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Protection from Violence
- EnglishNo person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. (Art. 7)
- SamoanE leai se tagata o le a tatau ona faataugaina po o le faia i ai faiga e le tusa ai ma faiga faa-tagata soifua po o le faiga e faalumaina ai po o le faasalaina. (Mataupu 7)
Protection from Violence
- English...
2. Any law that discriminates against women on the basis of gender or marital status shall be invalid and legislation shall be passed to eliminate customs and practices that discriminate against women, particularly practices such as—
a. sexual abuse, harassment and violence;
… (Sec. 24)
Protection from Violence
- English…
Forced labour shall be prohibited,
… (Art. 41) - Belarusian…
Прымусовая праца забараняецца,
… (Артыкул 41) - Russian…
Принудительный труд запрещается,
… (Статья 41)
Protection from Violence
- English
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person (in the course of that person’s involvement in any of the areas to which this subsection is applied by subsection (3)) to make a request of any other person for sexual intercourse, sexual contact, or other form of sexual activity which contains an implied or overt promise of preferential treatment or an implied or overt threat of detrimental treatment.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person (in the course of that person’s involvement in any of the areas to which this subsection is applied by subsection (3)) by the use of language (whether written or spoken) of a sexual nature, or of visual material of a sexual nature, or by physical behaviour of a sexual nature, to subject any other person to behaviour that—
(a) is unwelcome or offensive to that person (whether or not that is conveyed to the first-mentioned person); and
(b) is either repeated, or of such a significant nature, that it has a detrimental effect on that person in respect of any of the areas to which this subsection is applied by subsection (3).
(3) The areas to which subsections (1) and (2) apply are—
(a) the making of an application for employment:
(b) employment, which term includes unpaid work:
(c) participation in, or the making of an application for participation in a partnership:
(d) membership, or the making of an application for membership, of an industrial union or professional or trade association:
(e) access to any approval, authorisation, or qualification:
(f) vocational training, or the making of an application for vocational training:
(g) access to places, vehicles, and facilities:
(h) access to goods and services:
(i) access to land, housing, or other accommodation:
(j) education:
(k) participation in fora for the exchange of ideas and information.
(4) Where a person complains of sexual harassment, no account shall be taken of any evidence of the person’s sexual experience or reputation. (Human Rights Act 1993, Sec. 62)
Protection from Violence
- English… No person can be subject to servitude or to another condition that diminishes his or her dignity. The human beings must exercise [guardar] brotherly behavior among them. (Art. 4)
- Spanish… Ninguna persona puede ser sometida a servidumbre ni a otra condición que menoscabe su dignidad. Los seres humanos deben guardar conducta fraternal entre sí. (Art. 4)
Protection from Violence
- English
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The law punishes any form of violence against children, their exploitation and their abandonment.
… (Art. 71) - Arabic
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يعاقب القانون كل أشكال العنف ضد الأطفال واستغلالهم والتخلي عنهم.
... (المادة 71) - French
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La loi réprime toute forme de violence contre les enfants, leur exploitation et leur abandon.
... (Art. 71)
Protection from Violence
- English…
3. Forced labour shall be prohibited … (Art. 84) - Portuguese…
3. O trabalho compulsivo é proibido … (Art. 84)