No one may take advantage [se prévaloir] of a received order or of an instruction to justify acts of torture, abuse [sévices] or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatments committed in the exercise or on the occasion of the exercise of their functions.
No situation of exception or of emergency should [ne doit] justify the violations of human rights. (Art. 6) - FrenchL'être humain a droit au libre développement de sa personnalité. Il a droit la vie et à l'intégrité physique et morale. Nul ne peut être l'objet de tortures, de peines ou de traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants.
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La loi détermine l'ordre manifestement illégal.
Nul ne peut se prévaloir d'un ordre reçu ou d'une instruction pour justifier des actes de tortures, de sévices ou de traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants commis dans l'exercice ou à l'occasion de l'exercice de ses fonctions.
Aucune situation d'exception ou d'urgence ne doit justifier les violations des droits humains. (Art. 6)
Protection from Violence
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- EnglishI. All forms of torture, disappearances, confinement, coercion, exaction and any other form of physical and moral violence are prohibited. The public servants or officials, who apply, instigate or consent to them shall be dismissed and replaced, without prejudice to the sanctions determined by law.
II. The statements, actions or omissions which are obtained or undertaken through the employment of torture, coercion, exaction, or by any other form of violence, are null to the full extent of the law. (Art. 114) - SpanishI. Queda prohibida toda forma de tortura, desaparición, confinamiento, coacción, exacción o cualquier forma de violencia física o moral. Las servidoras públicas y los servidores públicos o las autoridades públicas que las apliquen, instiguen o consientan, serán destituidas y destituidos, sin perjuicio de las sanciones determinadas por la ley.
II. Las declaraciones, acciones u omisiones obtenidas o realizadas mediante el empleo de tortura, coacción, exacción o cualquier forma de violencia, son nulas de pleno derecho. (Art. 114)
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
Kuwait
- EnglishThe State shall watch over the youth and shall protect it from exploitation and from moral, corporal and spiritual negligence. (Art. 10)
- Arabicترعى الدولة النشء وتحميه من الاستغلال وتقيه الإهمال الأدبي والجسماني والروحي. (المادّة 10)