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Protection from Violence
Mali
- EnglishNo one shall be submitted to torture, nor to inhuman, cruel, degrading or humiliating acts [sevices] or treatment.
Every individual, every agent of the State who is found culpable of such acts, either on his own initiative, or on instruction, shall be punished in accordance with the law. (Art. 3) - FrenchNul ne sera soumis à la torture, ni à des sévices ou traitements inhumains, cruels, dégradants ou humiliants.
Tout individu, tout agent de l'Etat qui se rendrait coupable de tels actes, soit de sa propre initiative, soit sur instruction, sera puni conformément à la loi. (Art. 3)
Protection from Violence
Paraguay
- English… All persons will be protected by the State in their physical and psychic integrity, as well as in their honor and their reputation. … (Art. 4)
- Spanish… Toda persona será protegida por el Estado en su integridad física y psíquica, así como en su honor y en su reputación. … (Art. 4)
Protection from Violence
Nepal
- English…
(3) No act purporting to demonstrate any person or community as superior or inferior on grounds of origin, caste, tribe or physical condition or justifying social discrimination on grounds of caste, tribe or untouchability or propagating ideology based on untouchability and caste based superiority or hatred or encouraging caste-based discrimination in any manner whatsoever shall be allowed.
… (Art. 24) - Nepali…
(३) उत्पत्ति, जात, जाति वा शारीरिक अवस्थाको आधारमा कुनै व्यक्ति वा समुदायलाई उच्च वा नीच दर्शाउने, जात, जाति वा छुवाछूतको आधारमा सामाजिक भेदभावलाई न्यायोचित ठान्ने वा छुवाछूत तथा जातीय उच्चता वा घृणामा आधारित विचारको प्रचार प्रसार गर्न वा जातीय विभेदलाई कुनै पनि किसिमले प्रोत्साहन गर्न पाइने छैन ।
... (धारा २४)
Protection from Violence
Portugal
- English1. Everyone has the right to freedom and security.
… (Art. 27) - Portuguese1. Todos têm direito à liberdade e à segurança.
… (Art. 27)
Protection from Violence
Angola
- English1. Everyone shall have the right to physical freedom and individual security.
2. No-one may be deprived of their freedom, except in cases prescribed by the Constitution and the law.
3. The right to physical freedom and individual security shall also involve:
a) The right not to be subjected to any form of violence by public or private entities;
b) The right not to be tortured or treated or punished in a cruel, inhumane or degrading manner;
c) The right to fully enjoy physical and mental integrity;
d) The right to protection and control over one’s own body;
e) The right not to be submitted to medical or scientific experiments without prior informed and duly justified consent. (Art. 36) - Portuguese1. Todo o cidadão tem direito à liberdade física e à segurança individual.
2. Ninguém pode ser privado da liberdade, excepto nos casos previstos pela Constituição e pela lei.
3. O direito à liberdade física e à segurança individual envolve ainda:
a) O direito de não ser sujeito a quaisquer formas de violência por entidades públicas ou privadas;
b) O direito de não ser torturado nem tratado ou punido de maneira cruel, desumana ou degradante;
c) O direito de usufruir plenamente da sua integridade física e psíquica;
d) O direito à segurança e controlo sobre o próprio corpo;
e) O direito de não ser submetido a experiências médicas ou científicas sem consentimento prévio, informado e devidamente fundamentado. (Art. 36)
Protection from Violence
Namibia
- English…
(2) Children are entitled to be protected from economic exploitation and shall not be employed in or required to perform work that is likely to be hazardous or to interfere with their education, or to be harmful to their health or physical, mental, spiritual, moral or social development. For the purposes of this Sub-Article children shall be persons under the age of sixteen (16) years.
(3) No children under the age of fourteen (14) years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine, save under conditions and circumstances regulated by Act of Parliament. Nothing in this Sub-Article shall be construed as derogating in any way from Sub-Article (2) hereof.
(4) Any arrangement or scheme employed on any farm or other undertaking, the object or effect of which is to compel the minor children of an employee to work for or in the interest of the employer of such employee, shall for the purposes of Article 9 hereof be deemed to constitute an arrangement or scheme to compel the performance of forced labour.
… (Art. 15)
Protection from Violence
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- EnglishWhere every person in Saint Vincent is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms, that is to say, the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, color, 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 and the protection of the law;
… (Sec. 1)