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Protection from Violence
Paraguay
- EnglishThe family, the society, and the State have the obligation of guaranteeing the child his harmonious and complete [integral] development, as well as the full exercise of his rights, protecting him against abandonment, undernourishment, violence, abuse, trafficking, and exploitation.
Any person may demand of the competent authority the fulfillment of such guarantees and the sanction for the offenders [infractores].
In case of conflict, the rights of a child have prevailing character. (Art. 54) - SpanishLa familia, la sociedad y el Estado tienen la obligación de garantizar al niño su desarrollo armónico e integral, así como el ejercicio pleno de sus derechos protegiéndolo contra el abandono, la desnutrición, la violencia, el abuso, el tráfico y la explotación. Cualquier persona puede exigir a la autoridad competente el cumplimiento de tales garantías y la sanción de los infractores.
Los derechos del niño, en caso de conflicto, tienen carácter prevaleciente. (Art. 54)
Protection from Violence
Yemen
- 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
Djibouti
- English…
Every individual has the right to life, to the liberty, to the security and to the integrity of his person.
… (Art. 10) - Arabic...
يحق لكل فرد بالحياة والحرية والأمن وسلامة شخصه.
... (المادة 10) - French…
Tout individu a droit à la vie, à la liberté, à la sécurité et à l’intégrité de sa personne.
… (Art. 10)
Protection from Violence
Kiribati
- English1. No person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment.
… (Sec. 7)
Protection from Violence
Zambia
- English1. No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
2. No person shall be required to perform forced labour.
… (Art. 14)
Protection from Violence
Suriname
- English1. Everyone has a right to physical, mental and moral integrity.
2. No one may be submitted to torture, degrading or inhuman treatment or punishment. (Art. 9) - Dutch1. Een ieder heeft het recht op fysieke, psychische en morele integriteit.
2. Niemand mag worden onderworpen aan folteringen, vernederende of onmenselijke behandeling of straf. (Art. 9)
Protection from Violence
Bulgaria
- 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
Eswatini
- English(1) A person shall not be held in slavery or servitude.
(2) A person shall not be required to perform forced labour.
… (Sec. 17)
Protection from Violence
Antigua and Barbuda
- EnglishWhereas every person in Antigua and Barbuda is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, regardless of race, place of origin, political opinions or affiliations, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, to each and all of the following, namely-
a. life, liberty, security of the person, the enjoyment of property and the protection of the law;
… (Sec. 3)
Protection from Violence
Afghanistan
- EnglishPersecution of human beings shall be forbidden. No one shall be allowed to or order torture, even for discovering the truth from another individual who is under investigation, arrest, detention or has been convicted to be punished. Punishment contrary to human dignity shall be prohibited. (Art. 29)
- Dariتعذیب انسان ممنوع است. هیچ شخص نمی تواند حتی به مقصد كشف حقایق از شخص دیگر، اگر چه تحت تعقیب، گرفتاری یا توقیف و یا محكوم به جزا باشد، به تعذیب او اقدام كند یا امر بدهد. تعیین جزایی كه مخالف كرامت انسانی باشد، ممنوع است. (مادۀ ۲۹)
- Pashtoد انسان تعذيب منع دى. هيڅوك نه شي كولاى چې له بل شخص څخه حتى د حقايقو د ترلاسه كولو لپاره كه څه هم تر تعقيب، نيونې يا توقيف لاندې وي او يا په جزا محكوم وي، د هغه د تعذيب لپاره اقدام وكړي يا يې د تعذيب امر وركړي. د انساني كرامت مخالفې جزاء ټاكل منع دي. (۲۹ ماده)