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Protection from Violence
Kyrgyzstan
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4. The following guarantees of prohibition established by the present Constitution shall not be subject to any limitations:
1. On application of death penalty, torture and other inhuman, cruel and degrading forms of treatment or punishment;
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3. On slavery and human trafficking;
4. On exploitation of child labor;
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5. The following rights established in the present Constitution, shall not be subject to any limitation whatsoever:
1.That of each detained person to human treatment and respect of human dignity;
... (Art. 20) - Russian...
4. Не подлежат никаким ограничениям установленные настоящей Конституцией гарантии запрета:
1) на применение смертной казни, пыток и других бесчеловечных, жестоких или унижающих достоинство видов обращения или наказания;
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3) на рабство, торговлю людьми;
4) на эксплуатацию детского труда;
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5. Не подлежит никакому ограничению установленное настоящей Конституцией право:
1) каждого лишенного свободы на гуманное обращение и уважение человеческого достоинства;
... (Статья 20) - Kyrgyz...
4. Төмөнкүдөй тыюу салуулар боюнча ушул Конституцияда белгиленген кепилдиктерге эч кандай чектөө коюлууга тийиш эмес:
1) өлүм жазасын, кыйноону, дагы башка адамкерчиликсиз, мыкаачылык мамилени же болбосо жазалоонун кадыр-баркты басмырлаган түрлөрүн колдонууга карата салынган тыюуларга чектөө;
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3) кулчулукка, адамдарды соодалоого коюлган;
4) бала эмгегин эксплуатациялоого;
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5. Ушул Конституцияда белгиленген төмөндөгүдөй укуктар эч чектелүүгө тийиш эмес:
1) ар бир эркиндигинен ажыратылган адамдын өзүнө адамкерчиликтүү мамиле кылууну жана адамдык кадыр-баркын сыйлоону талап кылуу;
... (20-берене)
Protection from Violence
Montenegro
- EnglishForced labor shall be prohibited.
… (Art. 63) - MontenegrinZabranjen je prinudni rad.
… (Član 63)
Protection from Violence
Bahrain
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d. No person shall be subjected to physical or mental torture, or inducement, or undignified treatment, and the penalty for so doing shall be specified by law. Any statement or confession proved to have been made under torture, inducement, or such treatment, or the threat thereof, shall be null and void. (Art. 19) - Arabic…
د - لا يعرّض أي إنسان للتعذيب المادي أو المعنوي، أو للإغراء، أو للمعاملة الحاطة بالكرامة، ويحدد القانون عقاب من يفعل ذلك. كما يـبطل كل قول أو اعتراف يثبت صدوره تحت وطأة التعذيب أو بالإغراء أو لتـلك المعاملة أو التهديد بأي منها. (المادّة 19)
Protection from Violence
Kenya
- English(1) A person shall not be held in slavery or servitude.
(2) A person shall not be required to perform forced labour. (Art. 30) - Swahili(1) Mtu hatashikiliwa katika utumwa au kutumikishwa.
(2) Mtu hatalazimishwa kufanya kazi ya shuruba. (Kifungu cha 30)
Protection from Violence
Nepal
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(3) No act purporting to demonstrate any person or community as superior or inferior on grounds of origin, caste, tribe or physical condition or justifying social discrimination on grounds of caste, tribe or untouchability or propagating ideology based on untouchability and caste based superiority or hatred or encouraging caste-based discrimination in any manner whatsoever shall be allowed.
… (Art. 24) - Nepali…
(३) उत्पत्ति, जात, जाति वा शारीरिक अवस्थाको आधारमा कुनै व्यक्ति वा समुदायलाई उच्च वा नीच दर्शाउने, जात, जाति वा छुवाछूतको आधारमा सामाजिक भेदभावलाई न्यायोचित ठान्ने वा छुवाछूत तथा जातीय उच्चता वा घृणामा आधारित विचारको प्रचार प्रसार गर्न वा जातीय विभेदलाई कुनै पनि किसिमले प्रोत्साहन गर्न पाइने छैन ।
... (धारा २४)
Protection from Violence
Portugal
- English1. Everyone has the right to freedom and security.
… (Art. 27) - Portuguese1. Todos têm direito à liberdade e à segurança.
… (Art. 27)
Protection from Violence
Cyprus
- English1. Every person has the right to life and corporal integrity.
… (Art. 7) - Greek1. Έκαστος έχει το δικαίωμα ζωής και σωματικής ακεραιότητος.
… (Αρθρον 7) - Turkish1. Her şahıs hayat ve vücut bütünlüğü hakkına sahiptir.
... (Madde 7)
Protection from Violence
Samoa
- EnglishNo person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. (Art. 7)
- SamoanE leai se tagata o le a tatau ona faataugaina po o le faia i ai faiga e le tusa ai ma faiga faa-tagata soifua po o le faiga e faalumaina ai po o le faasalaina. (Mataupu 7)
Protection from Violence
Malawi
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2. Any law that discriminates against women on the basis of gender or marital status shall be invalid and legislation shall be passed to eliminate customs and practices that discriminate against women, particularly practices such as—
a. sexual abuse, harassment and violence;
… (Sec. 24)
Protection from Violence
Philippines
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(2) No involuntary servitude in any form shall exist except as a punishment for a crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted. (Art. III, Sec. 18) - Filipino…
(2) Hindi dapat pairalin ang ano mang anyo ng sapilitang paglilingkod, maliban kung kaparusahang pataw ng hatol ng pagkakasala. (Art. III, Seksyon 18)