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France shall form with its overseas peoples a Union founded upon equal rights and duties, without distinction of race or religion. (1946 Preamble, Sec. 16)

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(2) Every person in the United Republic has the right to equal protection under the laws of the United Republic.
(3) A citizen of the United Republic shall not have a right, status or special position on the basis of his lineage, tradition or descent.
(4) It is hereby prohibited for any law to confer any right, status or special position upon any citizen of the United Republic on the basis of lineage, tradition or descent.
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It shall be the duty of every citizen of India—
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(e) to promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India transcending religious, linguistic and regional or sectional diversities; to renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women;
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All Congolese are equal before the law and have the right to equal protection of the laws. (Art. 12)

In order to attain the objectives specified in Article 2, the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has the duty of directing all its resources to the following goals:
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9. the abolition of all forms of undesirable discrimination and the provision of equitable opportunities for all, in both the material and spiritual spheres;
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14. securing the multifarious rights of all citizens, both women and men, and providing fair legal security for all, as well as the equality of all before the law;
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We are drafting a Constitution that holds all of us equal in rights and duties without discrimination of any kind.
We the citizens, women and men, the Egyptian people, sovereigns in a sovereign homeland, this is the manifestation of our volition; this is the Constitution of our revolution.
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The state shall guarantee the equality of women and men and shall develop the policy of equal opportunities. (Art. 18)

(1) When interpreting this Chapter⁴, a court, tribunal, forum or body—
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(b) must promote the values and principles that underlie a democratic society based on openness, justice, human dignity, equality and freedom, and in particular, the values and principles set out in section 3;
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in addition to considering all other relevant factors that are to be taken into account in the interpretation of a Constitution.
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The State shall preserve the pillars of society and shall guarantee security, tranquillity and equal opportunity to all citizens. (Art. 8)

Provisions of this Constitution set out in the masculine gender shall also apply to the feminine gender. (Art. 7)