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Protection from Violence
Uganda
- English1. No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
2. No person shall be required to perform forced labour.
… (Art. 25)
Protection from Violence
Azerbaijan
- EnglishI. Everyone has the right to a secure life.
II. With the exception of cases specified by law, infringement upon a person's life, his or her physical and mental health, property, residence, the use of force against him or her is prohibited. (Art. 31) - AzerbaijaniI. Hər kəsin təhlükəsiz yaşamaq hüququ vardır.
II. Qanunda nəzərdə tutulmuş hallar istisna olmaqla, şəxsin həyatına, fiziki və mənəvi sağlamlığına, mülkiyyətinə, mənzilinə qəsd etmək, ona qarşı zor işlətmək qadağandır. (Maddə 31)
Protection from Violence
Maldives
- EnglishNo person shall be subjected to cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment, or to torture. (Art. 54)
- Dhivehiއެއްވެސް މީހަކަށް، ރަހުމްކުޑަ، ލާއިންސާނީ، އިހާނެތިކަމެއް ކޮށްގެނެއް ނުވާނެއެވެ. އަދި އިންސާނީ ކަރާމާތް ގެއްލޭފަދަ އަދަބެއް އެއްވެސް މީހަކަށް ދީގެނެއް ނުވާނެއެވެ. އަދި އެއްވެސް މީހަކަށް އަނިޔާކޮށްގެނެއް ނުވާނެއެވެ. (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 54 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Protection from Violence
Poland
- EnglishPolitical parties and other organizations whose programmes are based upon totalitarian methods and the modes of activity of nazism, fascism and communism, as well as those whose programmes or activities sanction racial or national hatred, the application of violence for the purpose of obtaining power or to influence the State policy, or provide for the secrecy of their own structure or membership, shall be forbidden. (Art. 13)
- PolishZakazane jest istnienie partii politycznych i innych organizacji odwołujących się w swoich programach do totalitarnych metod i praktyk działania nazizmu, faszyzmu i komunizmu, a także tych, których program lub działalność zakłada lub dopuszcza nienawiść rasową i narodowościową, stosowanie przemocy w celu zdobycia władzy lub wpływu na politykę państwa albo przewiduje utajnienie struktur lub członkostwa. (Art. 13)
Protection from Violence
Nepal
- English(1) No publication and broadcasting or dissemination or printing of any news item, editorial, feature article or other reading, audio and audio-visual material through any means whatsoever including electronic publication, broadcasting and printing shall be censored.
Provided that nothing shall be deemed to prevent the making of Acts to impose reasonable restrictions on any act which may undermine the sovereignty, territorial integrity, nationality of Nepal or the harmonious relations between the Federal Units or the harmonious relations between various castes, tribes, religions or communities, or on any act of sedition, defamation or contempt of court or incitement to an offence, or on any act which may be contrary to public decency or morality, on any act of hatred to labour and on any act of incitement to caste-based untouchability as well as gender discrimination.
… (Art. 19) - Nepali(१) विद्युतीय प्रकाशन, प्रसारण तथा छापा लगायतका जुनसुकै माध्यमबाट कुनै समाचार, सम्पादकीय, लेख, रचना वा अन्य कुनै पाठ्य, श्रव्य, श्रव्यदृश्य सामग्रीको प्रकाशन तथा प्रसारण गर्न वा सूचना प्रवाह गर्न वा छाप्न पूर्व प्रतिबन्ध लगाइने छैन । तर नेपालको सार्वभौमसत्ता, भौगोलिक अखण्डता, राष्ट्रियता वा संघीय इकाइबीचको सु–सम्बन्ध वा विभिन्न जात, जाति, धर्म वा सम्प्रदाय बीचको सु–सम्बन्धमा खलल पर्ने, राज्यद्रोह, गाली बेइज्जती वा अदालतको अवहेलना हुने वा अपराध गर्न दुरुत्साहन गर्ने वा सार्वजनिक शिष्टाचार, नैतिकताको प्रतिकूल कार्य गर्ने, श्रमप्रति अवहेलना गर्ने र जातीय छुवाछूत एवं लैंगिक भेदभावलाई दुरुत्साहन गर्ने कार्यमा मनासिब प्रतिबन्ध लगाउने गरी ऐन बनाउन रोक लगाएको मानिने छैन ।
... (धारा १९)
Protection from Violence
Poland
- English1. … Everyone shall have the right to demand of organs of public authority that they defend children against violence, cruelty, exploitation and actions which undermine their moral sense.
… (Art. 72) - Polish1. … Każdy ma prawo żądać od organów władzy publicznej ochrony dziecka przed przemocą, okrucieństwem, wyzyskiem i demoralizacją.
... (Art. 72)
Protection from Violence
Eswatini
- English(1) The dignity of every person is inviolable.
(2) A person shall not be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. (Sec. 18)
Protection from Violence
Antigua and Barbuda
- English1. No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
2. No person shall be required to perform forced labour.
… (Sec. 6)
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
Palestine
- EnglishMaternal and childhood welfare are national duties. Children shall have the right to:
1. Comprehensive protection and welfare.
2. Not to be exploited for any purpose whatsoever, and not to be permitted to perform work that might damage their safety, health or education.
3. Protection from harmful and cruel treatment.
4. Not to be subjected to beating or cruel treatment by their relatives.
… (Art. 29) - Arabicرعاية الأمومة والطفولة واجب وطني، وللأطفال الحق في:
الحماية والرعاية الشاملة.
1- أن لا يستغلوا لأي غرض كان ولا يسمح لهم بالقيام بعمل يلحق ضرراً بسلامتهـم أو بصحتهم أو بتعليمهم.
3- الحماية من الإيذاء والمعاملة القاسية .
4- يحرم القانون تعريض الأطفال للضرب والمعاملة القاسيتين من قبل ذويهم.
… (المادّة 29)