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Protection from Violence
- EnglishNothing in section 5718 shall prevent the holding or provision, at any educational establishment, of courses or counselling restricted to persons of a particular sex, race, ethnic or national origin, or sexual orientation, where highly personal matters, such as sexual matters or the prevention of violence, are involved. (Human Rights Act 1993, Sec. 59)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishI. All forms of torture, disappearances, confinement, coercion, exaction and any other form of physical and moral violence are prohibited. The public servants or officials, who apply, instigate or consent to them shall be dismissed and replaced, without prejudice to the sanctions determined by law.
II. The statements, actions or omissions which are obtained or undertaken through the employment of torture, coercion, exaction, or by any other form of violence, are null to the full extent of the law. (Art. 114) - SpanishI. Queda prohibida toda forma de tortura, desaparición, confinamiento, coacción, exacción o cualquier forma de violencia física o moral. Las servidoras públicas y los servidores públicos o las autoridades públicas que las apliquen, instiguen o consientan, serán destituidas y destituidos, sin perjuicio de las sanciones determinadas por la ley.
II. Las declaraciones, acciones u omisiones obtenidas o realizadas mediante el empleo de tortura, coacción, exacción o cualquier forma de violencia, son nulas de pleno derecho. (Art. 114)
Protection from Violence
- Englisha. The family is the basis of society, deriving its strength from religion, morality and love of the homeland. The law preserves its lawful entity, strengthens its bonds and values, under its aegis extends protection to mothers and children, tends the young and protects them from exploitation and safeguards them against moral, bodily and spiritual neglect.
… (Art. 5) - Arabicأ - الأسرة أساس المجتمع، قوامها الدين والأخلاق وحب الوطن، يحفظ القانون كيانـها الشرعي، ويقوي أواصرها وقيمها، ويحمي في ظلها الأمومة والطفولة، ويرعى النشء، ويحميه من الاستغلال، ويقيه الإهمال الأدبي والجسماني والروحي.
… (المادّة 5)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishSlavery or involuntary servitude is prohibited except to punish crime. The government shall protect children from exploitation. (Art. IV, Sec. 11)
Protection from Violence
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(2) Associations employing violence, or aiming at the attainment of their object by violence, by instigation to violence, or by similar punishable influence on persons holding other views, shall be dissolved by court judgement.
… (Sec. 78) - Danish…
Stk. 2. Foreninger, der virker ved eller søger at nå deres mål ved vold, anstiftelse af vold eller lignende strafbar påvirkning af anderledes tænkende, bliver at opløse ved dom.
… (§ 78)
Protection from Violence
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No one may be submitted to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading penalties or treatments.
In particular, it is prohibited to submit a person without their free consent to a medical or scientific experiment. (Art. 8) - French
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Nul ne peut être soumis à la torture ni à des peines ou traitements inhumains ou dégradants.
En particulier, il est interdit de soumettre une personne sans son libre consentement à une expérience médicale ou scientifique. (Art. 8)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe State shall assure the protection of children’s rights as enshrined in the Convention on Children, especially, the right to life, the right to education, the right to protection during wartime and the right to protection from economic or sexual exploitation.
The State shall protect children from all kinds of labour that can be detrimental to their education and their schooling, or to their health or their welfare. (Art. 48) - Khmerរដ្ឋធានារក្សាការពារសិទ្ធិរបស់កុមារ ដែលមានចែងក្នុងអនុសញ្ញាស្តីពីកុមារ ជាពិសេសសិទ្ធិមានជីវិតរស់នៅ សិទ្ធិទទួលការអប់រំរៀនសូត្រ សិទ្ធិត្រូវបានទទួលការគាំពារក្នុងស្ថានការណ៍មានសង្រ្គាម និងការការពារប្រឆាំងនឹងអាជីវកម្ម សេដ្ឋកិច្ច ឬកាមគុណលើកុមារ។
រដ្ឋគាំពារប្រឆាំងនឹងការងារទាំងឡាយ ដែលអាចធ្វើឱ្យខូចដល់ការអប់រំ និងការរៀនសូត្ររបស់កុមារ ឬដែលនាំឱ្យអន្តរាយដល់សុខភាព ឬសុខុមាលភាពរបស់កុមារ។ (មាត្រា ៤៨)
Protection from Violence
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5. Children are entitled to be protected from economic exploitation or any treatment, work or punishment that is, or is likely to—
a. be hazardous;
b. interfere with their education; or
c. be harmful to their health or to their physical, mental or spiritual or social development.
… (Sec. 23)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe following are rights of urban and rural workers, in addition to any others designed to improve their social condition:
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XXXIII. prohibition of nighttime, dangerous or unhealthy work for those under eighteen years of age, and of any work for those under the age of sixteen, except as an apprentice;
… (Art. 7) - PortugueseSão direitos dos trabalhadores urbanos e rurais, além de outros que visem à melhoria de sua condição social:
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XXXIII - proibição de trabalho noturno, perigoso ou insalubre a menores de dezoito e de qualquer trabalho a menores de dezesseis anos, salvo na condição de aprendiz, a partir de quatorze anos;
... (Art. 7)
Protection from Violence
- English1. Every person has the right to liberty and security of person.
… (Art. 11) - Greek1. Έκαστος έχει το δικαίωμα ελευθερίας και προσωπικής ασφαλείας.
… (Αρθρον 11) - Turkish1. Her şahıs hürriyet ve şahsi güvenlik hakkına sahiptir.
... (Madde 11)