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Protection from Violence
- English
Rural and urban properties in any region of the country where illegal plantations of psychotropic plants are found or the exploitation of slave labour as defined by law is uncovered shall be expropriated and assigned to agrarian reform and to low-income housing programs, with no indemnity to the owner and without prejudice to other sanctions set forth by law, with due regard, when appropriate, for the provisions of Article 5.
… (Art. 243) - Portuguese
As propriedades rurais e urbanas de qualquer região do País onde forem localizadas culturas ilegais de plantas psicotrópicas ou a exploração de trabalho escravo na forma da lei serão expropriadas e destinadas à reforma agrária e a programas de habitação popular, sem qualquer indenização ao proprietário e sem prejuízo de outras sanções previstas em lei, observado, no que couber, o disposto no art. 5º.
… (Art. 243)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishEvery person has the inviolable and inalienable right to life, the security of person and liberty. (Art. 14)
- Amharicማንኛውም ሰው ሰብዓዊ በመሆኑ የማይደፈርና የማይገሰስ በሕይወት የመኖር፣ የአካል ደህንነትና የነፃነት መብት አለው፡፡ (አንቀጽ 14)
Protection from Violence
- English… No citizen can be compelled to do any work except within the law, and in which case it is to serve the common interest and be in return for a fair wage. … (Art. 29)
- Arabicولكل مواطن الحق في ممارسة العمل الذي يختاره لنفسه في حدود القانون ولا يجوز فرض أي عمل جبراً على المواطنين إلا بمقتضى قانون ولأداء خدمة عامة وبمقابل أجر عادل، ... (المادّة 29) …
Protection from Violence
- English…
Now Know Ye Therefore:
We the Inheritors of and Successors to this Family of Islands, recognizing the Supremacy of God and believing in the Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the Individual, Do Hereby Proclaim in Solemn Praise the Establishment of a Free and Democratic Sovereign Nation founded on Spiritual Values and in which no Man, Woman or Child shall ever be Slave or Bondsman to anyone or their Labour exploited or their Lives frustrated by deprivation, and do Hereby Provide by these Articles for the indivisible Unity and Creation under God of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. (Preamble)
Protection from Violence
- English1. No person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment.
… (Sec. 7)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishFurthermore, in criminal proceedings, all people have the following guarantees:
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d. To be treated with respect for their dignity and physical, mental, and moral integrity, and to not be a victim of violence and duress of any kind in order to coerce a testimony;
… (Art. 95) - SpanishEn el proceso penal las personas tienen, además, las siguientes garantías:
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d) ser tratada con respeto a su dignidad e integridad física, psíquica y moral, y a no ser víctima de violencia y coacción de clase alguna para forzarla a declarar;
… (Art. 95)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishYouth must be particularly protected by the State and the collectivities against exploitation and moral abandonment, sexual abuse, child trafficking and human commerce [traite].
… (Art. 19) - FrenchLa jeunesse doit être particulièrement protégée par l'État et les collectivités contre l'exploitation et l'abandon moral, l'abus sexuel, le trafic d'enfant et la traite humaine.
… (Art. 19)
Protection from Violence
- English(1) Everyone shall be entitled to personal freedom and inviolability.
… (Art. 30) - Bulgarian(1) Всеки има право на лична свобода и неприкосновеност.
… (Чл. 30)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishI. All forms of torture, disappearances, confinement, coercion, exaction and any other form of physical and moral violence are prohibited. The public servants or officials, who apply, instigate or consent to them shall be dismissed and replaced, without prejudice to the sanctions determined by law.
II. The statements, actions or omissions which are obtained or undertaken through the employment of torture, coercion, exaction, or by any other form of violence, are null to the full extent of the law. (Art. 114) - SpanishI. Queda prohibida toda forma de tortura, desaparición, confinamiento, coacción, exacción o cualquier forma de violencia física o moral. Las servidoras públicas y los servidores públicos o las autoridades públicas que las apliquen, instiguen o consientan, serán destituidas y destituidos, sin perjuicio de las sanciones determinadas por la ley.
II. Las declaraciones, acciones u omisiones obtenidas o realizadas mediante el empleo de tortura, coacción, exacción o cualquier forma de violencia, son nulas de pleno derecho. (Art. 114)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishTorture, cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment, and excessive fines are prohibited. (Art. IV, Sec. 10)