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Protection from Violence
Gambia
- EnglishNo person shall be subject to torture or inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment. (Sec. 21)
Protection from Violence
Belize
- EnglishNo person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment. (Sec. 7)
Protection from Violence
Nepal
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(2) Every citizen shall have the following freedoms:
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(c) freedom to form political parties,
(d) freedom to form unions and associations,
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Provided that,
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(3) Nothing in sub-clause (c) shall be deemed to prevent the making of an Act to impose reasonable restrictions on any act which may undermine the sovereignty, territorial integrity, nationality and independence of Nepal, constitute an espionage against the nation or divulge national secrecy or on any act of rendering assistance to any foreign state, organization or representative in a manner to undermine the security of Nepal or on an act of sedition or on any act which may undermine the harmonious relations between the Federal Units or on any act of incitement to caste-based or communal hatred or on any act which may undermine the harmonious relations between various castes, tribes, religions and communities, or on any act of acquisition of, or restriction on, membership of any political party on the basis solely of tribe, language, religion, community or sex or on any act of formation of a political party with discrimination between citizens or on incitement to violent acts or on any act which may be contrary to public morality.
(4) Nothing in sub-clause (d) shall be deemed to prevent the making of an Act to impose reasonable restrictions on any act which may undermine the sovereignty, territorial integrity, nationality and independence of Nepal, or on any act which may constitute espionage against the nation or on any act of divulgence of national secrecy or on any act assisting any foreign state, organization or representative in a manner to undermine the security of Nepal or on an act of sedition or on any act which may undermine the harmonious relations between the Federal Units or on any act of incitement to caste-based or communal hatred or on any act which may undermine the harmonious relations between various castes, tribes, religions and communities or on incitement to violent acts or on any act which may be contrary to public morality.
… (Art. 17) - Nepali…
(२) प्रत्येक नागरिकलाई देहायको स्वतन्त्रता हुनेछ:
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(ग) राजनीतिक दल खोल्ने स्वतन्त्रता,
(घ) संघ र संस्था खोल्ने स्वतन्त्रता,
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तर,
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(३) खण्ड (ग) को कुनै कुराले नेपालको सार्वभौमसत्ता, भौगोलिक अखण्डता, राष्ट्रियता र स्वाधीनतामा खलल पर्ने, राष्ट्र विरुद्ध जासूसी गर्ने, राष्ट्रिय गोपनीयता भंग गर्ने वा नेपालको सुरक्षामा आँच पु¥याउने गरी कुनै विदेशी राज्य, संगठन वा प्रतिनिधिलाई सहयोग गर्ने वा राज्यद्रोह गर्ने वा संघीय इकाइबीचको सु–सम्बन्धमा खलल पर्ने वा जातीय वा साम्प्रदायिक विद्वेष फैलाउने वा विभिन्न जात, जाति, धर्म र सम्प्रदायबीचको सु–सम्बन्धमा खलल पर्ने वा केवल जाति, भाषा, धर्म, सम्प्रदाय वा लिंगको आधारमा कुनै राजनीतिक दलको सदस्यता प्राप्त गर्ने वा बन्देज लगाउने वा नागरिकहरूबीच विभेद गर्ने गरी राजनीतिक दल गठन गर्ने, हिंसात्मक कार्य गर्न दुरुत्साहन गर्ने वा सार्वजनिक नैतिकताको प्रतिकूल हुने कार्यमा मनासिब प्रतिबन्ध लगाउने गरी ऐन बनाउन रोक लगाएको मानिने छैन ।
(४) खण्ड (घ) को कुनै कुराले नेपालको सार्वभौमसत्ता, भौगोलिक अखण्डता, राष्ट्रियता र स्वाधीनतामा खलल पर्ने, राष्ट्रको विरुद्ध जासूसी गर्ने, राष्ट्रिय गोपनीयता भंग गर्ने वा नेपालको सुरक्षामा आँच पुर्याउने गरी कुनै विदेशी राज्य, संगठन वा प्रतिनिधिलाई सहयोग गर्ने, राज्यद्रोह गर्ने वा संघीय इकाइबीचको सु–सम्बन्धमा खलल पर्ने वा जातीय वा साम्प्रदायिक विद्वेष फैलाउने वा विभिन्न जात, जाति, धर्म र सम्प्रदायबीचको सु–सम्बन्धमा खलल पर्ने वा हिंसात्मक कार्य गर्न दुरुत्साहन गर्ने वा सार्वजनिक नैतिकताको प्रतिकूल हुने कार्यमा मनासिब प्रतिबन्ध लगाउने गरी ऐन बनाउन रोक लगाएको मानिने छैन ।
... (धारा १७)
Protection from Violence
Nepal
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(3) No woman shall be subjected to physical, mental, sexual, psychological or other form of violence or exploitation on grounds of religion, social, cultural tradition, practice or on any other grounds. Such act shall be punishable by law, and the victim shall have the right to obtain compensation in accordance with law.
… (Art. 38) - Nepali…
(३) महिला विरुद्व धार्मिक, सामाजिक, सांस्कृतिक परम्परा, प्रचलन वा अन्य कुनै आधारमा शारीरिक, मानसिक, यौनजन्य, मनोवैज्ञानिक वा अन्यकुनै किसिमको हिंसाजन्य कार्य वा शोषण गरिने छैन । त्यस्तो कार्य कानून बमोजिम दण्डनीय हुनेछ र पीडितलाई कानून बमोजिम क्षतिपूर्ति पाउने हकहुनेछ ।
... (धारा ३८)
Protection from Violence
Cambodia
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The exploitation of women’s labour shall be prohibited.
… (Art. 45) - Khmer...
ការធ្វើអាជីវកម្មលើការងាររបស់ស្ត្រី ត្រូវហាមឃាត់។
... (មាត្រា ៤៥)
Protection from Violence
Portugal
- English1. Citizens have the right to form associations freely and without the requirement for any authorisation, on condition that such associations are not intended to promote violence and their purposes are not contrary to the criminal law.
… (Art. 46) - Portuguese1. Os cidadãos têm o direito de, livremente e sem dependência de qualquer autorização, constituir associações, desde que estas não se destinem a promover a violência e os respectivos fins não sejam contrários à lei penal.
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Protection from Violence
Lesotho
- English1. No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
2. No person shall be required to perform forced labour.
… (Sec. 9)
Protection from Violence
Colombia
- EnglishSlavery, servitude, and the traffic [trata] in human beings are prohibited in all their forms. (Art. 17)
- SpanishSe prohiben la esclavitud, la servidumbre y la trata de seres humanos en todas sus formas. (Art. 17)
Protection from Violence
Philippines
- EnglishThe Commission on Elections shall exercise the following powers and functions:
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(5) Register, after sufficient publication, political parties, organizations, or coalitions which, in addition to other requirements, must present their platform or program of government; and accredit citizens’ arms of the Commission on Elections. Religious denominations and sects shall not be registered. Those which seek to achieve their goals through violence or unlawful means, or refuse to uphold and adhere to this Constitution, or which are supported by any foreign government shall likewise be refused registration.
… (Art. IX-C, Sec. 2) - FilipinoDapat tumupad ng sumusunod na mga kapangyarihan at mga gawain ng Komisyon ng Halalan:
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(5) Irehistro, pagkaraan ng sapat na paglalathala, ang mga partido, mga organisasyon, o mga koalisyong pampulitika na bukod sa iba pang mga kahingian, ay kinakailangang magharap ng kanilang plataporma o programa ng pamahalaan, at kilalanin ang mga lingkod-bayan ng Komisyon ng Halalan. Hindi dapat irehistro ang mga denominasyon at mga sektang pangrelihiyon. Dapat ding tanggihan ang pagrerehistro sa mga naghahangad na makamit ang kanilang mga layunin sa pamamagitan ng karahasan o mga labag na kaparaanan, o tumatangging itaguyod at talimahin ang Saligang-Batas na ito, o sinusuportahan ang alin mang banyagang pamahalaan.
… (Art. IX-K, Seksyon 2)
Protection from Violence
Tuvalu
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(1) Every person in Tuvalu is entitled, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, religious beliefs or lack of religious beliefs, disability, or sex, to the following fundamental rights and freedoms: —
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(c) security for his person (see sections 18 and 19);
… (Sec. 11)