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Protection from Violence
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Child labor is prohibited and punished by the law.
It is prohibited to employ children in an activity that puts them in danger or that affects their health, [and] their growth as well as their physical and mental equilibrium. (Art. 16) - French
Le travail des enfants est interdit et puni par la loi.
Il est interdit d’employer l’enfant dans une activité qui le met en danger ou qui affecte sa santé, sa croissance ainsi que son équilibre physique et mental. (Art. 16)
Protection from Violence
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The State takes the measures susceptible to eliminating violence against women. (Art. 51) - Arabic
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تتّخذ الدّولة التّدابير الكفيلة بالقضاء على العنف ضدّ المرأة. (الفصل 51) - French
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L’État prend les mesures susceptibles d’éliminer la violence à l’égard de la femme. (Art. 51)
Protection from Violence
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Maltreatment of old people, women and children is prohibited. (Art. 49) - Chinese…
禁止破坏婚姻自由,禁止虐待老人、妇女和儿童。(第四十九条)
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.
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Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe human body is inviolable and any assault, deformation or mutilation committed against it shall be a crime punishable by Law. Organs trade shall be prohibited, and it is not permissible to perform any medical or scientific experiment thereon without a certified free consent according to established principles in medical sciences and as regulated by Law. (Art. 60)
- Arabicلجسد الإنسان حرمة، والاعتداء عليه، أو تشويهه، أو التّمثيل به جريمة يعاقب عليها القانون. ويحظر الإتجار بأعضائه، ولايجوز إجراء أيّة تجربة طبيّة، أو علميّة عليه بغير رضاه الحرّ الموثّق، ووفقا للأسس المستقرّة فى مجال العلوم الطبيّة، على النحو الذى ينظّمه القانون. (المادّة 60)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo person may be subjected to physical or psychological torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. (Sec. 53)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishEvery person is free in the Republic; whoever is under the protection of its laws may not be slave [masculine] or slave [feminine]. (Art. 20)
- SpanishToda persona es libre en la República, quien se halle bajo la protección de sus leyes no podrá ser esclavo ni esclava. (Art. 20)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo child below the age of fourteen years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine or engaged in any other hazardous employment. (Art. 24)
- Hindiचौदह वर्ष से कम आयु के किसी बालक को किसी कारखाने या खान में काम करने के लिए नियोजित नहीं किया जाएगा या किसी अन्य परिसंकटमय नियोजन में नहीं लगाया जाएगा। (अनुच्छेद 24)
Protection from Violence
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(2) Every person shall have the right to life and physical integrity.
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(2) Jeder hat das Recht auf Leben und körperliche Unversehrtheit.
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Protection from Violence
- English1. Every child has the right:
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d. Not to be subject to exploitative practices, neither to be required nor permitted to perform work which may be hazardous or harmful to his or her education, health or wellbeing;
e. To be free of corporal punishment or cruel and inhumane treatment in schools and other institutions responsible for the care of children.
… (Art. 36) - Amharic1. ማንኛውም ሕጻን የሚከተሉት መብቶች አሉት፤
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መ/ ጉልበቱን ከሚበዘብዙ ልማዶች የመጠበቅ፣ በትምህርቱ፣ በጤናውና በደህንነቱ ላይ ጉዳት የሚያደርሱ ሥራዎች እንዲሠራ ያለመገደድ ወይም ከመሥራት የመጠበቅ፣
ሠ/ በትምህርት ቤቶች ወይም በሕጻናት ማሳደጊያ ተቋሞች ውስጥ በአካሉ ከሚፈጸም ወይም ከጭካኔና ኢሰብዓዊ ከሆነ ቅጣት ነጻ የመሆን፡፡
… (አንቀጽ 36)