Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2006, as amended to 2011
Minorities
  • English

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    Any person belonging to an ethnic group of which the members [personnes] and the territory are constituent to that which became the Congo (presently the Democratic Republic of the Congo) at independence, is Congolese of origin. (Art. 10)6

  • French

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    Est Congolais d’origine, toute personne appartenant aux groupes ethniques don’t les personnes et le territoire constituaient ce qui est devenu le Congo (présentement la République Démocratique du Congo) à l’indépendance. … (Art. 10)

Minorities
  • English
    No Congolese person may, in matters of education or of access to public functions or any other matter, be subject to a discriminatory measure, that results from the law or from an act of the executive, for reason of his religion, of his family origin, of his social condition, of his residence, of his opinion or political convictions, or his belonging to a certain race, to an ethnicity, to a tribe, [or] to a cultural or linguistic minority. (Art. 13)
  • French
    Aucun Congolais ne peut, en matière d’éducation et d’accès aux fonctions publiques ni en aucune autre matière, faire l’objet d’une mesure discriminatoire, qu’elle résulte de la loi ou d’un acte de l’exécutif, en raison de sa religion, de son origine familiale, de sa condition sociale, de sa résidence, de ses opinions ou de ses convictions politiques, de son appartenance à une race, à une ethnie, à une tribu, à une minorité culturelle ou linguistique. (Art. 13)
Minorities
  • English
    The State has the duty to assure and to promote the peaceful and harmonious coexistence of all the ethnic groups of the country.
    It assures equally the protection and the promotion of vulnerable groups and of all minorities.
    It sees to their development. (Art. 51)
  • French
    L’Etat a le devoir d’assurer et de promouvoir la coexistence pacifique et harmonieuse de tous les groupes ethniques du pays.
    Il assure également la protection et la promotion des groupes vulnérables et de toutes les minorités.
    Il veille à leur épanouissement. (Art. 51)
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Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2006, as amended to 2011 (English). According to Art. 1: “… Its official language is French. …” There are discrepancies in the numbering and content of the English and French texts.

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Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2006, as amended to 2011 (French).

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