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Protection from Violence
Zimbabwe
- EnglishNo person may be subjected to slavery or servitude. (Sec. 54)
Protection from Violence
United States of America
- EnglishNeither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. … (Amendment XIII, Sec. 1)
Protection from Violence
Andorra
- English1. All persons have the right to liberty and security and shall only be deprived of them on such grounds and in accordance with such procedures as are established in the Constitution and the laws.
… (Art. 9) - Catalan1. Totes les persones tenen dret a la llibertat i a la seguretat i només en poden ésser privades per les causes I d'acord amb els procediments establerts a la Constitució i les lleis.
… (Art. 9)
Protection from Violence
New Zealand
- EnglishEveryone has the right not to be subjected to torture or to cruel, degrading, or disproportionately severe treatment or punishment. (Bill of Rights Act 1990, Sec. 9)
Protection from Violence
Gambia
- English(1) No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
(2) No person shall be required to perform forced labour.
… (Sec. 20)
Protection from Violence
Barbados
- English(1) No person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment.
… (Sec. 15)
Protection from Violence
Azerbaijan
- English…
II. The spread and propaganda of religions (religious movements) which humiliate human dignity and contradict the principles of humanity are banned.
… (Art. 18) - Azerbaijani…
II. İnsan ləyaqətini alçaldan və ya insanpərvərlik prinsiplərinə zidd olan dinlərin (dini cərəyanların) yayılması və təbliği qadağandır.
… (Maddə 18)