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Protection from Violence
Malawi
- EnglishActs of genocide are prohibited and shall be prevented and punished. (Sec. 17)
Protection from Violence
Iraq
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Third: Economic exploitation of children in all of its forms shall be prohibited, and the State shall take the necessary measures for their protection.
Fourth: All forms of violence and abuse in the family, school, and society shall be prohibited. (Art. 29) - Arabic…
ثالثاً :ـ يحظر الاستغلال الاقتصادي للأطفال بصورهِ كافة، وتتخذ الدولة الإجراءات الكفيلة بحمايتهم
رابعاً :ـ تمنع كل أشكال العنف والتعسف في الأسرة والمدرسة والمجتمع. (المادة 29)
Protection from Violence
Latvia
- EnglishThe State shall protect human honour and dignity. Torture or other cruel or degrading treatment of human beings is prohibited. No one shall be subjected to inhuman or degrading punishment. (Art. 95)
- LatvianValsts aizsargā cilvēka godu un cieņu. Spīdzināšana, citāda cietsirdīga vai cieņu pazemojoša izturēšanās pret cilvēku ir aizliegta. Nevienu nedrīkst pakļaut nežēlīgam vai cilvēka cieņu pazemojošam sodam. (Art. 95)
Protection from Violence
Costa Rica
- EnglishNo one will be submitted to cruel or degrading treatments or to perpetual penalties, or to the penalty of confiscation. Any declaration obtained by means of violence will be null. (Art. 40)
- SpanishNadie será sometido a tratamientos crueles o degradantes ni a penas perpetuas, ni a la pena de confiscación. Toda declaración obtenida por medio de violencia será nula. (Art. 40)
Protection from Violence
Algeria
- English
The State is responsible for the security of persons and of assets. (Art. 28)
- Arabic
الدولة مسؤولة على أمن األشخاص والممتلكات. (المادة 28)
- French
L'Etat est responsable de la sécurité des personnes et des biens. (Art. 28)
Protection from Violence
Morocco
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All incitement to racism, to hatred and to violence is prohibited.
Genocide and all other crimes against humanity, the crimes of war and all the grave and systematic violations of the Rights of Man are punished by the law. (Art. 23) - Arabic…
يُحظَر كل تحريض على العنصرية أو الكراهية أو العنف.
يُعاقب القانون على جريمة الإبادة الجماعية وغيرها من الجرائم ضد الإنسانية، وجرائم الحرب، وكافة الانتهاكات الجسيمة والممنهجة لحقوق الإنسان. (الفصل 23)
Protection from Violence
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
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Labour in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is independent and creative labour of the working people, freed from exploitation and oppression.
... (Art. 29) - Korean…
조선민주주의인민공화국에서 로동은 착취와 압박에서 해방된 근로자들의 자주적이며 창조적인 로동이다.
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