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Protection from Violence
- EnglishPersecution of human beings shall be forbidden. No one shall be allowed to or order torture, even for discovering the truth from another individual who is under investigation, arrest, detention or has been convicted to be punished. Punishment contrary to human dignity shall be prohibited. (Art. 29)
- Dariتعذیب انسان ممنوع است. هیچ شخص نمی تواند حتی به مقصد كشف حقایق از شخص دیگر، اگر چه تحت تعقیب، گرفتاری یا توقیف و یا محكوم به جزا باشد، به تعذیب او اقدام كند یا امر بدهد. تعیین جزایی كه مخالف كرامت انسانی باشد، ممنوع است. (مادۀ ۲۹)
- Pashtoد انسان تعذيب منع دى. هيڅوك نه شي كولاى چې له بل شخص څخه حتى د حقايقو د ترلاسه كولو لپاره كه څه هم تر تعقيب، نيونې يا توقيف لاندې وي او يا په جزا محكوم وي، د هغه د تعذيب لپاره اقدام وكړي يا يې د تعذيب امر وركړي. د انساني كرامت مخالفې جزاء ټاكل منع دي. (۲۹ ماده)
Protection from Violence
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(7) Any defamation of the country and the nation, any instigation to a war of aggression, to national, racial, class or religious hatred, any incitement to discrimination, territorial separatism, or public violence, as well as any obscene conduct contrary to morality shall be prohibited by law.
… (Art. 30) - Romanian…
(7) Sunt interzise de lege defăimarea ţării şi a naţiunii, îndemnul la război de agresiune, la ură naţională, rasială, de clasă sau religioasă, incitarea la discriminare, la separatism teritorial sau la violenţă publică, precum si manifestările obscene, contrare bunelor moravuri.
… (Art. 30)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe national government shall take positive action to attain these national objectives and implement these national policies:
... protection of the safety and security of persons and property;
… (Art. VI)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe State shall actively promote the welfare and development of the people of Malawi by progressively adopting and implementing policies and legislation aimed at achieving the following goals—
a. Gender Equality
To obtain gender equality through—
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iii. the implementation of policies to address social issues such as domestic violence, security of the person, lack of maternity benefits, economic exploitation and rights to property.
… (Sec. 13)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe State shall ensure the security of all its citizens and expatriates living within its domains. … (Basic Law, Art. 36)
- Arabicتوفر الدولة الأمن لجميع مواطنيها ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻘﻴﻤﻴﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺇﻗﻠﻴﻤﻬﺎ. ... (النظام الأساسي، المادة 36)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishWe, the people of Bangladesh, …
Further pledging that it shall be a fundamental aim of the State to realise through the democratic process a socialist society, free from exploitation a society in which the rule of law, fundamental human rights and freedom, equality and justice, political, economic and social, will be secured for all citizens;
… (Preamble) - Bengaliআমরা, বাংলাদেশের জনগণ …
আমরা আরও অঙ্গীকার করিতেছি যে, আমাদের রাষ্ট্রের অন্যতম মূল লক্ষ্য হইবে গণতান্ত্রিক পদ্ধতিতে এমন এক শোষণমুক্ত সমাজতান্ত্রিক সমাজের প্রতিষ্ঠা - যেখানে সকল নাগরিকের জন্য আইনের শাসন, মৌলিক মানবাধিকার এবং রাজনৈতিক, অর্থনৈতিক ও সামাজিক সাম্য, স্বাধীনতা ও সুবিচার নিশ্চিত হইবে;
… (প্রস্তাবনা)
Protection from Violence
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Children under 15 years of age may not be employed, nor may children under 18 years of age be employed at jobs detrimental to their health or morals. (Art. 66) - Serbian Cyrillic
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Деца млађа од 15 година не могу бити запослена нити, ако су млађа од 18 година, могу да раде на пословима штетним по њихово здравље или морал. (Члан 66)
Protection from Violence
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(1) Every person has the right to their physical and mental integrity.
(2) No one may be submitted to torture or to inhuman or degrading penalties or treatments.
… (Art. 13)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe physical or moral integrity of anyone may not be infringed, in whatever circumstance that may be, and by any party that may be, public or private.
No one may inflict on others, under whatever pretext there may be, cruel, inhuman, [or] degrading treatments or infringements of human dignity.
The practice of torture, under any of its forms and by anyone, is a crime punishable by the law. (Art. 22) - Arabicلا يجوز المس بالسّلامة الجسدية أو المعنويّة لأي شخص، في أيّ ظرف، ومن قبل أيّ جهة كانت، خاصّة أو عامة.
لا يجوز لأحد أن يعامل الغير، تحت أيّ ذريعة، معاملة قاسية أو لا إنسانية أو مهينة أو حاطّة بالكرامة الإنسانية.
ممارسة التّعذيب بكافة أشكاله، ومن قبل أي أحد، جريمة يعاقب عليها القانون. (الفصل 22)
Protection from Violence
- English1. Every one has the right to personal freedom, security and integrity.
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4. No one shall be subjected to torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. (Sec. 30) - Tetum1. Ema hotu-hotu iha direitu ba liberdade, seguransa no integridade ba nia an rasik.
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4. Ema ida labele hetan tratamentu aat, ne’ebé la’ós umanu eh degradante. (Art. 30) - Portuguese1. Todos têm direito à liberdade, segurança e integridade pessoal.
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4. Ninguém pode ser sujeito a tortura e a tratamentos cruéis, desumanos ou degradantes. (Art. 30)