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Protection from Violence
Dominican Republic
- EnglishThe family, society, and State shall give preference to the superior interests of male and female children and adolescents, and shall have the obligation to assist and protect them in order to guarantee their harmonious and integral development and the full exercise of their fundamental rights, in accordance with this Constitution and the laws. Consequently:
1. The eradication of child labor and all types of mistreatment or violence against minors is declared of the highest national interest. Male and female children and adolescents shall be protected by the State against all forms of abandonment, kidnapping, states of vulnerability, abuse or physical, psychological, moral or sexual abuse, commercial, labor, economic exploitation or risky jobs.
… (Art. 56) - SpanishLa familia, la sociedad y el Estado, harán primar el interés superior del niño, niña y adolescente; tendrán la obligación de asistirles y protegerles para garantizar su desarrollo armónico e integral y el ejercicio pleno de sus derechos fundamentales, conforme a esta Constitución y las leyes. En consecuencia:
1) Se declara del más alto interés nacional la erradicación del trabajo infantil y todo tipo de maltrato o violencia contra las personas menores de edad. Los niños, niñas y adolescentes serán protegidos por el Estado contra toda forma de abandono, secuestro, estado de vulnerabilidad, abuso o violencia física, sicológica, moral o sexual, explotación comercial, laboral, económica y trabajos riesgosos;
… (Art. 56)
Protection from Violence
Burundi
- 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
Turkmenistan
- English… The establishment and activity of political parties, and other public associations, aimed at bringing violent change to the constitutional order, introducing violence in their activity, opposing the constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens, advocating war, hatred on the basis of colour, national or religious hatred, encroaching on the health and morality of the people, as well as the political parties with ethnic or religious attributes shall be prohibited. (Art. 44)
- Russian… Запрещаются создание и деятельность политических партий и иных общественных объединений, имеющих целью насильственное изменение конституционного строя, допускающих насилие в своей деятельности, выступающих против конституционных прав и свобод граждан, пропагандирующих войну, вражду по признаку цвета кожи, национальную, религиозную вражду, посягающих на здоровье и нравственность народа, а также политических партий по национальному или религиозному признакам. (Статья 44)
- Turkmen… Konstitusion gurluşy zorlukly üýtgetmegi maksat edinýän, öz işinde zorluga ýol berýän, raýatlaryň konstitusion hukuklaryna we azatlyklaryna garşy çykyş edýän, urşy, teniniň reňkiniň alamaty boýunça, milli, dini duşmançylygy wagyz edýän, halkyň saglygyna we ahlaklylygyna kast edýän syýasy partiýalaryň we gaýry jemgyýetçilik birleşikleriniň, şeýle hem milli ýa-da dini alamatlar boýunça syýasy partiýalaryň döredilmegi we işlemegi gadagan edilýär. (44-njy madda)
Protection from Violence
Sao Tome and Principe
- 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.
… (Art. 36)
Protection from Violence
Ukraine
- EnglishEveryone is guaranteed the inviolability of his or her domicile.
Intrusion into a person’s domicile or other property, inspection or search thereof, shall not be permitted except when under a substantiated court decision.
In urgent cases related to preservation of human life and property or to the direct pursuit of persons suspected of committing a crime, other procedures of entering a person’s domicile or other property, inspecting or searching thereof, determined by law, shall be allowed. (Art. 30) - UkrainianКожному гарантується недоторканність житла.
Не допускається проникнення до житла чи до іншого володіння особи, проведення в них огляду чи обшуку інакше як за вмотивованим рішенням суду.
У невідкладних випадках, пов'язаних із врятуванням життя людей та майна чи з безпосереднім переслідуванням осіб, які підозрюються у вчиненні злочину, можливий інший, встановлений законом, порядок проникнення до житла чи до іншого володіння особи, проведення в них огляду і обшуку. (Стаття 30)