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Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe human body is inviolable and any assault, deformation or mutilation committed against it shall be a crime punishable by Law. Organs trade shall be prohibited, and it is not permissible to perform any medical or scientific experiment thereon without a certified free consent according to established principles in medical sciences and as regulated by Law. (Art. 60)
- Arabicلجسد الإنسان حرمة، والاعتداء عليه، أو تشويهه، أو التّمثيل به جريمة يعاقب عليها القانون. ويحظر الإتجار بأعضائه، ولايجوز إجراء أيّة تجربة طبيّة، أو علميّة عليه بغير رضاه الحرّ الموثّق، ووفقا للأسس المستقرّة فى مجال العلوم الطبيّة، على النحو الذى ينظّمه القانون. (المادّة 60)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishAll people have the right to have their physical, psychic, moral integrity and the right to live without violence respected. They shall have the protection of the state in cases of threat, risk, or violation of the same. Consequently:
1. No one may be submitted to punishments, tortures, or degrading proceedings that imply the loss or decrease of his health or of his physical or psychic integrity;
2. Familial and gender based violence in any of its forms is condemned. The State shall guarantee through the law the adoption of necessary methods to prevent, sanction, and eradicate violence against women;
3. No one may be submitted, without prior consent to experiments or proceedings that do not conform to internationally recognized scientific and bioethical norms, nor to examinations of medical proceedings, except when his life is in danger. (Art. 42) - SpanishToda persona tiene derecho a que se respete su integridad física, psíquica, moral y a vivir sin violencia. Tendrá la protección del Estado en casos de amenaza, riesgo o violación de las mismas. En consecuencia:
1) Ninguna persona puede ser sometida a penas, torturas o procedimientos vejatorios que impliquen la pérdida o disminución de su salud, o de su integridad física o psíquica;
2) Se condena la violencia intrafamiliar y de género en cualquiera de sus formas. El Estado garantizará mediante ley la adopción de medidas necesarias para prevenir, sancionar y erradicar la violencia contra la mujer;
3) Nadie puede ser sometido, sin consentimiento previo, a experimentos y procedimientos que no se ajusten a las normas científicas y bioéticas internacionalmente reconocidas. Tampoco a exámenes o procedimientos médicos, excepto cuando se encuentre en peligro su vida. (Art. 42)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe State must take appropriate measures to ensure that—
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(b) children are not pledged in marriage;
… (Sec. 26)
Protection from Violence
- English(1) To enjoy the protection of law and to be treated in accordance with law is the inalienable right of every citizen. Wherever he may be, and of every other person for the time being within Pakistan.
(2) In particular--
(a) no action detrimental to the life, liberty, body, reputation or property of any person shall be taken except in accordance with law;
… (Art. 4) - Urdu(١) ہر شہری خواہ کہیں بھی ہو، اور کسی بھی دوسرے شخص جو فی الوقت پاکستان میں ہو، یہ ناقابل انتقال حق ہے کہ اسے قانون کا تحفظ حاصل ہو اور اس کے ساتھ قانون کے مطابق سلوک کیا جائے۔
(۲) خصوصا۔۔
(الف)کوئی ایسی کاروائی نہ کی جائے جو کسی شخص کی جان، آزادی، جسم، شہرت یا املاک کے لیے مضر ہو، سوائے جب کہ قانون اس کی اجازت دے؛
…(آرٹیکل۴)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishMaternal and childhood welfare are national duties. Children shall have the right to:
1. Comprehensive protection and welfare.
2. Not to be exploited for any purpose whatsoever, and not to be permitted to perform work that might damage their safety, health or education.
3. Protection from harmful and cruel treatment.
4. Not to be subjected to beating or cruel treatment by their relatives.
… (Art. 29) - Arabicرعاية الأمومة والطفولة واجب وطني، وللأطفال الحق في:
الحماية والرعاية الشاملة.
1- أن لا يستغلوا لأي غرض كان ولا يسمح لهم بالقيام بعمل يلحق ضرراً بسلامتهـم أو بصحتهم أو بتعليمهم.
3- الحماية من الإيذاء والمعاملة القاسية .
4- يحرم القانون تعريض الأطفال للضرب والمعاملة القاسيتين من قبل ذويهم.
… (المادّة 29)
Protection from Violence
- English
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Activities of political parties aiming at forced overthrow of constitutional system, violation of guaranteed human or minority rights, inciting racial, national or religious hatred, shall be prohibited.
… (Art. 5) - Serbian Cyrillic
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Недопуштено је деловање политичких странака које је усмерено на насилно рушење уставног поретка, кршење зајемчених људских или мањинских права или изазивање расне, националне или верске мржње.
… (Члан 5)
Protection from Violence
- English…
(2) Children under the age of sixteen years are entitled to be protected from economic exploitation and shall not be employed in or required to perform work that is likely to be hazardous or to interfere with their education or be harmful to their health or physical, mental, spiritual, moral or social development.
… (Sec. 29)
Protection from Violence
- English(1) No person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment.
… (Sec. 5)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishWhereas every person in Belize is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, to each and all of the following, namely-
(a) life, liberty, security of the person, and the protection of the law;
… (Sec. 3)
Protection from Violence
- English… The establishment and activity of public associations and political parties which encourage racism, nationalism, social and religious enmity, and hatred, as well as advocate the forcible overthrow of the constitutional state structures and the formation of armed groups shall be prohibited. ... (Art. 8)
- Russian… Создание и деятельность общественных объединений и политических партий, пропагандирующих расовую, национальную, социальную и религиозную вражду или призывающих к насильственному свержению конституционного строя и организации вооруженных групп, запрещаются. ... (Статья 8)
- Tajik… Таъсис ва фаъолияти иттиҳодияҳои ҷамъиятӣ ва ҳизбҳои сиёсие, ки нажодпарастӣ, миллатгароӣ, хусумат, бадбинии иҷтимоӣ ва мазҳабиро тарғиб мекунанд ва ё барои бо зӯрӣ сарнагун кардани сохтори конститутсионӣ ва ташкили гурӯҳҳои мусаллаҳ даъват менамоянд, манъ аст. ... (Моддаи 8)