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Protection from Violence

Mexico
  • English
    No person may arrogate justice, or exercise violence to reclaim their right.
    … (Art. 17)
  • Spanish
    Ninguna persona podrá hacerse justicia por sí misma, ni ejercer violencia para reclamar su derecho.
    … (Art. 17)

Protection from Violence

Sweden
  • English
    Everyone shall be protected in their relations with the public institutions against any physical violation also in cases other than cases under Articles 4 and 5.
    … (Instrument of Government, Chapter 2, Art. 6)
  • Swedish
    Var och en är gentemot det allmänna skyddad mot påtvingat kroppsligt ingrepp även i andra fall än som avses i 4 och 5 §§.
    ... (Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform, 2 kap, 6§)

Protection from Violence

Burkina Faso
  • English

    The Burkinabe people proscribe any idea of personal power.
    They proscribe equally all oppression of a part of the people by another. (Art. 168)

  • French

    Le peuple burkinabè proscrit toute idée de pouvoir personnel.
    Il proscrit également toute oppression d’une fraction du peuple par une autre. (Art. 168)

Protection from Violence

Rwanda
  • English

    (1) Everyone has the right to physical and mental integrity.
    (2) No person shall be subjected to torture or to abuse or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
    (3) No one shall be subjected to experimentation without his or her informed consent.
    … (Art. 14)

  • Kinyarwanda

    (1) Umuntu wese afite uburenganzira bwo kudahungabanywa ku mubiri no mu mutwe.
    (2) Ntawe ushobora gukorerwa iyicarubozo, gukorerwa ibibabaza umubiri cyangwa ngo akorerwe ibikorwa by’ubugome, ibikorwa bidakwiye umuntu cyangwa bimutesha agaciro.
    (3) Ntawe ushobora gukorerwaho igerageza atabyiyemereye.
    … (Ingingo ya 14)

  • French

    (1) Toute personne a droit à son intégrité physique et mentale.
    (2) Nul ne peut être soumis à la torture ni à des sévices ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants.
    (3) Nul ne peut être soumis à une expérimentation sans son consentement éclairé.
    … (Art. 14)

Protection from Violence

Uzbekistan
  • English

    … 
    No one shall be subjected to torture, violence or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
    Nobody shall be subjected to medical and scientific experiments without his or her consent. (Art. 26)

  • Uzbek

    ...
    Hech kim qiynoqqa solinishi, zo‘ravonlikka, boshqa shafqatsiz, g‘ayriinsoniy yoki inson qadr-qimmatini kamsituvchi muomalaga yoxud jazoga duchor etilishi mumkin emas.
    Hech kimda uning roziligisiz tibbiy va ilmiy tajribalar o‘tkazilishi mumkin emas. (26-modda)

Protection from Violence

Paraguay
  • English
    The State shall promote policies having the purpose of avoiding violence in the family environment and other destructive causes of its solidarity. (Art. 60)
  • Spanish
    El Estado promoverá políticas que tengan por objeto evitar la violencia en el ámbito familiar y otras causas destructoras de su solidaridad. (Art. 60)

Protection from Violence

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • English
    1. No one shall be held in slavery or servitude.
    2. No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour.
    … (Art. 4 of ECHR, Human Rights Act 1998 Schedule 1)

Protection from Violence

Cabo Verde
  • English
    …
    9. The law shall punish domestic violence and shall protect the rights of all members of a family. (Art. 82)
  • Portuguese
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    9. A lei pune a violência doméstica e protege os direitos de todos os membros da família. (Art. 82)

Protection from Violence

Somalia
  • English
    A person may not be subjected to slavery, servitude, trafficking, or forced labour for any purpose. (Art. 14)
  • Somali
    Sinaba qof looma addoonsan karo, midiidin lagama dhigan karo, lagama ganacsan karo, qasabna looguma shaqaysan karo. (Qodobka 14aad.)

Protection from Violence

Belarus
  • English

    …
    The establishment and activities of political parties, as well as other public associations aimed at changing the constitutional order by force; or conducting propaganda for war, social, national, religious and racial enmity shall be prohibited. (Art. 5)

  • Belarusian

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    Забараняецца стварэнне і дзейнасць палітычных партый, а таксама іншых грамадскіх аб’яднанняў, якія маюць на мэце гвалтоўнае змяненне канстытуцыйнага ладу ці вядуць прапаганду вайны, сацыяльнай, нацыянальнай, рэлігійнай і расавай варожасці. (Артыкул 5)

  • Russian

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    Запрещается создание и деятельность политических партий, а равно других общественных объединений, имеющих целью насильственное изменение конституционного строя либо ведущих пропаганду войны, социальной, национальной, религиозной и расовой вражды. (Статья 5)