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Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe State shall promote policies having the purpose of avoiding violence in the family environment and other destructive causes of its solidarity. (Art. 60)
- SpanishEl Estado promoverá políticas que tengan por objeto evitar la violencia en el ámbito familiar y otras causas destructoras de su solidaridad. (Art. 60)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishFirst: Any entity or program that adopts, incites, facilitates, glorifies, promotes, or justifies racism or terrorism or accusations of being an infidel (takfir) or ethnic cleansing, especially the Saddamist Ba’ath in Iraq and its symbols, under any name whatsoever, shall be prohibited. Such entities may not be part of political pluralism in Iraq. This shall be regulated by law.
Second: The State shall undertake to combat terrorism in all its forms, and shall work to protect its territories from being a base, pathway, or field for terrorist activities. (Art. 7) - Arabicاولاً :ـ يحظر كل كيانٍ او نهجٍ يتبنى العنصرية او الارهاب او التكفير أو التطهير الطائفي، او يحرض أو يمهد أو يمجد او يروج أو يبرر له، وبخاصة البعث الصدامي في العراق ورموزه، وتحت أي مسمىً كان، ولا يجوز ان يكون ذلك ضمن التعددية السياسية في العراق، وينظم ذلك بقانون.
ثانياً :ـ تلتزم الدولة محاربة الارهاب بجميع اشكاله، وتعمل على حماية اراضيها من ان تكون مقراً أو ممراً أو ساحة لنشاطه. (المادة 7)
Protection from Violence
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Any act of physical and moral violence against a person subjected to restriction of personal liberty shall be punished.
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È punita ogni violenza fisica e morale sulle persone comunque sottoposte a restrizioni di libertà.
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Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo-one shall be subjected to torture, forced labour or cruel, degrading or inhuman treatment. (Art. 60)
- PortugueseNinguém pode ser submetido a tortura, a trabalhos forçados, nem a tratamentos ou penas cruéis, desumanas ou degradantes. (Art. 60)
Protection from Violence
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In the exercise of the power of the State, personal power, regionalism, ethnocentrism, discrimination, nepotism, sexism, the clan spirit, the feudal spirit, slavery in all its forms, illicit enrichment, favoritism, corruption, racketeering and the influence-trafficking are punished by the law. (Art. 4) - French…
Dans l’exercice du pouvoir d’État, le pouvoir personnel, le régionalisme, l’ethnocentrisme, la discrimination, le népotisme, le sexisme, l’esprit de clan, l’esprit féodal, l’esclavage sous toutes ses formes, l’enrichissement illicite, le favoritisme, la corruption, la concussion et le trafic d’influence sont punis par la loi. (Art. 4)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo one shall be obliged to do forced or compulsory labor. (Art. 15)
- DutchNiemand kan worden gedwongen dwangarbeid of verplichte arbeid te verrichten. (Art. 15)
Protection from Violence
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1. … Forced labor is allowed only on the basis of a judicial act on the conviction of a criminal or administrative offense or in a state of emergency or martial law.
… (Art. 24) - Kazak
1. ... Еріксіз еңбекке қылмыстық немесе əкімшілік құқық бұзушылық жасауға кінəлі деп тану туралы сот актісінің негізінде не төтенше жағдайда немесе соғыс жағдайында ғана жол беріледі.
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Protection from Violence
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(3) The law shall forbid and prosecute all actions aimed at denying and slandering of the State and people, instigation to sedition, war of aggression, national, racial or religious hatred, incitement to discrimination, territorial separatism, public violence, or other manifestations encroaching upon the constitutional order. (Art. 32) - Moldovian
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(3) Sînt interzise şi pedepsite prin lege contestarea şi defăimarea statului şi a poporului, îndemnul la război de agresiune, la ură naţională, rasială sau religioasă, incitarea la discriminare, la separatism teritorial, la violenţă publică, precum şi alte manifestări ce atentează la regimul constituţional. (Art. 32)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe law guarantees the non-interference of the public powers in the internal functioning of the political parties, except for that of the restrictions necessary for the prevention of ethnic, political, regional, religious or gender hatred and to maintain the public order. (Art. 80)
- KirundiIbwirizwa rirubahiriza imigambwe kugira ngo inzego za Leta ntizisuke mu buryo imigambwe ikora, kiretse iyo ari ukubuza ibijanye n’urwanko rushimikiye ku moko, kuri politike, intara, idini canke igitsina n’ukubungabunga umutekano. (Ingingo ya 80)
- FrenchLa loi garantit la non-ingérence des pouvoirs publics dans le fonctionnement interne des partis politiques, sauf pour ce qui est des restrictions nécessaires à la prévention de la haine ethnique, politique, régionale, religieuse ou de genre et au maintien de l’ordre public. (Art. 80)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishForced marriage is a violation of individual liberty. It is forbidden and punished within the conditions established by the law. (Art. 18)
- FrenchLe mariage forcé est une violation de la liberté individuelle. Elle est interdite et punie dans les conditions fixées par la loi. (Art. 18)