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Protection from Violence
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3. All persons within the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall enjoy the human rights and fundamental freedoms referred to in paragraph 2 above; these include:
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b) The right not to be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
c) The right not to be held in slavery or servitude or to perform forced or compulsory labor.
d) The rights to liberty and security of person.
... (Art. II) - Bosnian...
3. Sva lica na teritoriji Bosne i Hercegovine uživaju ljudska prava i slobode iz stava 2. ovog člana, što uključuje:
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b) Pravo lica da ne bude podvrgnuto mučenju niti nečovječnom ili ponižavajućem tretmanu ili kazni.
c) Pravo lica da ne bude držano u ropstvu ili potčinjenosti, ili na prisilnom ili obaveznom radu.
d) Pravo na ličnu slobodu i sigurnost.
... (Član II) - Croatian...
3. Sve osobe na teritoriju Bosne i Hercegovine uživaju ljudska prava i temeljne slobode iz ovog članka, stavak 2 što uključuje:
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b) Pravo osobe da ne bude podvrgnuta mučenju ili nehumanom ili ponižavajućem postupanju ili kazni.
c) Pravo osobe da ne bude držana u ropstvu ili potčinjenosti ili da ne obnaša prisilan ili obvezatan rad.
d) Prava na slobodu i sigurnost osobe.
... (Članak II) - Serbian...
3. Сва лица на територији Босне и Херцеговине уживају људска права и основне слободе из става 2 овог члана, а она обухватају:
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b) б) Право да не буду подвргнута мучењу или нехуманом и понижавајућем поступку или казни.
c) ц) Право да не буду држана у ропству или потчињености или на принудном или обавезном раду.
d) д) Право на личну слободу и безбједност.
... (Члан II)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishEvery person has the right to be secure in his person,
… (Art. IV, Sec. 4)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishAny propaganda of ethnic, tribal, regional or religious [confessionnel] character tending to infringe the national unity or the secularity of the State is prohibited. (Art. 5)
- Arabicيُحظر أي دعاية ذات طابع إثني أو قبلي أو إقليمي أو طائفي تميل إلى التعدي على الوحدة الوطنية أو على علمانية الدولة. (المادة 5)
- FrenchToute propagande à caractère ethnique, tribal, régional ou confessionnel tendant à porter atteinte à l'unité nationale ou à la laïcité de l'Etat est interdite. (Art. 5)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishIt is the duty of the State to guarantee to the inhabitants of the Republic the life, the freedom, the justice, the security, the peace, and the integral development of the person. (Art. 2)
- SpanishEs deber del Estado garantizarle a los habitantes de la República la vida, la libertad, la justicia, la seguridad, la paz y el desarrollo integral de la persona. (Art. 2)
Protection from Violence
- English1. Slavery and slave trade in all form are prohibited. No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
2. No person shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour except as a penalty upon conviction by a competent court of law. (Art. 13)
Protection from Violence
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2. The physical integrity of a person shall be protected. (Art. 10) - Georgian…
2. ადამიანის ფიზიკური ხელშეუხებლობა დაცულია. (მუხლი 10)
Protection from Violence
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No one may be compelled to perform work or service against his or her free will,
… (Sec. 29) - Estonian…
Kedagi ei tohi sundida tema vaba tahte vastaselt tööle ega teenistusse,
… (§ 29)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe State has the obligation to protect children and adolescents against economical or social exploitation.
Work by children of less than sixteen (16) years is prohibited. (Art. 40) - FrenchL’Etat a l’obligation de protéger les enfants et les adolescents contre l’exploitation économique ou sociale.
Le travail des enfants de moins de seize (16) ans est interdit. (Art. 40)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe punishments of death, of mutilation, of public humiliation [infamia], of branding, of flogging, of beating, of torture of any kind, excessive fines, the confiscation of assets and any other unusual or extreme [penalties,] are prohibited.
Any punishment must be proportional to the crime that [it] sanctions and of good juridical affect.
… (Art. 22) - SpanishQuedan prohibidas las penas de muerte, de mutilación, de infamia, la marca, los azotes, los palos, el tormento de cualquier especie, la multa excesiva, la confiscación de bienes y cualesquiera otras penas inusitadas y trascendentales. Toda pena deberá ser proporcional al delito que sancione y al bien jurídico afectado.
... (Art. 22)
Protection from Violence
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The State and the public collectivities assure the promotion, the development and the protection of women. They take the measures necessary in view of eliminating all forms of violence against women and young girls. (Art. 35)
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L’Etat et les collectivités publiques assurent la promotion, le développement et la protection de la femme. Ils prennent les mesures nécessaires en vue d’éliminer toutes les formes de violence faites à la femme et à la jeune fille. (Art. 35)