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Protection from Violence
- EnglishEveryone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice. (Constitution Act 1982, Sec. 7)
- FrenchChacun a droit à la vie, à la liberté et à la sécurité de sa personne; il ne peut être porté atteinte à ce droit qu’en conformité avec les principes de justice fondamentale. (Loi constitutionnelle de 1982, Sec. 7)
Protection from Violence
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3. The establishment and activity of a political party that aims to overthrow or forcibly change the constitutional order of Georgia, infringe on the independence or violate the territorial integrity of the country, or that propagates war or violence or incites national, ethnic, provincial, religious or social strife, shall be inadmissible. The establishment of a political party on a territorial principle shall be inadmissible.
… (Art. 23) - Georgian…
3. დაუშვებელია ისეთი პოლიტიკური პარტიის შექმნა და საქმიანობა, რომლის მიზანია საქართველოს კონსტიტუციური წყობილების დამხობა ან ძალადობით შეცვლა, ქვეყნის დამოუკიდებლობის ხელყოფა, ტერიტორიული მთლიანობის დარღვევა ან რომელიც ეწევა ომის ან ძალადობის პროპაგანდას, აღვივებს ეროვნულ, ეთნიკურ, კუთხურ, რელიგიურ ან სოციალურ შუღლს. დაუშვებელია პოლიტიკური პარტიის შექმნა ტერიტორიული ნიშნით.
… (მუხლი 23)
Protection from Violence
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The establishment of associations and federations which possess weapons, which are organised in accordance with military principles or which hold exercises of a military nature requires a prior authorisation whose conditions of issuance and procedure of issuance are provided by law.
Associations, federations and political parties whose aims or activities are directed at changing the constitutional order of Estonia by force or are otherwise in conflict with a law providing criminal liability, are prohibited.
… (Sec. 48) - Estonian…
Relvi valdavate, samuti sõjaväeliselt korraldatud või sõjalisi harjutusi harrastavate ühingute ja liitude loomiseks on nõutav eelnev luba, mille andmise tingimused ja korra sätestab seadus.
Keelatud on ühingud, liidud ja erakonnad, kelle eesmärgid või tegevus on suunatud Eesti põhiseadusliku korra vägivaldsele muutmisele või on muul viisil vastuolus kriminaalvastutust sätestava seadusega.
… (§ 48)
Protection from Violence
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(1) Every person has the right to their physical and mental integrity.
(2) No one may be submitted to torture or to inhuman or degrading penalties or treatments.
… (Art. 13)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe physical or moral integrity of anyone may not be infringed, in whatever circumstance that may be, and by any party that may be, public or private.
No one may inflict on others, under whatever pretext there may be, cruel, inhuman, [or] degrading treatments or infringements of human dignity.
The practice of torture, under any of its forms and by anyone, is a crime punishable by the law. (Art. 22) - Arabicلا يجوز المس بالسّلامة الجسدية أو المعنويّة لأي شخص، في أيّ ظرف، ومن قبل أيّ جهة كانت، خاصّة أو عامة.
لا يجوز لأحد أن يعامل الغير، تحت أيّ ذريعة، معاملة قاسية أو لا إنسانية أو مهينة أو حاطّة بالكرامة الإنسانية.
ممارسة التّعذيب بكافة أشكاله، ومن قبل أي أحد، جريمة يعاقب عليها القانون. (الفصل 22)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishWhereas the People of Dominica—
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(b) respect the principles of social justice and therefore believe … that labour should not be exploited or forced by economic necessity to operate in inhumane conditions
… (Preamble)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishAll persons are entitled to protection of their life, body and dignity. (Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty (1992), Sec. 4)
- Hebrewכל אדם זכאי להגנה על חייו, על גופו ועל כבודו. (חוק יסוד: כבוד האדם וחירותו (1992), סעיף 4)
Protection from Violence
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2) … Emergency decrees may not curtail the right of each person to life, the prohibition of torture and inhuman treatment, the prohibition of slavery and forced labour, or the principle of nulla poena sine lege.
… (Art. 10) - German…
2) … Notverordnungen können weder das Recht eines jeden Menschen auf Leben, das Verbot der Folter und der unmenschlichen Behandlung, das Verbot der Sklaverei und der Zwangsarbeit, noch die Regel "Keine Strafe ohne Gesetz" beschränken.
… (Art. 10)
Protection from Violence
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Any individual, [or] any agent of the State who is guilty of an act of torture, of cruel, inhuman or degrading measures or treatments in the exercise or in connection with the exercise of their functions, either on their own initiative, or on instruction, will be punished according to the law.
… (Art. 19) - French
Tout individu, tout agent de l'Etat qui se rendrait coupable d'acte de torture, de sévices ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants dans l'exercice ou à l'occasion de l'exercice de ses fonctions, soit de sa propre initiative, soit sur instruction, sera puni conformément à la loi.
… (Art. 19)
Protection from Violence
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(3) The State shall direct its policy towards ensuring that –
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(f) children, young persons and the aged are protected against any exploitation whatsoever, and against moral and material neglect;
… (Sec. 17)