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Protection from Violence
Suriname
- English1. Everyone has a right to physical, mental and moral integrity.
2. No one may be submitted to torture, degrading or inhuman treatment or punishment. (Art. 9) - Dutch1. Een ieder heeft het recht op fysieke, psychische en morele integriteit.
2. Niemand mag worden onderworpen aan folteringen, vernederende of onmenselijke behandeling of straf. (Art. 9)
Protection from Violence
Egypt
- EnglishAll forms of slavery, oppression, forced exploitation of human beings, sex trade, and other forms of human trafficking are prohibited and criminalized by Law. (Art. 89)
- Arabicتُحظر كلّ صور العبودية والاسترقاق والقهر والاستغلال القسرى للإنسان، وتجارة الجنس، وغيرها من أشكال الاتّجار فى البشر، ويجرّم القانون كل ذلك. (المادّة 89)
Protection from Violence
Croatia
- EnglishNo one may be subjected to any form of ill-treatment or, without his/her consent, to medical or scientific experiments.
Forced and compulsory labour shall be forbidden. (Art. 23) - CroatianNitko ne smije biti podvrgnut bilo kakvu obliku zlostavljanja ili, bez svoje privole, liječničkim ili znanstvenim pokusima.
Zabranjen je prisilni i obvezatni rad. (Članak 23)
Protection from Violence
Zimbabwe
- EnglishNo person may be made to perform forced or compulsory labour. (Sec. 55)
Protection from Violence
Afghanistan
- EnglishPersecution of human beings shall be forbidden. No one shall be allowed to or order torture, even for discovering the truth from another individual who is under investigation, arrest, detention or has been convicted to be punished. Punishment contrary to human dignity shall be prohibited. (Art. 29)
- Dariتعذیب انسان ممنوع است. هیچ شخص نمی تواند حتی به مقصد كشف حقایق از شخص دیگر، اگر چه تحت تعقیب، گرفتاری یا توقیف و یا محكوم به جزا باشد، به تعذیب او اقدام كند یا امر بدهد. تعیین جزایی كه مخالف كرامت انسانی باشد، ممنوع است. (مادۀ ۲۹)
- Pashtoد انسان تعذيب منع دى. هيڅوك نه شي كولاى چې له بل شخص څخه حتى د حقايقو د ترلاسه كولو لپاره كه څه هم تر تعقيب، نيونې يا توقيف لاندې وي او يا په جزا محكوم وي، د هغه د تعذيب لپاره اقدام وكړي يا يې د تعذيب امر وركړي. د انساني كرامت مخالفې جزاء ټاكل منع دي. (۲۹ ماده)
Protection from Violence
Indonesia
- English…
(2) Every person shall have the right to be free from torture or inhumane and degrading treatment, and shall have the right to obtain political asylum from another country. (Art. 28G) - Indonesian…
(2) Setiap orang berhak untuk bebas dari penyiksaan atau perlakuan yang merendahkan derajat martabat manusia dan berhak memperoleh suaka politik dari negara lain. (Pasal 28G)
Protection from Violence
Gambia
- EnglishNo person shall be subject to torture or inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment. (Sec. 21)
Protection from Violence
Hungary
- English(1) No one shall be subjected to torture, or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, or held in servitude. Human trafficking shall be prohibited.
(2) It shall be prohibited to perform medical or scientific experiments on human beings without their informed and voluntary consent.
… (Freedom and Responsibility, Art. III) - Hungarian(1) Senkit nem lehet kínzásnak, embertelen, megalázó bánásmódnak vagy büntetésnek alávetni, valamint szolgaságban tartani. Tilos az emberkereskedelem.
(2) Tilos emberen tájékoztatáson alapuló, önkéntes hozzájárulása nélkül orvosi vagy tudományos kísérletet végezni.
... (Szabadság és Felelősség, III. cikk)
Protection from Violence
Belize
- EnglishWHEREAS the people of Belize-
…
(b) respect the principles of social justice and therefore believe … that labour should not be exploited or forced by economic necessity to operate in inhumane conditions …
(e) require policies of state … which prohibit the exploitation of man by man or by the state;
… (Preamble)
Protection from Violence
Bangladesh
- EnglishWe, the people of Bangladesh, …
Further pledging that it shall be a fundamental aim of the State to realise through the democratic process a socialist society, free from exploitation a society in which the rule of law, fundamental human rights and freedom, equality and justice, political, economic and social, will be secured for all citizens;
… (Preamble) - Bengaliআমরা, বাংলাদেশের জনগণ …
আমরা আরও অঙ্গীকার করিতেছি যে, আমাদের রাষ্ট্রের অন্যতম মূল লক্ষ্য হইবে গণতান্ত্রিক পদ্ধতিতে এমন এক শোষণমুক্ত সমাজতান্ত্রিক সমাজের প্রতিষ্ঠা - যেখানে সকল নাগরিকের জন্য আইনের শাসন, মৌলিক মানবাধিকার এবং রাজনৈতিক, অর্থনৈতিক ও সামাজিক সাম্য, স্বাধীনতা ও সুবিচার নিশ্চিত হইবে;
… (প্রস্তাবনা)