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Protection from Violence
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3. Armed associations of a military or paramilitary nature, as well as associations that promote violence, racism, xenophobia or pursue aims that are against the law, shall be prohibited. (Art. 52) - Portuguese…
3. São proibidas as associações armadas de tipo militar ou paramilitar e as que promovam a violência, o racismo, a xenofobia ou que prossigam fins contrários à lei. (Art. 52)
Protection from Violence
- Englisha. The state shall guarantee to its citizens their personal freedom; preserve their dignity and their security. …
b. … Physical and psychological torture is prohibited. …
e. The law shall determine the punishment for whosoever violates any of the stipulations of this Article and it shall also determine the appropriate compensation for any harm the person suffers as a result of such a violation. Physical or psychological torture at the time of arrest, detention or jail is a crime that cannot be prescribable. All those who practice, order, or participate in executing, physical or psychological torture shall be punished. (Art. 48) - Arabicأ. تكفل الدولة للمواطنين حريتهم الشخصية وتحافظ على كرامتهم وأمنهم . ...
ب. ... ويحظر التعذيب جسدياً أو نفسياً أو معنوياً، . ...
ه. يحدد القانون عقاب من يخالف أي فقرة من فقرات هذه المادة، كما يحدد التعويض المناسب عن الأضرار التي قد تلحق بالشخص من جراء المخالفة، ويعتبر التعذيب الجسدي أو النفسي عند القبض أو الاحتجاز أو السجن جريمة لا تسقط بالتقادم ويعاقب عليها كل من يمارسها أو يأمر بها أو يشارك فيها. (المادّة 48)
Protection from Violence
- English… The law shall provide the necessary measures for the protection of infancy and youth against physical, intellectual, or moral neglect obey their parents or guardians, as well as against exploitation and abuse. (Art. 41)
- Spanish… La ley dispondrá las medidas necesarias para que la infancia y juventud sean protegidas contra el abandono corporal, intelectual o moral de sus padres o tutores, así como contra la explotación y el abuso. (Art. 41)
Protection from Violence
- English(1) No person shall be held in slavery or involuntary servitude, nor shall any person be required to perform forced or compulsory labor.
… (Art. II, Sec. 2)
Protection from Violence
- English(1) No person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment.
… (Sec. 7)
Protection from Violence
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We, the People of Rwanda,
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(g) RESOLVED to prevent and punish the crime of genocide, fight genocide negationism and revisionism and eradicate genocide ideology and all its manifestations, divisionism and discrimination based on ethnicity, region or any other ground;
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Twebwe, Abanyarwanda,
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(g) TWIYEMEJE gukumira no guhana icyaha cya jenoside, kurwanya ihakana n’ipfobya bya jenoside, kurandura burundu ingengabitekerezo ya jenoside n’ibyo igaragariramo byose, amacakubiri n’ivangura bishingiye ku moko, ku turere cyangwa ku kindi icyo ari cyo cyose;
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Nous, Peuple Rwandais,
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(g) RÉSOLUS à prévenir et réprimer le crime de génocide, combattre le négationnisme et le révisionnisme du génocide et éradiquer l’idéologie du génocide et toutes ses manifestations ainsi que le divisionnisme et la discrimination basés sur l’ethnie, la région ou sur tout autre motif;
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Protection from Violence
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(2) The organization/s activity shall not be contrary to the country's sovereignty and national integrity, or the unity of the nation, nor shall it incite racial, national, ethnic or religious enmity or an encroachment on the rights and freedoms of citizens; no organization shall establish clandestine or paramilitary structures or shall seek to attain its aims through violence.
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(2) Забраняват се организации, чиято дейност е насочена срещу суверенитета, териториалната цялост на страната и единството на нацията, към разпалване на расова, национална, етническа или религиозна вражда, към нарушаване на правата и свободите на гражданите, както и организации, които създават тайни или военизирани структури или се стремят да постигнат целите си чрез насилие.
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Protection from Violence
- EnglishI. Everyone has the right to personal inviolability.
… (Art. 32) - AzerbaijaniI. Hər kəsin şəxsi toxunulmazlıq hüququ vardır.
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Protection from Violence
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5. It shall be prohibited to form parties that:
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b) Intend to use subversive or violent means to achieve their purposes;
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5. É proibida a constituição de partidos que:
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b) Se proponham utilizar meios subversivos ou violentos na prossecução dos seus fins;
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Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe State shall, in particular, direct its policy towards securing—
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(f) that children are given opportunities and facilities to develop in a healthy manner and in conditions of freedom and dignity and that childhood and youth are protected against exploitation and against moral and material abandonment. (Art. 39) - Hindiराज्य अपनी नीति का, विशिष्टतया, इस प्रकार संचालन करेगा कि सुनिश्चित रूप से—
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(च) बालकों को स्वतंत्र और गरिमामय वातावरण में स्वस्थ विकास के अवसर और सुविधाएं दी जाएँ और बालकों और अल्पवय व्यक्तियों की शोषण से तथा नैतिक और आर्थिक परित्याग से रक्षा की जाए। (अनुच्छेद 39)