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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
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(1) No person shall be required to perform forced labour.
… (Art. 6)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishIt shall be a fundamental responsibility of the State to emancipate the toiling masses the peasants and workers and backward sections of the people from all forms of exploitation. (Art. 14)
- Bengaliরাষ্ট্রের অন্যতম মৌলিক দায়িত্ব হইবে মেহনতী মানুষকে-কৃষক ও শ্রমিককে-এবং জনগণের অনগ্রসর অংশসমূহকে সকল প্রকার শোষণ হইতে মুক্তি দান করা৷ (অনুচ্ছেদ ১৪)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishSlavery or involuntary servitude is prohibited except to punish crime. The government shall protect children from exploitation. (Art. IV, Sec. 11)
Protection from Violence
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No one may be submitted to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading penalties or treatments.
In particular, it is prohibited to submit a person without their free consent to a medical or scientific experiment. (Art. 8) - French
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Nul ne peut être soumis à la torture ni à des peines ou traitements inhumains ou dégradants.
En particulier, il est interdit de soumettre une personne sans son libre consentement à une expérience médicale ou scientifique. (Art. 8)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishAny call for or incitement to war or use of violence, to national, racial or religious hatred, or any form of intolerance shall be prohibited and punishable by law. (Art. 39)
- CroatianZabranjeno je i kažnjivo svako pozivanje ili poticanje na rat ili uporabu nasilja, na nacionalnu, rasnu ili vjersku mržnju ili bilo koji oblik nesnošljivosti. (Članak 39)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishEveryone is equal before the law, with no distinction whatsoever, guaranteeing to Brazilians and foreigners residing in the Country the inviolability of the rights to life, liberty, equality, security and property, on the following terms:
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III. no one shall be submitted to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment;
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XLIII. the law shall regard as crimes not subject to bail, clemency or amnesty, the practice of torture, illicit trafficking in narcotics and similar drugs, terrorism, and those crimes defined as heinous; liable for these crimes are those giving the commands, those executing these commands, and those who, although able to avoid the crimes, fail to do so;
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XLVII. there shall be no penalties;
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c. of forced labor;
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e. that are cruel;
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LXVIII. habeas corpus shall be granted whenever a person suffers or is threatened with suffering violence or coercion in his freedom of movement through illegality or abuse of power;
… (Art. 5) - PortugueseTodos são iguais perante a lei, sem distinção de qualquer natureza, garantindo-se aos brasileiros e aos estrangeiros residentes no País a inviolabilidade do direito à vida, à liberdade, à igualdade, à segurança e à propriedade, nos termos seguintes:
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III - ninguém será submetido a tortura nem a tratamento desumano ou degradante;
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XLIII - a lei considerará crimes inafiançáveis e insuscetíveis de graça ou anistia a prática da tortura , o tráfico ilícito de entorpecentes e drogas afins, o terrorismo e os definidos como crimes hediondos, por eles respondendo os mandantes, os executores e os que, podendo evitá-los, se omitirem;
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XLVII - não haverá penas:
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c) de trabalhos forçados;
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e) cruéis;
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LXVIII - conceder-se-á habeas corpus sempre que alguém sofrer ou se achar ameaçado de sofrer violência ou coação em sua liberdade de locomoção, por ilegalidade ou abuso de poder;
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Protection from Violence
- English1. No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
2. No person shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour.
… (Art. 10) - Greek1. Ουδείς τελεί εις κατάστασιν δουλείας ή υποτελείας.
2. Ουδείς εξαναγκάζεται εις εκτέλεσιν αναγκαστικής ή υποχρεωτικής εργασίας.
… (Αρθρον 10) - Turkish1. Hiçbir şahıs köle veya kul edinilemez.
2. Hiçbir şahıs zorla veya mecburi olarak çalıştırılamaz.
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Protection from Violence
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No political party may resort to violence or to constraint, whatever the nature or the forms of these.
… (Art. 57) - Arabic
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لا يجوز أن يلجأ أيّ حزب سياسيّ إلى استعمال العنف أو الإكراه مهما كانت طبيعتهما أوشكلهما.
... (المــادة 57) - French
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Aucun parti politique ne peut recourir à la violence ou à la contrainte, quelles que soient la nature ou les formes de celles-ci.
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Protection from Violence
- English(1) The rights to life, freedom from torture, freedom of thought and conscience, freedom of religion, freedom from enslavement, recognition as a person before the law, and the right not to be tried under a law with retrospective effect are all human rights that cannot be limited under any circumstances.
… (Art. 28I) - Indonesian(1) Hak untuk hidup, hak untuk tidak disiksa, hak kemerdekaan pikiran dan hati nurani, hak beragama, hak untuk tidak diperbudak, hak untuk diakui sebagai pribadi di hadapan hukum, dan hak untuk tidak dituntut atas dasar hukum yang berlaku surut adalah hak asasi manusia yang tidak dapat dikurangi dalam keadaan apa pun.
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