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Protection from Violence
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4 2° The State shall endeavour to ensure that the strength and health of workers, men and women, and the tender age of children shall not be abused and that citizens shall not be forced by economic necessity to enter avocations unsuited to their sex, age or strength. (Art. 45) - Irish Gaelic…
4 2° Déanfaidh an Stát iarracht chun a chur in áirithe nach ndéanfar neart agus sláinte lucht oibre, idir fheara is mná, ná maoth-óige leanaí a éagóradh, agus nach mbeidh ar shaoránaigh, de dheasca uireasa, dul le gairmeacha nach n-oireann dá ngné nó dá n-aois nó dá neart. (Airteagal 45)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo person shall serve another against his will except he be undergoing punishment by law and any slave who may escape from a foreign country to Tonga (unless he be escaping from justice being guilty of homicide or theft or any great crime or involved in debt) shall be free from the moment he sets foot on Tongan soil for no person shall be in servitude under the protection of the flag of Tonga. (Clause 2)
- Tongan‘E ‘ikai ngaue fakatamaio‘eiki ‘e ha taha ki ha toko taha kapau ‘oku ‘ikai te ne loto ki ai ngata pe ‘i he ‘ene mo‘ua ki he lao pea ka hola ha popula mei ha fonua kehe ki Tonga ni (kapau ‘oku ‘ikai ko e hola mei he lao ‘o ha fonua ko e me‘a ‘i he ‘ene fakapo pe kaiha‘a pe ‘i he fai ha me‘a lahi pehē pe ha mo‘ua) te ne tau‘atāina leva ‘i he ‘ene tu‘uta ki Tonga ni koe‘uhi ‘e ‘ikai ‘aupito nofo fakapopula ha toko taha ‘oku nofo ‘i he malumalu ‘o e fuka ‘o Tonga. (Kupu 2)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo one shall be submitted to torture, nor to inhuman, cruel, degrading or humiliating acts [sevices] or treatment.
Every individual, every agent of the State who is found culpable of such acts, either on his own initiative, or on instruction, shall be punished in accordance with the law. (Art. 3) - FrenchNul ne sera soumis à la torture, ni à des sévices ou traitements inhumains, cruels, dégradants ou humiliants.
Tout individu, tout agent de l'Etat qui se rendrait coupable de tels actes, soit de sa propre initiative, soit sur instruction, sera puni conformément à la loi. (Art. 3)
Protection from Violence
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No political party may resort to violence or to constraint, whatever the nature or the forms of these.
… (Art. 57) - Arabic
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لا يجوز أن يلجأ أيّ حزب سياسيّ إلى استعمال العنف أو الإكراه مهما كانت طبيعتهما أوشكلهما.
... (المــادة 57) - French
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Aucun parti politique ne peut recourir à la violence ou à la contrainte, quelles que soient la nature ou les formes de celles-ci.
... (Art. 57)
Protection from Violence
- English1. No person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading punishment or other such treatment.
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Protection from Violence
- EnglishAll people have a right to liberty and personal security.
… (Art. 40) - SpanishToda persona tiene derecho a la libertad y seguridad personal.
… (Art. 40)
Protection from Violence
- English1. … No person shall be arrested, detained, searched, seized or interrogated except as provided by law and no person shall be punished, placed under preventive restrictions or subject to involuntary labor except as provided by law and through lawful procedures.
2. No citizens shall be tortured or be compelled to testify against himself/herself in criminal cases.
... (Art. 12) - Korean① ... 누구든지 법률에 의하지 아니하고는 체포·구속·압수·수색 또는 심문을 받지 아니하며, 법률과 적법한 절차에 의하지 아니하고는 처벌·보안처분 또는 강제노역을 받지 아니한다.
②모든 국민은 고문을 받지 아니하며, 형사상 자기에게 불리한 진술을 강요당하지 아니한다.
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Protection from Violence
- English… No one may be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
… (Art. 20) - French…
Nul ne peut être soumis à des traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants.
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Protection from Violence
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Every individual has the right to life, to liberty, to the security and to the integrity of their person.
... (Art. 15) - French
Tout individu a droit à la vie, à la liberté, à la sécurité et à l'intégrité de sa personne.
... (Art. 15)
Protection from Violence
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The State takes, among others, measures to combat the violence done to women and children in public and private life.
... (Art. 22) - French…
L'Etat prend, en outre, les mesures de lutte contre les violences faites aux femmes et aux enfants dans la vie publique et privée.
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