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Protection from Violence
- English(1) No person shall be held in slavery or servitude or be required to perform forced labour or traffic or deal in human beings.
… (Sec. 19)
Protection from Violence
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(3) Forced labour may be imposed only on persons deprived of their liberty by the judgment of a court. (Art. 12) - German…
(3) Zwangsarbeit ist nur bei einer gerichtlich angeordneten Freiheitsentziehung zulässig. (Art. 12)
Protection from Violence
- English(1) No person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment.
… (Art. 141)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe physical and moral integrity of persons is inviolable.
No one may be submitted to torture, or to cruel, degrading or inhuman penalties or treatments. (Art. 20) - Arabicالسلامة الجسدية والمعنوية للأشخاص هي مصونة.
لا يجوز أن يخضع أحد للتعذيب أو لعقوبات أو معاملة قاسية أو مهينة أو لاإنسانية. (المادة 20) - FrenchL'intégrité physique et morale des personnes est inviolable.
Nul ne peut être soumis à la torture, ni à des peines ou des traitements cruels, dégradants ou inhumains. (Art. 20)
Protection from Violence
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(3) Children shall not be exploited. (Art. 27) - Japanese…
3 児童は、これを酷使してはならない。(第27条)
Protection from Violence
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(2) The state respects human dignity. … (Art. 3) - Arabic…
2. تلتزم الدوله بإحترام الكرامة الانسانية.... (الماده 4)
Protection from Violence
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The freedom to express convictions and to impart information shall be incompatible with criminal actions—incitement to national, racial, religious, or social hatred, incitement to violence or to discrimination, as well as defamation and disinformation.
... (Art. 25) - Lithuanian…
Laisvė reikšti įsitikinimus ir skleisti informaciją nesuderinama su nusikalstamais veiksmais - tautinės, rasinės, religinės ar socialinės neapykantos, prievartos bei diskriminacijos kurstymu, šmeižtu ir dezinformacija.
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Protection from Violence
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Every person has the right that their [su] physical, psychic and moral integrity[,] is respected. No one will be submitted to tortures, procedures, penalties, or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatments. The violation of this right constitutes [a] crime and will be punished by the law. (Art. 36)
- Spanish
Toda persona tiene derecho a que se respete su integridad física, psíquica y moral. Nadie será sometido a torturas, procedimientos, penas ni a tratos crueles, inhumanos o degradantes. La violación de este derecho constituye delito y será penado por la ley. (Art. 36)
Protection from Violence
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The State and the public collectivities assure the promotion, the development and the protection of women. They take the measures necessary in view of eliminating all forms of violence against women and young girls. (Art. 35)
- French
L’Etat et les collectivités publiques assurent la promotion, le développement et la protection de la femme. Ils prennent les mesures nécessaires en vue d’éliminer toutes les formes de violence faites à la femme et à la jeune fille. (Art. 35)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo coercive labor shall be imposed on any one save in cases of national emergency determined by Law and with equitable compensation. (Art. 42)
- Arabicلا يجوز فرض عمل إجباري على أحد إلا في الأحوال التي يعينها القانون لضرورة قومية وبمقابل عادل. (المادّة 42)