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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.
… (Art. 9) - Albanian
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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.
… (Neni 9)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading punishment or treatment. (Art. 8)
- GreekΟυδείς υποβάλλεται εις βασανιστήρια ή εις απάνθρωπον ή ταπεινωτικήν τιμωρίαν ή μεταχείρισιν. (Αρθρον 8)
- TurkishHiçbir şahıs işkenceye veya gayri insani ya da aşağılayıcı ceza veya muameleye tabi tutulamaz. (Madde 8)
Protection from Violence
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5. Children are entitled to be protected from economic exploitation or any treatment, work or punishment that is, or is likely to—
a. be hazardous;
b. interfere with their education; or
c. be harmful to their health or to their physical, mental or spiritual or social development.
… (Sec. 23)
Protection from Violence
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(3) No person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman and degrading treatment, to cruel and unusual punishment, or to excessive fines or deprivations. (Art. II, Sec. 6)
Protection from Violence
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The State encourages the holistic development of women and their full social participation. It … protects them from gender-based violence in all of its forms and in all spaces, and creates the institutional and legal mechanisms to do so. (Art. 43) - Spanish…
El Estado propicia el desarrollo integral de las mujeres y su plena participación social. … las protege de la violencia de género en cualquiera de sus manifestaciones y espacios, y crea los mecanismos institucionales y legales para ello. (Art. 43)
Protection from Violence
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The employment of children is punished by the law.
... (Art. 66) - Arabic
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يعاقب القانون على تشغيل الأطفال
… (المادة 66) - French
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L'emploi des enfants est puni par la loi.
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Protection from Violence
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(4) No one shall be compelled to do forced labour.
… (Art. 48) - Bulgarian…
(4) Никой не може да бъде заставян да извършва принудителен труд.
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Protection from Violence
- EnglishPolitical parties shall be prohibited from advocating or resorting to armed violence in order to change the political or social order of the country. (Art. 77)
- PortugueseÉ vedado aos partidos políticos preconizar ou recorrer à violência armada para alterar a ordem política e social do país. (Art. 77)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishIt shall be the duty of every citizen of India—
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(i) to safeguard public property and to abjure violence;
… (Art. 51A) - Hindiभारत के प्रत्येक नागरिक का यह कर्तव्य होगा कि वह—
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(झ) सार्वजनिक संपत्ति को सुरक्षित रखे और हिंसा से दूर रहे;
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Protection from Violence
- EnglishElderly persons shall receive priority and specialized attention in the public and private sectors, especially in terms of social and economic inclusion and protection against violence. Those persons who have reached sixty-five years of age shall be considered to be elderly. (Art. 36)
- SpanishLas personas adultas mayores recibirán atención prioritaria y especializada en los ámbitos público y privado, en especial en los campos de inclusión social y económica, y protección contra la violencia. Se considerarán personas adultas mayores aquellas personas que hayan cumplido los sesenta y cinco años de edad. (Art. 36)