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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
- EnglishNo person may arrogate justice, or exercise violence to reclaim their right.
… (Art. 17) - SpanishNinguna persona podrá hacerse justicia por sí misma, ni ejercer violencia para reclamar su derecho.
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Protection from Violence
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5. The law shall protect motherhood, childhood and the old-aged; and shall avail care for the youngsters and those with disabilities and protect them against abuse and exploitation. (Art. 6) - Arabic…
5. يحمي القانون الأمومة والطفولة والشيخوخة ويرعى النشء وذوي الإعاقات ويحميهم من الإساءة والاستغلال. (المادّة 6)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe human person is sacred and inviolable. All agents of public authority, [and] any organization, have the absolute obligation to respect it and to protect it.
… (Art. 1) - FrenchLa personne humaine est sacrée et inviolable. Tous les agents de la puissance publique, toute organisation, ont l’obligation absolue de la respecter et de la protéger.
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Protection from Violence
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In the Republic of Lithuania, war propaganda shall be prohibited. (Art. 135) - Lithuanian…
Lietuvos Respublikoje karo propaganda draudžiama. (135 straipsnis)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo one may be subjected to slavery, servitude or forced labour. (Sec. 13)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe State shall promote policies having the purpose of avoiding violence in the family environment and other destructive causes of its solidarity. (Art. 60)
- SpanishEl Estado promoverá políticas que tengan por objeto evitar la violencia en el ámbito familiar y otras causas destructoras de su solidaridad. (Art. 60)
Protection from Violence
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3. Restrictions concerning the physical and moral integrity of the person are only permissible on the basis of the law, by court sentence, as punishment for the offence committed.
4. No one shall be subjected to torture or other inhuman, cruel or degrading treatment or punishment.
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6. Medical, biological and psychological experiments on human beings without their voluntary consent, expressed and certified in an appropriate manner, are prohibited. (Art. 56) - Russian
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3. Ограничения, касающиеся физической и моральной неприкосновенности личности, допустимы только на основании закона, по приговору суда как наказание за совершенное преступление.
4. Никто не может подвергаться пыткам и другим бесчеловечным, жестоким или унижающим достоинство видам обращения или наказания.
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6. Запрещаются медицинские, биологические, психологические опыты над людьми без их добровольного согласия, выраженного и удостоверенного надлежащим образом. (Статья 56) - Kyrgyz
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3. Инсандын дене-боюна жана моралдык кол тийгистигине карата чектөөлөргө жасалган кылмыш үчүн жаза катары мыйзамдын негизинде гана соттун өкүмү боюнча жол берилет.
4. Эч ким кыйноолорго жана башка катаал адамгерчиликсиз, ырайымсыз же кадыр-баркты басмырлаган мамилелерге жана жазалоого дуушар болбоого тийиш.
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6. Талаптагыдай билдирилген жана ырасталган ыктыярдуу макулдугусуз адамдарга карата медициналык, биологиялык, психологиялык тажрыйбаларга тыюу салынат. (56-берене)
Protection from Violence
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All acts of torture, all cruel, inhuman or degrading treatments are prohibited.
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Tout acte de torture, tout traitement cruel, inhumain ou dégradant est interdit.
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Protection from Violence
- EnglishForced labor shall be prohibited.
… (Art. 63) - MontenegrinZabranjen je prinudni rad.
… (Član 63)