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Protection from Violence
Algeria
- English
The State is responsible for the security of persons and of assets. (Art. 28)
- Arabic
الدولة مسؤولة على أمن األشخاص والممتلكات. (المادة 28)
- French
L'Etat est responsable de la sécurité des personnes et des biens. (Art. 28)
Protection from Violence
Bulgaria
- English(1) No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, or to forcible assimilation.
(2) No one shall be subjected to medical, scientific or other experimentation without his voluntary written consent. (Art. 29) - Bulgarian(1) Никой не може да бъде подлаган на мъчение, на жестоко, безчовечно илɢ унижаващо отношение, както и на насилствена асимилация.
(2) Никой не може да бъде подлаган на медицински, научни или други опити без неговотɨ доброволно писмено съгласие. (Чл. 29)
Protection from Violence
Morocco
- English…
All incitement to racism, to hatred and to violence is prohibited.
Genocide and all other crimes against humanity, the crimes of war and all the grave and systematic violations of the Rights of Man are punished by the law. (Art. 23) - Arabic…
يُحظَر كل تحريض على العنصرية أو الكراهية أو العنف.
يُعاقب القانون على جريمة الإبادة الجماعية وغيرها من الجرائم ضد الإنسانية، وجرائم الحرب، وكافة الانتهاكات الجسيمة والممنهجة لحقوق الإنسان. (الفصل 23)
Protection from Violence
Bahrain
- English…
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
India
- English(1) Traffic in human beings and begar and other similar forms of forced labour are prohibited and any contravention of this provision shall be an offence punishable in accordance with law.
… (Art. 23) - Hindi(1) मानव का दुर्व्यापार और बेगार तथा इसी प्रकार का अन्य बलात्श्रम प्रतिषिद्ध किया जाता है और इस उपबंध का कोई भी उल्लंघन अपराध होगा जो विधि के अनुसार दंडनीय होगा।
… (अनुच्छेद 23)
Protection from Violence
Botswana
- EnglishWhereas every person in Botswana is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, whatever his or her race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest to each and all of the following, namely-
(a) life, liberty, security of the person and the protection of the law;
… (Sec. 3)
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 §)