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Minorities

Kenya
  • English
    (1) The values and principles of public service include—
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    (i) affording adequate and equal opportunities for appointment, training and advancement, at all levels of the public service, of—
    ...
    (ii) the members of all ethnic groups;
    … (Art. 232)
  • Swahili
    (1) Tunu na kanuni za utumishi wa umma ni pamoja na—
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    (i) kupata fursa sawa na stahiki kwa ajili ya uteuzi, mafunzo na maendeleo, katika ngazi zote za utumishi wa umma, wa-
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    (ii) watu wa makundi yote ya makabila;
    … (Kifungu cha 232)

Minorities

Burundi
  • English
    …
    Reaffirming our engagement to construct a political order and a system of Government inspired by the realities of our country and founded on the values of justice, of democracy, of good governance, of pluralism, of respect for the fundamental freedoms and rights of the individual, of unity, of solidarity, of mutual understanding, of tolerance and of cooperation between the different ethnic groups of our society;
    … (Preamble)
  • Kirundi
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    Dusubiriye kwiyemeza gushiraho ingendo ya poritike n’intwaro bifatiye ku mico n’akaranga k’igihugu cacu kandi bifatiye ku butungane, ku ntwaro rusangi, ku ntwaro ibereye, ku migambwe myinshi, ku kwishira n’ukwizana kw’umuntu wese, ugushigikirana n’umwumvikano wa bose, ukwihanganirana n’ugufashanya hagati y’ubwoko butandukanye bugize igihugu cacu;
    … (Intangamara)
  • French
    ...
    Réaffirmant notre engagement à construire un ordre politique et un système de gouvernement inspirés des réalités de notre pays et fondés sur les valeurs de justice, de démocratie, de bonne gouvernance, de pluralisme, de respect des libertés et des droits fondamentaux de l’individu, de l’unité, de solidarité, de compréhension mutuelle, de tolérance et de coopération entre les différents groupes ethniques de notre société ;
    … (Preambule)

Minorities

Central African Republic
  • English
    The Central African People, …
    Resolved to build a State of Law founded on a pluralistic democracy, the respect for the separation and the equilibrium of the powers to [en vue de] guarantee the security of persons and of property [biens], the protection of the most weak, notably vulnerable persons, the minorities, and the full exercise of the fundamental freedoms and rights;
    … (Preamble)
  • French
    LE PEUPLE CENTRAFRICAIN, …
    Résolu à construire un Etat de droit fondé sur une démocratie pluraliste, le respect de la séparation et de l’équilibre des pouvoirs en vue de garantir la sécurité des personnes et des biens, la protection des plus faibles, notamment des personnes vulnérables, des minorités et le plein exercice des libertés et des droits fondamentaux;
    … (Préambule)

Minorities

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  • 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

South Africa
  • English
    (1) Persons belonging to a cultural, religious or linguistic community may not be denied the right, with other members of that community—
    (a) to enjoy their culture, practise their religion and use their language; and
    (b) to form, join and maintain cultural, religious and linguistic associations and other organs of civil society.
    (2) The rights in subsection (1) may not be exercised in a manner inconsistent with any provision of the Bill of Rights. (Sec. 31)

Minorities

Burundi
  • English
    The Administration is largely representative of the Burundian Nation and must reflect the diversity of its components. The practices that it observes in the matter of employment are founded on objective and equitable criteria of aptitude as well as on the necessity to correct the disequilibrium and to assure a wide ethnic, regional and gender representation. The ethnic representation in the public enterprises is provided on the basis of 60% at most for the Hutu and 40% at most for the Tutsi. (Art. 148)
  • Kirundi
    Mu ntwaro, abarundi bose bategerezwa kuba baserukiwe bikwiye mu budasa bwa bo. Ugutanga akazi gutegerezwa kwisunga ko abakarondera bakwije ibisabwa n’amategeko hakurikijwe ubutungane n’ukwitwararika gukosora ivyerekeye urugero rw’ingene abanyagihugu baserukirwa, bikaringanizwa mu buryo abanyagihugu bo mu moko yose, intara zose n’ibitsina baserukirwa. Mu mashirahamwe ya Leta, ubwoko bw’abahutu buserukirwa ku rugero rw’ibice bitarenga 60 %, ubwoko bw’abatutsi bugaserukirwa ku rugero rw’ibice bitarenga 40 %. (Ingingo ya 148)
  • French
    L’Administration est largement représentative de la nation burundaise et doit refléter la diversité de ses composantes. Les pratiques qu’elle observe en matière d’emploi sont fondées sur des critères d’aptitude objectifs et équitables ainsi que sur la nécessité de corriger les déséquilibres et d’assurer une large représentation ethnique, régionale et de genre. La représentation ethnique dans les entreprises publiques est pourvue à raison de 60% au plus pour les Hutu et 40% au plus pour les Tutsi. (Art. 148)

Minorities

Kenya
  • English
    (1) Community land shall vest in and be held by communities identified on the basis of ethnicity, culture or similar community of interest.
    (2) Community land consists of—
    (a) land lawfully registered in the name of group representatives under the provisions of any law;
    (b) land lawfully transferred to a specific community by any process of law;
    (c) any other land declared to be community land by an Act of Parliament; and
    (d) land that is—
    (i) lawfully held, managed or used by specific communities as community forests, grazing areas or shrines;
    (ii) ancestral lands and lands traditionally occupied by hunter-gatherer communities; or
    (iii) lawfully held as trust land by the county governments, but not including any public land held in trust by the county government under Article 62(2).
    … (Art. 63)
  • Swahili
    (1) Ardhi ya jamii itakabidhiwa na kushikiliwa na jamii zinazotambuliwa kwa msingi wa kabila, utamaduni au jamii yenye maslahi yanayofanana.
    (2) Ardhi ya jumuiya inajumuisha—
    (a) ardhi iliyosajiliwa kihalali kwa jina la wawakilishi wa kikundi chini ya masharti ya sheria yoyote;
    (b) ardhi ambayo umilikiwa wake umehamishwa kihalali kwenda kwa jamii mahususi kwa mchakato wowote wa sheria;
    (c) ardhi nyingine yoyote iliyotangazwa kuwa ardhi ya jamii kwa Sheria ya Bunge; na
    (d) ardhi ambayo—
    (i) inashikiliwa kihalali, inayosimamiwa au kutumiwa na jamii mahususi kama misitu ya jamii, maeneo ya malisho au matambiko;
    (ii) ardhi za mababu na ardhi ambazo kiutamaduni zilishikiliwa na jamii za wawindaji na waokotaji; au
    (iii) imeshikiliwa kisheria na serikali za kaunti kama ardhi ya amana, lakini haijumuishi ardhi yoyote ya umma inayoshikiliwa na serikali ya kaunti chini ya Kifungu cha 62 (2).
    ... (Kifungu cha 63)

Minorities

South Sudan
  • English
    Ethnic and cultural communities shall have the right to freely enjoy and develop their particular cultures. Members of such communities shall have the right to practice their beliefs, use their languages, observe their religions and raise their children within the context of their respective cultures and customs in accordance with this Constitution and the law. (Art. 33)

Minorities

Burundi
  • English
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    The procedures of recruitment and appointment in the judicial corps submit [obéissant] imperatively to the concern [souci] to promote regional [and] ethnic equilibrium and the equilibrium of genders.
    The Magistrature includes at most 60% of Hutu and at most 40% of Tutsi. A minimum of 30% of women is assured. (Art. 213)
  • Kirundi
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    Mu gutanga akazi no mu kugena abayobozi mu rwego rw’abacamanza, hategerezwa gucungerwa ko hitwararitswe kunganisha intara, ubwoko, n’ibitsina.
    Urwego rw'abacamanza rugizwe n'ibice bitarenga 60% vy'Abahutu n'ibice bitarenga 40% vy'Abatutsi Hategerezwa kubamwo n'imiburiburi ibice 30% vy'abagore. (Ingingo ya 213)
  • French
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    Les procédures de recrutement et nomination dans le corps judiciaire obéissent impérativement au souci de promouvoir l’équilibre régional, ethnique et l’équilibre entre genres.
    La magistrature comprend au plus 60% de Hutu et au plus 40% de Tutsi. Il est assuré un minimum de 30% de femmes. (Art. 213)

Minorities

Kenya
  • English

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    (3) The national government may use the Equalisation Fund-
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    (b) either directly, or indirectly through conditional grants to counties in which marginalised communities exist.
    ... (Art. 204)

  • Swahili

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    (3) Serikali ya kitaifa inaweza kutumia Mfuko wa Usawa-
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    (b) ama kwa dhahiri, au si kwa dhahiri kupitia ruzuku zenye masharti kwenda kwenye kaunti ambazo kuna jamii za pembezoni.
    … (Kifungu cha 204)