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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
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The State encourages the holistic development of women and their full social participation. It … protects them from gender-based violence in all of its forms and in all spaces, and creates the institutional and legal mechanisms to do so. (Art. 43) - Spanish…
El Estado propicia el desarrollo integral de las mujeres y su plena participación social. … las protege de la violencia de género en cualquiera de sus manifestaciones y espacios, y crea los mecanismos institucionales y legales para ello. (Art. 43)
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3. Forced labour shall be prohibited … (Art. 84) - Portuguese…
3. O trabalho compulsivo é proibido … (Art. 84)
Protection from Violence
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d. To be treated with respect for their dignity and physical, mental, and moral integrity, and to not be a victim of violence and duress of any kind in order to coerce a testimony;
… (Art. 95) - SpanishEn el proceso penal las personas tienen, además, las siguientes garantías:
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d) ser tratada con respeto a su dignidad e integridad física, psíquica y moral, y a no ser víctima de violencia y coacción de clase alguna para forzarla a declarar;
… (Art. 95)
Protection from Violence
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Political parties which, in their platforms or by violent action, intend to undermine the free democratic order or threaten the existence of the Republic of Croatia shall be deemed unconstitutional.
… (Art. 6) - Croatian…
Protuustavne su političke stranke koje svojim programom ili nasilnim djelovanjem smjeraju podrivanju slobodnoga demokratskog poretka ili ugrožavaju opstojnost Republike Hrvatske.
… (Članak 6)
Protection from Violence
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The Burkinabe people proscribe any idea of personal power.
They proscribe equally all oppression of a part of the people by another. (Art. 168) - French
Le peuple burkinabè proscrit toute idée de pouvoir personnel.
Il proscrit également toute oppression d’une fraction du peuple par une autre. (Art. 168)
Protection from Violence
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(1) Everyone has the right to physical and mental integrity.
(2) No person shall be subjected to torture or to abuse or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
(3) No one shall be subjected to experimentation without his or her informed consent.
… (Art. 14) - Kinyarwanda
(1) Umuntu wese afite uburenganzira bwo kudahungabanywa ku mubiri no mu mutwe.
(2) Ntawe ushobora gukorerwa iyicarubozo, gukorerwa ibibabaza umubiri cyangwa ngo akorerwe ibikorwa by’ubugome, ibikorwa bidakwiye umuntu cyangwa bimutesha agaciro.
(3) Ntawe ushobora gukorerwaho igerageza atabyiyemereye.
… (Ingingo ya 14) - French
(1) Toute personne a droit à son intégrité physique et mentale.
(2) Nul ne peut être soumis à la torture ni à des sévices ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants.
(3) Nul ne peut être soumis à une expérimentation sans son consentement éclairé.
… (Art. 14)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishIn any criminal process in which a person has been deprived of liberty, the following basic guarantees will be observed:
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8. No one may be required to declare in a criminal trial against their spouse, partner or relatives up to the fourth degree of consanguinity or second of affinity, except in the case of domestic, sexual and gender violence.
… (Art. 77) - SpanishEn todo proceso penal en que se haya privado de la libertad a una persona, se observarán las siguientes garantías básicas:
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8. Nadie podrá ser llamado a declarar en juicio penal contra su cónyuge, pareja o parientes hasta el cuarto grado de consanguinidad o segundo de afinidad, excepto en el caso de violencia intrafamiliar, sexual y de género.
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Protection from Violence
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(2) Every child shall have the right to live, to grow and to develop, and shall have the right to protection from violence and discrimination. (Art. 28B) - Indonesian…
(2) Setiap anak berhak atas kelangsungan hidup, tumbuh, dan berkembang serta berhak atas perlindungan dari kekerasan dan diskriminasi. (Pasal 28B)
Protection from Violence
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4. Any form of compulsory work is prohibited.
… (Art. 22) - Greek…
4. Oποιαδήποτε μορφή αναγκαστικής εργασίας απαγορεύεται.
… ('Αρθρο 22)