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Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe penitentiary system must tend to the social rehabilitation and reeducation of the prisoners [reclusos] and to comply[,] in their treatment, with [observance to] the following minimum norms:
a. They must be treated as human beings; they must not be discriminated against for any reason whatsoever, or be infringed with cruel treatment, physical, moral, [or] psychic tortures, duress or harassments, labor incompatible with their physical state, actions that denigrate their dignity, or make them victims of exactions, or be submitted to scientific experiment.
… (Art. 19) - SpanishEl sistema penitenciario debe tender a la readaptación social y a la reeducación de los reclusos y cumplir en el tratamiento de los mismos, con las siguientes normas mínimas:
a) Deben ser tratados como seres humanos; no deben ser discriminados por motivo alguno, ni podrán infligírseles tratos crueles, torturas físicas, morales, psíquicas, coacciones o molestias, trabajos incompatibles con su estado físico, acciones denigrantes a su dignidad, o hacerles víctimas de exacciones, ni ser sometidos a experimentos científicos;
… (Art. 19)
Protection from Violence
- English(1) Excessive fines shall not be imposed, nor cruel, degrading or inhuman punishment inflicted.
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(2) The employment of physical, psychological, or degrading punishment against any prisoner or detainee or the use of substandard or inadequate penal facilities under subhuman conditions shall be dealt with by law. (Art. III, Sec. 19) - Filipino(1) Hindi dapat ipataw ang malabis na multa, ni ilapat ang malupit, imbi o di-makataong parusa.
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(2) Dapat lapatan ng kaukulang batas ang pagpapahirap na pisikal, sikolohikal, o imbing pagpaparusa sa sino mang bilanggo o detenido o ang paggamit ng mga kaluwagang penal na di-makatao. (Art. III, Seksyon 19)
Protection from Violence
- English
Everyone has the right to personal freedom and security.
… (Art. 27) - Serbian Cyrillic
Свако има право на личну слободу и безбедност.
... (Члан 27)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishAny propaganda of ethnic, tribal, regional or religious [confessionnel] character tending to infringe the national unity or the secularity of the State is prohibited. (Art. 5)
- Arabicيُحظر أي دعاية ذات طابع إثني أو قبلي أو إقليمي أو طائفي تميل إلى التعدي على الوحدة الوطنية أو على علمانية الدولة. (المادة 5)
- FrenchToute propagande à caractère ethnique, tribal, régional ou confessionnel tendant à porter atteinte à l'unité nationale ou à la laïcité de l'Etat est interdite. (Art. 5)
Protection from Violence
- English1. Slavery and slave trade in all form are prohibited. No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
2. No person shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour except as a penalty upon conviction by a competent court of law. (Art. 13)
Protection from Violence
- English
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For
The institutionalization of the conquests of the Revolution and the construction of a new society that eliminates any type [clase] of exploitation and achieves economic, political and social equality for all Nicaraguans and the absolute respect for the human rights.
… (Preamble) - Spanish
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Por
La institucionalización de las conquistas de la Revolución y la construcción de una nueva sociedad que elimine toda clase de explotación y logre la igualdad económica, política y social de los nicaragüenses y el respeto absoluto de los derechos humanos.
… (Preámbulo)
Protection from Violence
- English… Forced labor shall not be permitted, except in cases defined by law.
Using women and children labor shall be prohibited in heavy and underground works and in harmful conditions. (Art. 35) - Russian… Никто не может быть привлечен к принудительному труду, за исключением случаев, определенных законом.
Использование труда женщин и несовершеннолетних на тяжелых и подземных работах, а также на работах с вредными условиями труда запрещается. (Статья 35) - Tajik… Ҳеҷ кас ба меҳнати маҷбурӣ ҷалб карда намешавад, ба истиснои мавридҳое, ки қонун муайян кардааст.
Дар корҳои вазнин, зеризаминӣ ва шароити меҳнаташон зарарнок истифодаи меҳнати занон ва ноболиғон манъ аст. (Моддаи 35)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishEveryone has the right to life and to physical and moral integrity, and under no circumstances may be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading punishment or treatment.
… (Sec. 15) - SpanishTodos tienen derecho a la vida y a la integridad física y moral, sin que, en ningún caso, puedan ser sometidos a tortura ni a penas o a tratos inhumanos o degradantes.
… (Art. 15)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe State has the obligation to protect children and adolescents against economical or social exploitation.
Work by children of less than sixteen (16) years is prohibited. (Art. 40) - FrenchL’Etat a l’obligation de protéger les enfants et les adolescents contre l’exploitation économique ou sociale.
Le travail des enfants de moins de seize (16) ans est interdit. (Art. 40)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe State recognizes and guarantees within the conditions established by the law, the exercise of the freedoms of association, of assembly and of peaceful demonstration without instruments of violence. … (Art. 30)
- FrenchL'Etat reconnaît et garantit dans les conditions fixées par la loi, l'exercice des libertés d'association, de réunion et de manifestation pacifique et sans instruments de violence. … (Art. 30)