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Protection from Violence
Samoa
- EnglishNo person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. (Art. 7)
- SamoanE leai se tagata o le a tatau ona faataugaina po o le faia i ai faiga e le tusa ai ma faiga faa-tagata soifua po o le faiga e faalumaina ai po o le faasalaina. (Mataupu 7)
Protection from Violence
Kiribati
- English1. No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
2. No person shall be required to perform forced labour.
… (Sec. 6)
Protection from Violence
Malawi
- English...
2. Any law that discriminates against women on the basis of gender or marital status shall be invalid and legislation shall be passed to eliminate customs and practices that discriminate against women, particularly practices such as—
a. sexual abuse, harassment and violence;
… (Sec. 24)
Protection from Violence
Canada
- EnglishEveryone has the right not to be subjected to any cruel and unusual treatment or punishment. (Constitution Act 1982, Sec. 12)
- FrenchChacun a droit à la protection contre tous traitements ou peines cruels et inusités. (Loi constitutionnelle de 1982, Sec. 12)
Protection from Violence
Bulgaria
- English(1) No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, or to forcible assimilation.
(2) No one shall be subjected to medical, scientific or other experimentation without his voluntary written consent. (Art. 29) - Bulgarian(1) Никой не може да бъде подлаган на мъчение, на жестоко, безчовечно илɢ унижаващо отношение, както и на насилствена асимилация.
(2) Никой не може да бъде подлаган на медицински, научни или други опити без неговотɨ доброволно писмено съгласие. (Чл. 29)
Protection from Violence
Algeria
- English
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The law punishes any form of violence against children, their exploitation and their abandonment.
… (Art. 71) - Arabic
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يعاقب القانون كل أشكال العنف ضد الأطفال واستغلالهم والتخلي عنهم.
... (المادة 71) - French
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La loi réprime toute forme de violence contre les enfants, leur exploitation et leur abandon.
... (Art. 71)
Protection from Violence
Mozambique
- English…
3. Forced labour shall be prohibited … (Art. 84) - Portuguese…
3. O trabalho compulsivo é proibido … (Art. 84)