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Protection from Violence
United Arab Emirates
- English… A person may not be subjected to torture or to degrading treatment. (Art. 26)
- Arabic... وﻻ ﻳﻌﺮﺽ أﻱ اﻧﺴﺎﻥ ﻟﻠﺘﻌﺬﻳﺐ أﻭ اﻟﻤﻌﺎﻣﻠﺔ اﻟﺤﺎﻃﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻜﺮاﻣ ﺔ. (المادّة 26)
Protection from Violence
Zimbabwe
- EnglishThe State must take appropriate measures to ensure that—
…
(b) children are not pledged in marriage;
… (Sec. 26)
Protection from Violence
Ukraine
- English… Any violence against a child, or his or her exploitation, shall be prosecuted by law.
… (Art. 52) - Ukrainian... Будь-яке насильство над дитиною та її експлуатація переслідуються за законом.
… (Стаття 52)
Protection from Violence
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- EnglishNo person shall be subjected to slavery or servitude. Traffic of persons, in particular women, children and adolescents, in any form, shall be subject to the penalties prescribes by law. (Art. 54)
- SpanishNinguna persona podrá ser sometida a esclavitud o servidumbre. La trata de personas y, en particular, la de mujeres, niños, niñas y adolescentes en todas sus formas, estará sujeta a las penas previstas en la ley. (Art. 54)
Protection from Violence
Ethiopia
- English1. Everyone has the right to protection against cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
2. No one shall be held in slavery or servitude. Trafficking in human beings for whatever purpose is prohibited.
3. No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour.
… (Art. 18) - Amharic1. ማንኛውም ሰው ጭካኔ ከተሞላበት፣ ኢሰብዓዊ ከሆነ ወይም ክብሩን ከሚያዋርድ አያያዝ ወይም ቅጣት የመጠበቅ መብት አለው፡፡
2. ማንኛውም ሰው በባርነት ወይም በግዴታ አገልጋይነት ሊያዝ አይችልም፡፡ለማንኛውም ዓላማ በሰው የመነገድ ተግባር የተከለከለ ነው፡፡
3. ማንኛውም ሰው በኃይል ተገዶ ወይም ግዴታ ለማሟላት ማንኛውንም ሥራ እንዲሠራ ማድረግ የተከለከለ ነው፡፡
… (አንቀጽ 18)
Protection from Violence
Andorra
- English…
2. All persons have the right to physical and moral integrity. No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
… (Art. 8) - Catalan…
2. Tota persona té dret a la integritat física i moral. Ningú no pot ésser sotmès a tortures o a penes i tractes cruels, inhumans o degradants.
… (Art. 8)
Protection from Violence
Bahamas
- English1. No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
2. No person shall be required to perform forced labour.
… (Art. 18)
Protection from Violence
Nauru
- EnglishNo person shall be subjected to torture or to treatment or punishment that is inhuman or degrading. (Art. 7)
Protection from Violence
Azerbaijan
- English…
III. Propaganda provoking racial, national, religious and social discord and animosity is prohibited. (Art. 47) - Azerbaijani…
III. İrqi, milli, dini, sosial ədavət və düşmənçilik oyadan təşviqata və təbliğata yol verilmir. (Maddə 47)
Protection from Violence
Guinea-Bissau
- English1. The moral and physical integrity of citizens cannot be violated.
2. No one shall be submitted to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
3. In no case shall there be forced labor, nor security measures depriving liberty for unlimited or indefinite periods.
… (Art. 37) - Portuguese1 - A integridade moral e física dos cidadãos é inviolável.
2 - Ninguém pode ser submetido a tortura, nem a tratos ou penas cruéis, desumanos e degradantes.
3 - Em caso algum haverá trabalhos forçados, nem medidas de segurança privativas de liberdade de duração ilimitada ou indefinida.
… (Art. 37)