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Protection from Violence
Honduras
- EnglishAll Hondurans have the right to do that which is not harmful to others; likewise, no one shall be obliged to do that which is not legally prescribed nor shall be prevented from doing that which the law does not prohibited.
No one may take justice into his own hands, nor exercise violence to claim his rights.
No personal service may be exacted, nor must it be rendered gratuitously, except by virtue of the law or by a sentence based on the law. (Art. 70) - SpanishTodos los hondureños tienen derecho a hacer lo que no perjudique a otro y nadie estará obligado a hacer lo que no estuviere legalmente prescrito ni impedido de ejecutar lo que la Ley no prohíbe.
Ninguna persona podrá hacerse justicia por sí misma, ni ejercer violencia para reclamar su derecho.
Ningún servicio personal es exigible, ni deberá prestarse gratuitamente, sino en virtud de ley o de sentencia fundada en la Ley. (Art. 70)
Protection from Violence
Finland
- EnglishEveryone has the right to life, personal liberty, integrity and security.
No one shall be sentenced to death, tortured or otherwise treated in a manner violating human dignity.
… (Sec. 7) - FinnishJokaisella on oikeus elämään sekä henkilökohtaiseen vapauteen, koskemattomuuteen ja turvallisuuteen.
Ketään ei saa tuomita kuolemaan, kiduttaa eikä muutoinkaan kohdella ihmisarvoa loukkaavasti.
… (7 §) - SwedishAlla har rätt till liv och till personlig frihet, integritet och trygghet.
Ingen får dömas till döden eller torteras eller utsättas för någon annan behandling som kränker människovärdet.
… (7 §)
Protection from Violence
Cabo Verde
- English1. Human life and the physical and moral integrity of the human person shall be inviolable.
2. No one may be subjected to torture, punishments or treatments that are cruel, degrading or inhumane, and under no circumstance whatsoever shall there be a death penalty. (Art. 28) - Portuguese1. A vida humana e a integridade física e moral das pessoas são invioláveis.
2. Ninguém pode ser submetido a tortura, penas ou tratamentos cruéis, degradantes ou desumanos, e em caso algum haverá pena de morte. (Art. 28)
Protection from Violence
Seychelles
- EnglishEvery person has a right to be treated with dignity worthy of a human being and not to be subjected to torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. (Art. 16)
Protection from Violence
Japan
- EnglishWe, the Japanese people …
We desire to occupy an honored place in an international society striving for the preservation of peace, and the banishment of tyranny and slavery, oppression and intolerance for all time from the earth.
… (Preamble) - Japanese日本国民は、…
われらは、平和を維持し、専制と隷従、圧迫と偏狭を地上から永遠に除去しようと努めてゐる国際社会において、名誉ある地位を占めたいと思ふ。
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Protection from Violence
Paraguay
- English… All persons will be protected by the State in their physical and psychic integrity, as well as in their honor and their reputation. … (Art. 4)
- Spanish… Toda persona será protegida por el Estado en su integridad física y psíquica, así como en su honor y en su reputación. … (Art. 4)
Protection from Violence
Liechtenstein
- English1) Human dignity shall be respected and protected.
2) No one may be subjected to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. (Art. 27bis) - German1) Die Würde des Menschen ist zu achten und zu schützen.
2) Niemand darf unmenschlicher oder erniedrigender Behandlung oder Strafe unterworfen werden. (Art. 27bis)