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Protection from Violence
Dominican Republic
- EnglishThe family, society, and State shall give preference to the superior interests of male and female children and adolescents, and shall have the obligation to assist and protect them in order to guarantee their harmonious and integral development and the full exercise of their fundamental rights, in accordance with this Constitution and the laws. Consequently:
1. The eradication of child labor and all types of mistreatment or violence against minors is declared of the highest national interest. Male and female children and adolescents shall be protected by the State against all forms of abandonment, kidnapping, states of vulnerability, abuse or physical, psychological, moral or sexual abuse, commercial, labor, economic exploitation or risky jobs.
… (Art. 56) - SpanishLa familia, la sociedad y el Estado, harán primar el interés superior del niño, niña y adolescente; tendrán la obligación de asistirles y protegerles para garantizar su desarrollo armónico e integral y el ejercicio pleno de sus derechos fundamentales, conforme a esta Constitución y las leyes. En consecuencia:
1) Se declara del más alto interés nacional la erradicación del trabajo infantil y todo tipo de maltrato o violencia contra las personas menores de edad. Los niños, niñas y adolescentes serán protegidos por el Estado contra toda forma de abandono, secuestro, estado de vulnerabilidad, abuso o violencia física, sicológica, moral o sexual, explotación comercial, laboral, económica y trabajos riesgosos;
… (Art. 56)
Protection from Violence
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- English1. Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person.
… (Art. 5 of ECHR, Human Rights Act 1998 Schedule 1)
Protection from Violence
Cabo Verde
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5. It shall be prohibited to form parties that:
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b) Intend to use subversive or violent means to achieve their purposes;
… (Art. 57) - Portuguese…
5. É proibida a constituição de partidos que:
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b) Se proponham utilizar meios subversivos ou violentos na prossecução dos seus fins;
… (Art. 57)
Protection from Violence
Belarus
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No one shall be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or undignified treatment or punishment, or be subjected to medical or other experiments without one's consent. (Art. 25) - Belarusian…
Ніхто не павінен падвяргацца катаванням, жорсткаму, бесчалавечнаму або зневажальнаму да яго годнасці абыходжанню ці пакаранню, а таксама без яго згоды падвяргацца медыцынскім або іншым доследам. (Артыкул 25) - Russian…
Никто не должен подвергаться пыткам, жестокому, бесчеловечному либо унижающему его достоинство обращению или наказанию, а также без его согласия подвергаться медицинским или иным опытам. (Статья 25)
Protection from Violence
Sierra Leone
- English(1) No person shall be held in slavery or servitude or be required to perform forced labour or traffic or deal in human beings.
… (Sec. 19)
Protection from Violence
El Salvador
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Imprisonment for debts, life sentences [penas perpetuas], slanderous [punishments] [las infamantes], proscriptive [punishments] [las proscriptivas] and all forms of torture [tormento][,] are prohibited.
… (Art. 27) - Spanish…
Se prohíbe la prisión por deudas, las penas perpetuas, las infamantes, las proscriptivas y toda especie de tormento.
… (Art. 27)
Protection from Violence
New Zealand
- 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
Georgia
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3. The establishment and activity of a political party that aims to overthrow or forcibly change the constitutional order of Georgia, infringe on the independence or violate the territorial integrity of the country, or that propagates war or violence or incites national, ethnic, provincial, religious or social strife, shall be inadmissible. The establishment of a political party on a territorial principle shall be inadmissible.
… (Art. 23) - Georgian…
3. დაუშვებელია ისეთი პოლიტიკური პარტიის შექმნა და საქმიანობა, რომლის მიზანია საქართველოს კონსტიტუციური წყობილების დამხობა ან ძალადობით შეცვლა, ქვეყნის დამოუკიდებლობის ხელყოფა, ტერიტორიული მთლიანობის დარღვევა ან რომელიც ეწევა ომის ან ძალადობის პროპაგანდას, აღვივებს ეროვნულ, ეთნიკურ, კუთხურ, რელიგიურ ან სოციალურ შუღლს. დაუშვებელია პოლიტიკური პარტიის შექმნა ტერიტორიული ნიშნით.
… (მუხლი 23)
Protection from Violence
Congo
- EnglishThe Congolese People,
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Condemn the coup d'état, the tyrannical exercise of power and the usage of political violence, under all its forms, as means of accession to power or to its conservation.
… (Preamble) - FrenchLe Peuple congolais,
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Condamne le coup d’Etat, l’exercice tyrannique du pouvoir et l’usage de la violence politique, sous toutes ses formes, comme moyens d’accession au pouvoir ou de sa conservation.
… (Préambule)
Protection from Violence
Estonia
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The establishment of associations and federations which possess weapons, which are organised in accordance with military principles or which hold exercises of a military nature requires a prior authorisation whose conditions of issuance and procedure of issuance are provided by law.
Associations, federations and political parties whose aims or activities are directed at changing the constitutional order of Estonia by force or are otherwise in conflict with a law providing criminal liability, are prohibited.
… (Sec. 48) - Estonian…
Relvi valdavate, samuti sõjaväeliselt korraldatud või sõjalisi harjutusi harrastavate ühingute ja liitude loomiseks on nõutav eelnev luba, mille andmise tingimused ja korra sätestab seadus.
Keelatud on ühingud, liidud ja erakonnad, kelle eesmärgid või tegevus on suunatud Eesti põhiseadusliku korra vägivaldsele muutmisele või on muul viisil vastuolus kriminaalvastutust sätestava seadusega.
… (§ 48)