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Protection from Violence
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(2) A child shall not be subjected to abuse or torture or other cruel inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment subject to lawful and moderate chastisement for purposes of correction.
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(7) Parliament shall enact laws necessary to ensure that -
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(d) children receive special protection against exposure to physical and moral hazards within and outside the family. (Sec. 29)
Protection from Violence
- English1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom and personal inviolability.
… (Art. 22) - Russian1. Каждый имеет право на свободу и личную неприкосновенность.
… (Статья 22)
Protection from Violence
- English… any kind of tortures and whipping, are forever abolished. … (Sec. 18)
- Spanish… Quedan abolidos para siempre … toda especie de tormento y los azotes. … (Art. 18)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe family, the society, and the State have the obligation of guaranteeing the child his harmonious and complete [integral] development, as well as the full exercise of his rights, protecting him against abandonment, undernourishment, violence, abuse, trafficking, and exploitation.
Any person may demand of the competent authority the fulfillment of such guarantees and the sanction for the offenders [infractores].
In case of conflict, the rights of a child have prevailing character. (Art. 54) - SpanishLa familia, la sociedad y el Estado tienen la obligación de garantizar al niño su desarrollo armónico e integral, así como el ejercicio pleno de sus derechos protegiéndolo contra el abandono, la desnutrición, la violencia, el abuso, el tráfico y la explotación. Cualquier persona puede exigir a la autoridad competente el cumplimiento de tales garantías y la sanción de los infractores.
Los derechos del niño, en caso de conflicto, tienen carácter prevaleciente. (Art. 54)
Protection from Violence
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(7) The State shall eliminate economic and social privilege and disparity and the exploitation of man by man or by the State.
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(13) The State shall promote with special care the interests of children and youth, so as to ensure their full development, physical, mental, moral, religious and social, and to protect them from exploitation and discrimination.
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(7) ආර්ථීක සහ සාමාජයික වරප්රසාද හා විෂමතා ද, මිනිසා විසින් හෝ රජය විසින් හෝ මිනිස් ශ්රමය අයථා පරිදි උපයෝගී කර ගැන්ම ද, රජය විසින් තුරන් කළ යුත්තේ ය.
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(13) ළමයින් සහ යෞවනයන් කායික වශයෙන්, මානසික වශයෙන් සදාචාරාත්මක වශයෙන්, ආගමික වශයෙන් හා සමාජයික වශයෙන් පූර්ණ වර්ධනයට පත් වන බවට වගබලා ගැනීමටත්, ඔවුන් ආත්මාර්ථය පිණිස යොදා ගනු ලැබීමෙන් සහ වෙනස්කම්වලට පාත්ර කරනු ලැබීමෙන් ආරක්ෂා කර ගැනීමටත් හැකි වන පරිදි ඔවුන්ගේ ශුභ සිද්ධිය රජය විසින් විශේෂ පරිශ්රමයකින් යුතුව වර්ධනය කළ යුත්තේ ය.
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Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe law punishes whoever [quiconque] by an act of racial, ethnic, [or] religious discrimination, by an act of regionalist propaganda, or by any other act, infringes the national unity, the security of the State, the integrity of the territory of the Republic or the democratic functioning of the institutions. (Art. 4)
- FrenchLa loi punit quiconque, par un acte de discrimination raciale, ethnique ou religieuse, par un acte de propagande régionaliste ou par tout autre acte, porte atteinte à l'unité nationale, à la sécurité de l'État, à l'intégrité du territoire de la République ou au fonctionnement démocratique des institutions. (Art. 4)
Protection from Violence
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Violence of any form against any person whose liberty has been restricted in any way is prohibited, as is the use of any form of coercion in obtaining confessions and statements. (Art. 21) - Slovene
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Prepovedno je vsakršno nasilje nad osebami, ki jim je prostost kakorkoli omejena, ter vsakršno izsiljevanje priznanj in izjav. (21. Člen)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishI. Any form of violent punishment against children or adolescents is prohibited, both in the family as well as in society.
II. Forced work and child labor is prohibited. … (Art. 61) - SpanishI. Se prohíbe y sanciona toda forma de violencia contra las niñas, niños y adolescentes, tanto en la familia como en la sociedad.
II. Se prohíbe el trabajo forzado y la explotación infantil. ... (Art. 61)
Protection from Violence
- English1. Everyone has a right to physical, mental and moral integrity.
2. No one may be submitted to torture, degrading or inhuman treatment or punishment. (Art. 9) - Dutch1. Een ieder heeft het recht op fysieke, psychische en morele integriteit.
2. Niemand mag worden onderworpen aan folteringen, vernederende of onmenselijke behandeling of straf. (Art. 9)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishEveryone has the right to life and the right to protect and improve his/her corporeal and spiritual existence.
The corporeal integrity of the individual shall not be violated except under medical necessity and in cases prescribed by law; and shall not be subjected to scientific or medical experiments without his/her consent.
No one shall be subjected to torture or mal-treatment; no one shall be subjected to penalties or treatment incompatible with human dignity. … (Art. 17) - TurkishHerkes, yaşama, maddî ve manevî varlığını koruma ve geliştirme hakkına sahiptir.
Tıbbî zorunluluklar ve kanunda yazılı haller dışında, kişinin vücut bütünlüğüne dokunulamaz; rızası olmadan bilimsel ve tıbbî deneylere tâbi tutulamaz.
Kimseye işkence ve eziyet yapılamaz; kimse insan haysiyetiyle bağdaşmayan bir cezaya veya muameleye tâbi tutulamaz. … (Madde 17)