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Protection from Violence
Jordan
- EnglishCompulsory labour shall not be imposed on any person, … (Art. 13)
- Arabicلا يفرض التشغيل الإلزامي على أحد، ... (المادّة 13)
Protection from Violence
Malta
- English(1) No person shall be required to perform forced labour.
… (Art 35) - Maltese(1) Ħadd ma għandu jkun meħtieġ jagħmel xogħol furzat.
… (Art 35)
Protection from Violence
Chad
- EnglishThe human person is sacred and inviolable.
Every individual has the right to life, to the integrity of their person, to security, to liberty, to the protection of their privacy and of their assets. (Art. 17) - Arabicالإنسان مقدس ومصون.
يحق لكل فرد بالحياة والسلامة الشخصية والأمن والحرية وحماية خصوصيته وأصوله. (المادة 17) - FrenchLa personne humaine est sacrée et inviolable.
Tout individu a droit à la vie, à l'intégrité de sa personne, à la sécurité, à la liberté, à la protection de sa vie privée et de ses biens. (Art. 17)
Protection from Violence
South Sudan
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4. All levels of government shall:
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b. enact laws to combat harmful customs and traditions which undermine the dignity and status of women;
… (Art. 16)
Protection from Violence
Jamaica
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2. Subject to sections 18 and 49, and to subsections (9) and (12) of this section, and save only as may be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society-
a. this Chapter12 guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in subsections (3) and (6) of this section and in sections 14, 15, 16 and 17; and
b. Parliament shall pass no law and no organ of the State shall take any action which abrogates, abridges or infringes those rights.
3. The rights and freedoms referred to in subsection (2) are as follows-
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a. the right to life, liberty and security of the person
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o. the right to, protection from torture, or inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment as provided in subsections (6) and (7);
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6. No person shall be subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment.
7. Nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of subsection (6) to the extent that the law in question authorizes the infliction of any description of punishment which was lawful in Jamaica immediately before the commencement of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms (Constitutional Amendment) Act, 2011.
… (Sec. 13)
Protection from Violence
Kyrgyzstan
- English1. Slavery and human trafficking is prohibited in the Kyrgyz Republic.
2. Exploitation of child labor is prohibited.
3. Forced labor is prohibited except for cases of war, liquidation of aftermath of natural disasters and other emergencies as well as in execution of the verdict of court. … (Art. 23) - Russian1. В Кыргызской Республике не допускается рабство, торговля людьми.
2. Запрещается эксплуатация детского труда.
3. Запрещается принудительный труд, кроме случаев войны, ликвидации последствий стихийных бедствий и других чрезвычайных обстоятельств, а также в порядке исполнения решения суда. … (Статья 23) - Kyrgyz1. Кыргыз Республикасында кулчулукка, адамдарды соодалоого жол берилбейт.
2. Бала эмгегин эксплуатациялоого тыюу салынат.
3. Согушка, жаратылыш кырсыктарынын кесепеттерин жоюуга, башка өзгөчө кырдаалдар менен соттун чечимин аткарууга байланышкан учурлардан тышкары мажбурлап иштетүүгө тыюу салынат. … (23-берене)
Protection from Violence
Netherlands
- English
Everyone shall have the right to inviolability of his person, without prejudice to restrictions laid down by or pursuant to Act of Parliament. (Art. 11)
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Ieder heeft, behoudens bij of krachtens de wet te stellen beperkingen, recht op onaantastbaarheid van zijn lichaam. (Art. 11)
Protection from Violence
Maldives
- English(a) No one shall be held in slavery or servitude, or be required to perform forced labour.
… (Art. 25) - Dhivehi(ހ) އެއްވެސް މީހަކު އަޅުވެތިކޮށްގެނެއް ނުވާނެއެވެ. އަދި އެއްވެސް މީހަކު ލައްވައި މަޖުބޫރުން މަސައްކަތްކުރެވިގެނެއް ނުވާނެއެވެ.
... (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 25 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Protection from Violence
Norway
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The authorities of the state shall ensure the protection of personal integrity. (Art. 102) - Norwegian…
Statens myndigheter skal sikre et vern om den personlige integritet. (§ 102)
Protection from Violence
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- EnglishThe public powers see to the elimination of any form of discrimination concerning women and assure the protection and the promotion of their rights.
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They take measures to struggle against all forms of violence made against women in public and in private life.
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The law establishes the modalities of application of these rights. (Art. 14) - FrenchLes pouvoirs publics veillent à l’élimination de toute forme de discrimination à l’égard de la femme et assurent la protection et la promotion de ses droits.
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Ils prennent des mesures pour lutter contre toute forme de violences faites à la femme dans la vie publique et dans la vie privée.
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La loi fixe les modalités d’application de ces droits. (Art. 14)