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The Global Gender Equality Constitutional Database is a repository of gender equality related provisions in 194 constitutions from around the world. The Database was updated in partnership with the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and with support from the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and the Government of Japan. Experience its wealth and depth of information by starting your search now.
Protection from Violence
- EnglishAll forms of torture for the purpose of extracting confession or acquiring information are forbidden. … (Art. 38)
- Persianهر گونه شکنجه برای گرفتن اقرار و یا کسب اطلاع ممنوع است. ... (اصل 38)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo one may be subjected to torture or any other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
No one shall be required to perform compulsory labour. (Art. 68) - IcelandicEngan má beita pyndingum né annarri ómannúðlegri eða vanvirðandi meðferð eða refsingu.
Nauðungarvinnu skal engum gert að leysa af hendi. (68. gr.)
Protection from Violence
- English
Slavery, human trafficking, forced labor, physical or moral torture, inhuman, cruel, degrading and humiliating treatments, physical violence, female genital mutilation as well as all the other forms of debasement of the human being[,] are prohibited.
Any medical or scientific experimentation on a person without their informed consent [consentiment éclairé] as well as organ trafficking for commercial or occult purposes are equally prohibited. … (Art. 5) - French
L'esclavage, la traite des êtres humains, le travail forcé, la torture physique ou morale, les traitements inhumains, cruels, dégradants et humiliants, les violences physiques, les mutilations génitales féminines ainsi que toutes les autres formes d'avilissement de l'être humain sont interdits.
Sont également interdits toute expérimentation médicale ou scientifique sur une personne sans son consentement éclairé ainsi que le trafic d’organes à des fins commerciales ou occultes. … (Art. 5)
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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The political parties, the trade unions and the associations commit in their statutes and their activities to respect the provisions of the Constitution and of the law, as well as the financial transparency and the rejection of violence. (Art. 40) - Arabic
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تلتزم الأحزاب والنّقابات والجمعيّات في أنظمتها الأساسيّة وفي أنشطتها بأحكام الدّستور والقانون وبالشّفافيّة الماليّة ونبذ العنف. (الفصل 40) - French
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Les partis politiques, les syndicats et les associations s’engagent dans leurs statuts et leurs activités à respecter les dispositions de la Constitution et de la loi, ainsi que la transparence financière et le rejet de la violence. (Art. 40)
Protection from Violence
- English1. Human dignity shall be inviolable.
2. No one should be subjected to torture, violence, abusive or other treatment and punishment degrading human dignity. (Art. 17) - Kazak1. Адамның қадiр-қасиетiне қол сұғылмайды.
2. Ешкiмдi азаптауға, оған зорлық-зомбылық жасауға, басқадай қатыгездiк немесе адамдық қадiр-қасиетiн қорлайтындай жәбiр көрсетуге не жазалауға болмайды. (17-бап)
Protection from Violence
- English
(1) The State guarantees every individual the right to life and physical and mental integrity.
(2) No one may be subjected to torture or to any cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment or treatment.
… (Art. 24) - Moldovian
(1) Statul garantează fiecărui om dreptul la viaţă şi la integritate fizică şi psihică.
(2) Nimeni nu va fi supus la torturi, nici la pedepse sau tratamente crude, inumane ori degradante.
… (Art. 24)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishEveryone has the right to a safe life. The State shall provide security and reassurance for its citizens and all those residing in its territory. (Art. 59)
- Arabicالحياة الآمنة حقّ لكل إنسان، تلتزم الدّولة بتوفير الأمن والطمأنينة لمواطنيها، ولكل مقيم على أراضيها. (المادّة 59)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo one shall be obliged to do forced or compulsory labor. (Art. 15)
- DutchNiemand kan worden gedwongen dwangarbeid of verplichte arbeid te verrichten. (Art. 15)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishEvery person has the right to bodily and psychological integrity, which includes the right—
(a) to freedom from all forms of violence from public or private sources;
(b) subject to any other provision of this Constitution, to make decisions concerning reproduction;
(c) not to be subjected to medical or scientific experiments, or to the extraction or use of their bodily tissue, without their informed consent. (Sec. 52)