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Protection from Violence
- EnglishEvery person is free in the Republic; whoever is under the protection of its laws may not be slave [masculine] or slave [feminine]. (Art. 20)
- SpanishToda persona es libre en la República, quien se halle bajo la protección de sus leyes no podrá ser esclavo ni esclava. (Art. 20)
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
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L'emploi des enfants est puni par la loi.
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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
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Third: Economic exploitation of children in all of its forms shall be prohibited, and the State shall take the necessary measures for their protection.
Fourth: All forms of violence and abuse in the family, school, and society shall be prohibited. (Art. 29) - Arabic…
ثالثاً :ـ يحظر الاستغلال الاقتصادي للأطفال بصورهِ كافة، وتتخذ الدولة الإجراءات الكفيلة بحمايتهم
رابعاً :ـ تمنع كل أشكال العنف والتعسف في الأسرة والمدرسة والمجتمع. (المادة 29)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe State shall protect human honour and dignity. Torture or other cruel or degrading treatment of human beings is prohibited. No one shall be subjected to inhuman or degrading punishment. (Art. 95)
- LatvianValsts aizsargā cilvēka godu un cieņu. Spīdzināšana, citāda cietsirdīga vai cieņu pazemojoša izturēšanās pret cilvēku ir aizliegta. Nevienu nedrīkst pakļaut nežēlīgam vai cilvēka cieņu pazemojošam sodam. (Art. 95)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe State will adopt, among others, the following measures that assure to children [feminine], children [masculine] and adolescents:
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2. Special protection against any type of labor or economic exploitation. Work by minors [under] fifteen years is prohibited, and policies of progressive eradication of child labor shall be implemented. Work by adolescents [feminine] and adolescents [masculine] will be exceptional, and may not infringe [conculcar] their right to education nor may it be realized in situations harmful or dangerous to their health or personal development. Their work and other activities shall be respected, recognized, and supported as long as it does not infringe on [atenten] their instruction and integral development.
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4. Protection and attention against any kind of violence, maltreatment, sexual exploitation or [exploitation] of any other kind, or against negligence that provokes such situations.
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7. Protection against the influence of programs or messages, disseminated by means of any media, which promote violence, or racial or gender discrimination. The public policies of communication shall prioritize their education and the respect for their rights [to their] image, integrity and others specific to their age. Limitations and sanctions will be established to make these rights effective.
… (Art. 46) - SpanishEl Estado adoptará, entre otras, las siguientes medidas que aseguren a las niñas, niños y adolescentes:
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2. Protección especial contra cualquier tipo de explotación laboral o económica. Se prohíbe el trabajo de menores de quince años, y se implementarán políticas de erradicación progresiva del trabajo infantil. El trabajo de las adolescentes y los adolescentes será excepcional, y no podrá conculcar su derecho a la educación ni realizarse en situaciones nocivas o peligrosas para su salud o su desarrollo personal. Se respetará, reconocerá y respaldará su trabajo y las demás actividades siempre que no atenten a su formación y a su desarrollo integral.
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4. Protección y atención contra todo tipo de violencia, maltrato, explotación sexual o de cualquier otra índole, o contra la negligencia que provoque tales situaciones.
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7. Protección frente a la influencia de programas o mensajes, difundidos a través de cualquier medio, que promuevan la violencia, o la discriminación racial o de género. Las políticas públicas de comunicación priorizarán su educación y el respeto a sus derechos de imagen, integridad y los demás específicos de su edad. Se establecerán limitaciones y sanciones para hacer efectivos estos derechos.
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Protection from Violence
- EnglishEvery child has the right to particular measures to assure or to ameliorate the care [les soins] necessary for their wellbeing, for their health and for their physical security and to be protected against maltreatment, abuse [exactions] and exploitation. (Art. 44)
- KirundiUmwana wese arafise uburenganzira bwo gufatirwa ingingo zimukwiye z’ukumubungabunga canke zimworohereza kurusha uko abayeho, amagara yiwe, umutekano wiwe, ukudafatwa bunyamaswa canke gucurwa bufuni na buhoro canke gukoreshwa ivyo kunguvu. (Ingingo ya 44)
- FrenchTout enfant a droit à des mesures particulières pour assurer ou améliorer les soins nécessaires à son bien-être, à sa santé et à sa sécurité physique et pour être protégé contre les mauvais traitements, les exactions ou l’exploitation. (Art. 44)
Protection from Violence
- English1. Everyone shall have the right to physical liberty and to personal safety.
… (Art. 36) - Portuguese1. Todos têm direito à liberdade física e à segurança pessoal.
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Protection from Violence
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Labour in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is independent and creative labour of the working people, freed from exploitation and oppression.
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조선민주주의인민공화국에서 로동은 착취와 압박에서 해방된 근로자들의 자주적이며 창조적인 로동이다.
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Protection from Violence
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(4) The exploitation of minors and their involvement in activities which might be injurious to their health, moral conduct, or which might endanger their life or proper development are forbidden.
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(4) Exploatarea minorilor, folosirea lor în activităţi care le-ar dăuna sănătăţii, moralităţii sau care le-ar pune în primejdie viaţa ori dezvoltarea normală sînt interzise.
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