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Protection from Violence
Bangladesh
- English(1) All forms of forced labour are prohibited and any contravention of this provision shall be an offence punishable in accordance with law.
... (Art. 34) - Bengali(১) সকল প্রকার জবরদস্তি-শ্রম নিষিদ্ধ; এবং এই বিধান কোনভাবে লংঘিত হইলে তাহা আইনতঃ দণ্ডনীয় অপরাধ বলিয়া গণ্য হইবে।
... (অনুচ্ছেদ ৩৪)
Protection from Violence
United Arab Emirates
- English… A person may not be subjected to forced labor except in such cases as may be provided in law and provided that such person is compensated for such labor.
A person may not be enslaved. (Art. 34) - Arabic... وﻻ ﻳﺠﻮﺯ ﻓﺮﺽ ﻋﻤﻞ اﺟﺒ ﺎرﻱ ﻋﻠﻰ أﺣﺪ اﻻ ﻓﻲ اﻷﺣ ﻮاﻝ اﻻﺳﺘﺜﻨﺎﺋﻴﺔ اﻟﺘﻲ ﻳﻨﺺ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮ ﻥ، وﺑﺸﺮﻁ اﻟﺘﻌﻮﻳﺾ ﻋﻨﻪ.
ﻻ ﻳﺠﻮﺯ اﺳﺘﻌﺒﺎﺩ أﻱ اﻧ ﺴﺎﻥ. (المادّة 34)
Protection from Violence
Solomon Islands
- EnglishNo person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment. (Sec. 7)
Protection from Violence
Brazil
- English…
§8°. The State shall assure assistance to the family in the person of each of its members and shall create mechanisms to suppress violence within the family. (Art. 226) - Portuguese…
§ 8º O Estado assegurará a assistência à família na pessoa de cada um dos que a integram, criando mecanismos para coibir a violência no âmbito de suas relações. (Art. 226)
Protection from Violence
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- EnglishNo one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. (Art. 3 of ECHR, Human Rights Act 1998 Schedule 1)
Protection from Violence
Mali
- EnglishNo one shall be submitted to torture, nor to inhuman, cruel, degrading or humiliating acts [sevices] or treatment.
Every individual, every agent of the State who is found culpable of such acts, either on his own initiative, or on instruction, shall be punished in accordance with the law. (Art. 3) - FrenchNul ne sera soumis à la torture, ni à des sévices ou traitements inhumains, cruels, dégradants ou humiliants.
Tout individu, tout agent de l'Etat qui se rendrait coupable de tels actes, soit de sa propre initiative, soit sur instruction, sera puni conformément à la loi. (Art. 3)
Protection from Violence
Cyprus
- English1. Every person's dwelling house is inviolable.
2. There shall be no entry in any dwelling house or any search therein except when and as provided by law and on a judicial warrant duly reasoned or when the entry is made with the express consent of its occupant or for the purpose of rescuing the victims of any offence of violence or of any disaster. (Art. 16) - Greek1. Η κατοικία εκάστου είναι απαραβίαστος.
2. Η είσοδος εις οιανδήποτε κατοικίαν ή οιαδήποτε έρευνα εντός αυτής δεν επιτρέπεται, ειμή ότε και όπως ο νόμος ορίζη και κατόπιν δικαστικού εντάλματος δεόντως ητιολογημένου ή οσάκις η είσοδος ενεργήται τη ρητή συναινέσει του ενοίκου ή προς τον σκοπόν διασώσεων θυμάτων οιουδήποτε αδικήματος βίας ή οιασδήποτε καταστροφής. (Αρθρον 16) - Turkish1. Hiçbir şahsın konutuna dokunulamaz.
2. Kanunla konulduğu zaman ve gösterildiği tarzda ve gerekçeli bir adli izin belgesine dayanılarak veya evi işgal eden şahsın açık rızasıyla ya da bir cebri suçun mağdurunu veya herhangi bir afetin kurbanlarını kurtarmak amacıyla olanlar dışında, hiçbir konuta herhangi bir şekilde girilemez veya içinde herhangi bir arama yapılamaz. (Madde 16)