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Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe State shall draw up public policies and programs aimed at providing care for elderly persons that bear in mind specific differences between the urban and rural sectors, gender concerns, ethnic group, culture, and the differences pertaining to persons, communities, peoples and nations; it will also foster, to the greatest extent possible, personal autonomy and participation in the drafting and implementation of these policies.
In particular, the State shall take the following measures:
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4. Protection and care against all types of violence, mistreatment, sexual exploitation or of any other kind or neglect leading to any of these situations.
… (Art. 38) - SpanishEl Estado establecerá políticas públicas y programas de atención a las personas adultas mayores, que tendrán en cuenta las diferencias específicas entre áreas urbanas y rurales, las inequidades de género, la etnia, la cultura y las diferencias propias de las personas, comunidades, pueblos y nacionalidades; asimismo, fomentará el mayor grado posible de autonomía personal y participación en la definición y ejecución de estas políticas.
En particular, el Estado tomará medidas de:
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4. Protección y atención contra todo tipo de violencia, maltrato, explotación sexual o de cualquier otra índole, o negligencia que provoque tales situaciones.
… (Art. 38)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe human person shall be inviolable.
Human dignity shall be protected by law.
It shall be prohibited to torture or injure a human being, degrade his dignity, subject him to cruel treatment, or to establish such punishments.
No one may be subjected to scientific or medical experimentation without his knowledge and free consent. (Art. 21) - LithuanianŽmogaus asmuo neliečiamas.
Žmogaus orumą gina įstatymas.
Draudžiama žmogų kankinti, žaloti, žeminti jo orumą, žiauriai su juo elgtis, taip pat nustatyti tokias bausmes.
Su žmogumi, be jo žinios ir laisvo sutikimo, negali būti atliekami moksliniai ar medicinos bandymai. (21 straipsnis)
Protection from Violence
- English
The Burkinabe people proscribe any idea of personal power.
They proscribe equally all oppression of a part of the people by another. (Art. 168) - French
Le peuple burkinabè proscrit toute idée de pouvoir personnel.
Il proscrit également toute oppression d’une fraction du peuple par une autre. (Art. 168)
Protection from Violence
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(1) Everyone has the right to physical and mental integrity.
(2) No person shall be subjected to torture or to abuse or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
(3) No one shall be subjected to experimentation without his or her informed consent.
… (Art. 14) - Kinyarwanda
(1) Umuntu wese afite uburenganzira bwo kudahungabanywa ku mubiri no mu mutwe.
(2) Ntawe ushobora gukorerwa iyicarubozo, gukorerwa ibibabaza umubiri cyangwa ngo akorerwe ibikorwa by’ubugome, ibikorwa bidakwiye umuntu cyangwa bimutesha agaciro.
(3) Ntawe ushobora gukorerwaho igerageza atabyiyemereye.
… (Ingingo ya 14) - French
(1) Toute personne a droit à son intégrité physique et mentale.
(2) Nul ne peut être soumis à la torture ni à des sévices ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants.
(3) Nul ne peut être soumis à une expérimentation sans son consentement éclairé.
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Protection from Violence
- English… No person shall be subjected to torture or to ignominious treatment. (Art. 31)
- Arabicولا يعرض أي انسان للتعذيب أو للمعاملة الحاطة بالكرامة. (المادّة 31)
Protection from Violence
- English(1) No person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment.
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Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe dignity and security of a man shall be guaranteed. The inviolability of the physical and mental integrity of a man, and privacy and individual rights thereof shall be guaranteed.
No one can be subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment.
No one can be kept in slavery or servile position. (Art. 28) - MontenegrinJemči se dostojanstvo i sigurnost čovjeka.
Jemči se nepovredivost fizičkog i psihičkog integriteta čovjeka, njegove privatnosti i ličnih prava.
Niko ne smije biti podvrgnut mučenju ili nečovječnom ili ponižavajućem postupanju.
Niko se ne smije držati u ropstvu ili ropskom položaju. (Član 28)
Protection from Violence
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9. The law shall punish domestic violence and shall protect the rights of all members of a family. (Art. 82) - Portuguese…
9. A lei pune a violência doméstica e protege os direitos de todos os membros da família. (Art. 82)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishA person may not be subjected to slavery, servitude, trafficking, or forced labour for any purpose. (Art. 14)
- SomaliSinaba qof looma addoonsan karo, midiidin lagama dhigan karo, lagama ganacsan karo, qasabna looguma shaqaysan karo. (Qodobka 14aad.)
Protection from Violence
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(2) Every citizen shall have the following freedoms:
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(c) freedom to form political parties,
(d) freedom to form unions and associations,
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Provided that,
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(3) Nothing in sub-clause (c) shall be deemed to prevent the making of an Act to impose reasonable restrictions on any act which may undermine the sovereignty, territorial integrity, nationality and independence of Nepal, constitute an espionage against the nation or divulge national secrecy or on any act of rendering assistance to any foreign state, organization or representative in a manner to undermine the security of Nepal or on an act of sedition or on any act which may undermine the harmonious relations between the Federal Units or on any act of incitement to caste-based or communal hatred or on any act which may undermine the harmonious relations between various castes, tribes, religions and communities, or on any act of acquisition of, or restriction on, membership of any political party on the basis solely of tribe, language, religion, community or sex or on any act of formation of a political party with discrimination between citizens or on incitement to violent acts or on any act which may be contrary to public morality.
(4) Nothing in sub-clause (d) shall be deemed to prevent the making of an Act to impose reasonable restrictions on any act which may undermine the sovereignty, territorial integrity, nationality and independence of Nepal, or on any act which may constitute espionage against the nation or on any act of divulgence of national secrecy or on any act assisting any foreign state, organization or representative in a manner to undermine the security of Nepal or on an act of sedition or on any act which may undermine the harmonious relations between the Federal Units or on any act of incitement to caste-based or communal hatred or on any act which may undermine the harmonious relations between various castes, tribes, religions and communities or on incitement to violent acts or on any act which may be contrary to public morality.
… (Art. 17) - Nepali…
(२) प्रत्येक नागरिकलाई देहायको स्वतन्त्रता हुनेछ:
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(ग) राजनीतिक दल खोल्ने स्वतन्त्रता,
(घ) संघ र संस्था खोल्ने स्वतन्त्रता,
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तर,
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(३) खण्ड (ग) को कुनै कुराले नेपालको सार्वभौमसत्ता, भौगोलिक अखण्डता, राष्ट्रियता र स्वाधीनतामा खलल पर्ने, राष्ट्र विरुद्ध जासूसी गर्ने, राष्ट्रिय गोपनीयता भंग गर्ने वा नेपालको सुरक्षामा आँच पु¥याउने गरी कुनै विदेशी राज्य, संगठन वा प्रतिनिधिलाई सहयोग गर्ने वा राज्यद्रोह गर्ने वा संघीय इकाइबीचको सु–सम्बन्धमा खलल पर्ने वा जातीय वा साम्प्रदायिक विद्वेष फैलाउने वा विभिन्न जात, जाति, धर्म र सम्प्रदायबीचको सु–सम्बन्धमा खलल पर्ने वा केवल जाति, भाषा, धर्म, सम्प्रदाय वा लिंगको आधारमा कुनै राजनीतिक दलको सदस्यता प्राप्त गर्ने वा बन्देज लगाउने वा नागरिकहरूबीच विभेद गर्ने गरी राजनीतिक दल गठन गर्ने, हिंसात्मक कार्य गर्न दुरुत्साहन गर्ने वा सार्वजनिक नैतिकताको प्रतिकूल हुने कार्यमा मनासिब प्रतिबन्ध लगाउने गरी ऐन बनाउन रोक लगाएको मानिने छैन ।
(४) खण्ड (घ) को कुनै कुराले नेपालको सार्वभौमसत्ता, भौगोलिक अखण्डता, राष्ट्रियता र स्वाधीनतामा खलल पर्ने, राष्ट्रको विरुद्ध जासूसी गर्ने, राष्ट्रिय गोपनीयता भंग गर्ने वा नेपालको सुरक्षामा आँच पुर्याउने गरी कुनै विदेशी राज्य, संगठन वा प्रतिनिधिलाई सहयोग गर्ने, राज्यद्रोह गर्ने वा संघीय इकाइबीचको सु–सम्बन्धमा खलल पर्ने वा जातीय वा साम्प्रदायिक विद्वेष फैलाउने वा विभिन्न जात, जाति, धर्म र सम्प्रदायबीचको सु–सम्बन्धमा खलल पर्ने वा हिंसात्मक कार्य गर्न दुरुत्साहन गर्ने वा सार्वजनिक नैतिकताको प्रतिकूल हुने कार्यमा मनासिब प्रतिबन्ध लगाउने गरी ऐन बनाउन रोक लगाएको मानिने छैन ।
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