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Protection from Violence
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4. Compulsory work, without prejudice to the cases provided for under penal legislation, is prohibited.
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4. Proibidu obriga ema serbisu, maibé ne’e la halakon buat ne’ebé maka iha lejizlasaun konaba ezekusaun kastigu nian.
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4. É proibido o trabalho compulsivo, sem prejuízo do disposto na legislação sobre a execução de penas.
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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.
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Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe right to prosecute sexual or pornography offences involving prepubescent children and the penalties for such offences is not subject to a time limit. (Art. 123b)
- FrenchL’action pénale et la peine pour un acte punissable d’ordre sexuel ou pornographique sur un enfant impubère sont imprescriptibles. (Art. 123b)
- GermanDie Verfolgung sexueller oder pornografischer Straftaten an Kindern vor der Pubertät und die Strafe für solche Taten sind unverjährbar. (Art. 123b)
- ItalianL’azione penale e la pena per i reati sessuali o di pornografia commessi su fanciulli impuberi sono imprescrittibili. (Art 123b)
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.
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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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Protection from Violence
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3. Discriminatory treatment, forced labor or the employment of people below the minimum working age is prohibited. (Art. 35) - Vietnamese…
3. Nghiêm cấm phân biệt đối xử, cưỡng bức lao động, sử dụng nhân công dưới độ tuổi lao động tối thiểu. (Điều 35)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe State shall guarantee human safety by means of integrated policies and actions to ensure the peaceful coexistence of persons, to promote a culture of peace and to prevent forms of violence and discrimination and the perpetration of offenses and crimes. The planning and application of these policies shall be entrusted to specialized bodies at the different levels of government. (Art. 393)
- SpanishEl Estado garantizará la seguridad humana a través de políticas y acciones integradas, para asegurar la convivencia pacífica de las personas, promover una cultura de paz y prevenir las formas de violencia y discriminación y la comisión de infracciones y delitos. La planificación y aplicación de estas políticas se encargará a órganos especializados en los diferentes niveles de gobierno. (Art. 393)
Protection from Violence
- English(1) Every child has the right—
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(d) to be protected from abuse, neglect, harmful cultural practices, any form of violence, inhumane treatment and punishment, and hazardous or exploitative labour;
… (Sec. 41) - iTaukei(1) Na gone yadua e tu vua na dodonu—
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(d) me taqomaki mai na kena rawa ni vakayacori vua e dua na itovo e veivakamavoataki, sega ni kauwaitaki, itovo vakavanua e rawa ni veivakamavoataki, itovo kaukauwa, itovo vakamanumanu kei na nona totogitaki, kei na veivakacakacakataki e rawa ni mavoa kina se lolovira;
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Protection from Violence
- English1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom and personal security.
… (Art. 30) - Portuguese1. Todos têm direito à liberdade e segurança pessoal.
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Protection from Violence
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2. Political parties and other organizations, whose programs and activity are based on totalitarian methods, that incite and support racial, religious, regional or ethnic hatred, that use violence to take power or influence state policies, as well as those with a secret character, are prohibited pursuant to the law.
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2. Partitë politike dhe organizatat e tjera, programet dhe veprimtaria e të cilave mbështeten në metoda totalitariste, që nxitin e përkrahin urrejtjen racore, fetare, krahinore ose etnike, që përdorin dhunën për marrjen e pushtetit ose për të ndikuar në politikën shtetërore, si edhe ato me karakter të fshehtë janë të ndaluara sipas ligjit.
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