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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.
… (Art. 27) - Sinhala...
(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.
… (27 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Protection from Violence
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3. Children shall also have the right to special protection against:
a) Any form of discrimination and oppression;
b) Abusive exercise of authority in the family and in other institutions to which they may be entrusted;
c) Child labor exploitation;
d) Sexual abuse and exploitation.
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6. The law shall punish especially, as serious crimes, sexual abuse and exploitation as well as child trafficking.
7. The law shall punish, equally, as serious crimes extreme cruelty and other acts susceptible to affecting gravely the physical and/or psychological integrity of children. (Art. 74) - Portuguese…
3. As crianças têm ainda direito a especial protecção contra:
a) Qualquer forma de discriminação e de opressão;
b) O exercício abusivo da autoridade na família e nas demais instituições a que estejam confiadas;
c) A exploração de trabalho infantil;
d) O abuso e a exploração sexual.
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6. A lei pune especialmente, como crimes graves, o abuso e exploração sexuais e o tráfico de crianças.
7. A lei pune, igualmente, como crimes graves as sevícias e os demais actos susceptíveis de afectar gravemente a integridade física e ou psicológica das crianças. (Art. 74)
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
- English(1) No person shall be subject to any form of torture or any punishment or other treatment which is inhuman or degrading.
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Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe penitentiary system must tend to the social rehabilitation and reeducation of the prisoners [reclusos] and to comply[,] in their treatment, with [observance to] the following minimum norms:
a. They must be treated as human beings; they must not be discriminated against for any reason whatsoever, or be infringed with cruel treatment, physical, moral, [or] psychic tortures, duress or harassments, labor incompatible with their physical state, actions that denigrate their dignity, or make them victims of exactions, or be submitted to scientific experiment.
… (Art. 19) - SpanishEl sistema penitenciario debe tender a la readaptación social y a la reeducación de los reclusos y cumplir en el tratamiento de los mismos, con las siguientes normas mínimas:
a) Deben ser tratados como seres humanos; no deben ser discriminados por motivo alguno, ni podrán infligírseles tratos crueles, torturas físicas, morales, psíquicas, coacciones o molestias, trabajos incompatibles con su estado físico, acciones denigrantes a su dignidad, o hacerles víctimas de exacciones, ni ser sometidos a experimentos científicos;
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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)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishAll citizens enjoy the right to liberty and to security. … (Art. 22)
- Arabicيتمتع جميع المواطنين بحق الحرية والأمن. ... (المادة 22)
- FrenchTous les citoyens jouissent du droit à la liberté et à la sécurité. … (Art. 22)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishPersons convicted of harming the sexual integrity of a child or of a dependent person shall permanently lose the right to carry on a profession or voluntary activity involving minors or dependent persons. (Art. 123c)
- FrenchQuiconque est condamné pour avoir porté atteinte à l’intégrité sexuelle d’un enfant ou d’une personne dépendante est définitivement privé du droit d’exercer une activité professionnelle ou bénévole en contact avec des mineurs ou des personnes dépendantes. (Art. 123c)
- GermanPersonen, die verurteilt werden, weil sie die sexuelle Unversehrtheit eines Kindes oder einer abhängigen Person beeinträchtigt haben, verlieren endgültig das Recht, eine berufliche oder ehrenamtliche Tätigkeit mit Minderjährigen oder Abhängigen auszuüben. (Art. 123c)
- ItalianChi è condannato per aver leso l’integrità sessuale di un fanciullo o di una persona dipendente è definitivamente privato del diritto di esercitare un’attività professionale od onorifica a contatto con minorenni o persone dipendenti. (Art. 123c)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishEvery person has a fundamental right to life, dignity, and personal safety, which shall be protected by the law. … (Art. 43)
- Arabicلكل انسان حق اصيل في الحياة والكرامة والسلامة الشخصية ويحمي القانون هذا الحق.... (الماده 44)
Protection from Violence
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For
The institutionalization of the conquests of the Revolution and the construction of a new society that eliminates any type [clase] of exploitation and achieves economic, political and social equality for all Nicaraguans and the absolute respect for the human rights.
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Por
La institucionalización de las conquistas de la Revolución y la construcción de una nueva sociedad que elimine toda clase de explotación y logre la igualdad económica, política y social de los nicaragüenses y el respeto absoluto de los derechos humanos.
… (Preámbulo)