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Protection from Violence
Paraguay
- EnglishNo one will be submitted to torture or to cruel, inhuman, or degrading penalties or treatments.
Genocide and torture, as well as the forced disappearance of persons, kidnapping and homicide for political reasons are imprescriptible. (Art. 5) - SpanishNadie será sometido a torturas ni a penas o tratos crueles, inhumanos o degradantes.
El genocidio y la tortura, así como la desaparición forzosa de personas, el secuestro y el homicidio por razones políticas son imprescriptibles. (Art. 5)
Protection from Violence
Tanzania, United Republic of
- English...
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subarticles (1) and (4), it shall not be lawful for any political party to be registered which according to its constitution or policy –
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(c) accepts or advocates for the use of the force or violent confrontation as means of attaining its political goals;
… (Art. 20)
Protection from Violence
Albania
- English
No one may be required to perform forced labor, … (Art. 26)
- Albanian
Askujt nuk mund t’i kërkohet të kryejë një punë të detyruar, … (Neni 26)
Protection from Violence
Nauru
- EnglishWhereas every person in Nauru is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, has the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, 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 freedoms, namely:-
(a) life, liberty, security of the person, … and the protection of the law;
… (Art. 3)
Protection from Violence
Djibouti
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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
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- English(1) No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
(2) No person shall be required to perform forced labor.
… (Sec. 4)
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
Croatia
- EnglishNo one may be subjected to any form of ill-treatment or, without his/her consent, to medical or scientific experiments.
Forced and compulsory labour shall be forbidden. (Art. 23) - CroatianNitko ne smije biti podvrgnut bilo kakvu obliku zlostavljanja ili, bez svoje privole, liječničkim ili znanstvenim pokusima.
Zabranjen je prisilni i obvezatni rad. (Članak 23)
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
Indonesia
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(2) Every person shall have the right to be free from torture or inhumane and degrading treatment, and shall have the right to obtain political asylum from another country. (Art. 28G) - Indonesian…
(2) Setiap orang berhak untuk bebas dari penyiksaan atau perlakuan yang merendahkan derajat martabat manusia dan berhak memperoleh suaka politik dari negara lain. (Pasal 28G)