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Protection from Violence
- 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
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1. Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person.
… (Art. 59) - Russian
1. Каждый человек имеет право на свободу и личную неприкосновенность.
... (Статья 59) - Kyrgyz
1. Ар бир адам эркиндикке жана жеке кол тийгистикке укуктуу.
... (59-берене)
Protection from Violence
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A child shall be guaranteed special protection from psychological, physical, economic and any other exploitation or abuse. (Art. 74) - Montenegrin…
Djetetu se jemči posebna zaštita od psihičkog, fizičkog, ekonomskog i svakog drugog iskorišćavanja ili zloupotrebe. (Član 74)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishIt shall be a fundamental responsibility of the State to emancipate the toiling masses the peasants and workers and backward sections of the people from all forms of exploitation. (Art. 14)
- Bengaliরাষ্ট্রের অন্যতম মৌলিক দায়িত্ব হইবে মেহনতী মানুষকে-কৃষক ও শ্রমিককে-এবং জনগণের অনগ্রসর অংশসমূহকে সকল প্রকার শোষণ হইতে মুক্তি দান করা৷ (অনুচ্ছেদ ১৪)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishTorture, cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment, and excessive fines are prohibited. (Art. IV, Sec. 10)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo person shall be held in slavery or forced labor within the Republic, nor shall any citizen of Liberia nor any person resident therein deal in slaves or subject any other person to forced labor, debt bondage or peonage; … (Art. 12)
Protection from Violence
- English(1) Every person shall have the right against exploitation.
(2) No person shall be exploited in any manner on the grounds of religion, custom, tradition, usage, practice or on any other grounds.
(3) No one shall be subjected to trafficking nor shall one be held in slavery or servitude.
(4) No one shall be forced to work against his or her will. Provided that nothing shall be deemed to prevent the making of law empowering the State to require citizens to perform compulsory service for public purposes.
(5) Act contrary to clauses (3) and (4) shall be punishable by law and the victim shall have the right to obtain compensation from the perpetrator in accordance with law. (Art. 29) - Nepali(१) प्रत्येक व्यक्तिलाई शोषण विरुद्धको हक हुनेछ ।
(२) धर्म, प्रथा, परम्परा, संस्कार, प्रचलन वा अन्य कुनै आधारमा कुनैपनि व्यक्तिलाई कुनै किसिमले शोषण गर्न पाइने छैन ।
(३) कसैलाई पनि बेचबिखन गर्न, दास वा बाँधा बनाउन पाइने छैन ।
(४) कसैलाई पनि निजको इच्छा विरुद्ध काममा लगाउन पाइने छैन । तर सार्वजनिक प्रयोजनकालागि नागरिकलाई राज्यले अनिवार्य सेवामा लगाउन सक्ने गरी कानून बनाउन रोक लगाएको मानिने छैन ।
(५) उपधारा (३) र (४) विपरीतको कार्य कानून बमोजिम दण्डनीय हुनेछ र पीडितलाई पीडकबाट कानून बमोजिम क्षतिपूर्ति पाउने हक हुनेछ । (धारा २९)
Protection from Violence
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All persons are equal before the law, without any distinction whatsoever, Brazilians and foreigners residing in the country being ensured of inviolability of the right to life, to liberty, to equality, to security and to property, on the following terms:
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III – no one shall be submitted to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment;
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XLIII – the practice of torture, the illicit traffic of narcotics and related drugs, as well as terrorism, and crimes defined as heinous crimes shall be considered by law as non-bailable and not subject to grace or amnesty, and their principals, agents, and those who omit themselves while being able to avoid such crimes shall be held liable;
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XLVII – there shall be no punishment:
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c) of hard labour;
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e) which is cruel;
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LXVIII – habeas corpus shall be granted whenever a person suffers or is in danger of suffering violence or coercion against his freedom of locomotion, on account of illegal actions or abuse of power;
… (Art. 5) - Portuguese
Todos são iguais perante a lei, sem distinção de qualquer natureza, garantindo-se aos brasileiros e aos estrangeiros residentes no País a inviolabilidade do direito à vida, à liberdade, à igualdade, à segurança e à propriedade, nos termos seguintes:
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III - ninguém será submetido a tortura nem a tratamento desumano ou degradante;
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XLIII - a lei considerará crimes inafiançáveis e insuscetíveis de graça ou anistia a prática da tortura , o tráfico ilícito de entorpecentes e drogas afins, o terrorismo e os definidos como crimes hediondos, por eles respondendo os mandantes, os executores e os que, podendo evitá-los, se omitirem;
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XLVII - não haverá penas:
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c) de trabalhos forçados;
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e) cruéis;
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LXVIII - conceder-se-á habeas corpus sempre que alguém sofrer ou se achar ameaçado de sofrer violência ou coação em sua liberdade de locomoção, por ilegalidade ou abuso de poder;
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Protection from Violence
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3. No one may enter any person's domicile at night without his consent, save in situations of flagrante delicto, or with judicial authorisation in cases of especially violent or highly organised crime including terrorism and trafficking in persons, arms or narcotics, as laid down by law.
… (Art. 34) - Portuguese…
3. Ninguém pode entrar durante a noite no domicílio de qualquer pessoa sem o seu consentimento, salvo em situação de flagrante delito ou mediante autorização judicial em casos de criminalidade especialmente violenta ou altamente organizada, incluindo o terrorismo e o tráfico de pessoas, de armas e de estupefacientes, nos termos previstos na lei.
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Protection from Violence
- English1. No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
2. No person shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour.
… (Art. 10) - Greek1. Ουδείς τελεί εις κατάστασιν δουλείας ή υποτελείας.
2. Ουδείς εξαναγκάζεται εις εκτέλεσιν αναγκαστικής ή υποχρεωτικής εργασίας.
… (Αρθρον 10) - Turkish1. Hiçbir şahıs köle veya kul edinilemez.
2. Hiçbir şahıs zorla veya mecburi olarak çalıştırılamaz.
... (Madde 10)