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Equality and Non-Discrimination
Tunisia
- English… We, the representatives of the Tunisian people, members of the National Constituent Assembly, ...
With a view to building a republican, democratic and participatory system, in the framework of a civil state founded on the sovereignty of the people, exercised through the peaceful alternation of power through free elections, and on the principle of the separation and balance of powers, which guarantees the freedom of association in conformity with the principles of pluralism, an impartial administration, and good governance, which are the foundations of political competition, where the state guarantees the supremacy of the law and the respect for freedoms and human rights, the independence of the judiciary, the equality of rights and duties between all citizens, male and female, and equality between all regions, … (Preamble) - Arabic, نحن نوابَ الشعب التونسي، أعضاءَ المجلس الوطني التأسيسي…
وتأسيسا لنظام جمهوري ديمقراطي تشاركي، في إطار دولة مدنية السيادة فيها للشعب عبر التداول السلمي على الحكم بواسطة الانتخابات الحرة وعلى مبدأ الفصل بين السلطات والتوازن بينها، ويكون فيه حقُّ التنظّمِ القائمِ على التعددية، وحيادُ الإدارة، والحكمُ الرشيد هي أساسَ التنافس السياسي، وتضمن فيه الدولة علوية القانون واحترام الحريات وحقوق الإنسان واستقلالية القضاء والمساواة في الحقوق والواجبات بين جميع المواطنين والمواطنات والعدل بين الجهات، … (التّوطئة) - French... Nous, représentants du peuple tunisien, membres de l’Assemblée nationale constituante; ...
En vue d’édifier un régime républicain démocratique et participatif, dans le cadre d’un État civil dans lequel la souveraineté appartient au peuple, par l’alternance pacifique au pouvoir à travers des élections libres et sur le fondement du principe de la séparation des pouvoirs et de leur équilibre, un régime dans lequel le droit de s’organiser reposant sur le pluralisme , la neutralité de l’administration et la bonne gouvernance, constitue le fondement de la compétition politique, un régime dans lequel l’État garantit la primauté de la loi, le respect des libertés et des droits de l’Homme, l’indépendance de la justice, l’égalité de tous les citoyens et citoyennes en droits et en devoirs et l’équité entre les régions ; ... (Préambule)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
- EnglishWomen are accorded equal social status and rights with men.
… (Art. 77) - Korean녀자는 남자와 똑같은 사회적지위와 권리를 가진다.
… (제77조)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Portugal
- English1. All citizens possess the same social dignity and are equal before the law.
2. No one may be privileged, favoured, prejudiced, deprived of any right or exempted from any duty for reasons of ancestry, sex, race, language, territory of origin, religion, political or ideological beliefs, education, economic situation, social circumstances or sexual orientation. (Art. 13) - Portuguese1. Todos os cidadãos têm a mesma dignidade social e são iguais perante a lei.
2. Ninguém pode ser privilegiado, beneficiado, prejudicado, privado de qualquer direito ou isento de qualquer dever em razão de ascendência, sexo, raça, língua, território de origem, religião, convicções políticas ou ideológicas, instrução, situação económica, condição social ou orientação sexual. (Art. 13)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Djibouti
- EnglishThe human person is sacred. The State has the obligation to respect it and to protect it. All human beings are equal before the law.
… (Art. 10) - Arabicالإنسان مقدس. الدولة ملزمة باحترامها وحمايتها. جميع البشر متساوون أمام القانون.
... (المادة 10) - FrenchLa personne humaine est sacrée. L’État a l’obligation de la respecter et de la protéger. Tous les êtres humains sont égaux devant la loi.
… (Art. 10)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Zimbabwe
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(2) All Zimbabwean citizens are equally entitled to the rights, privileges and benefits of citizenship and are equally subject to the duties and obligations of citizenship.
… (Sec. 35)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Malaysia
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words importing the masculine gender include females. (Eleventh Schedule, 2(94)) - Malay…
perkataan yang membawa maksud jantina lelaki termasuklah perempuan. (Jadual Kesebelas, Perkara 2(94))
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Cambodia
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Khmer citizens are equal before the law, enjoying the same rights, liberties and duties regardless of race, color, sex, language, beliefs, religions, political tendencies, birth origin, social status, wealth or other situations. … (Art. 31) - Khmer...
ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរមានភាពស្មើគ្នាចំពោះមុខច្បាប់ មានសិទ្ធិ សេរីភាព និងករណីយកិច្ចដូចគ្នាទាំងអស់ ដោយឥតប្រកាន់ពូជសាសន៍ ពណ៌សម្បុរ ភេទ ភាសា ជំនឿសាសនា និន្នាការនយោបាយ ដើមកំណើតជាតិ ឋានៈសង្គម ធនធាន ឬសា្ថនភាពឯទៀតឡើយ។ ... (មាត្រា ៣១)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Spain
- English...
(2) It is the responsibility of the public authorities to promote conditions ensuring that freedom and equality of individuals and of the groups to which they belong are real and effective, to remove the obstacles preventing or hindering their full enjoyment, and to facilitate the participation of all citizens in political, economic, cultural and social life.
… (Sec. 9) - Spanish...
2. Corresponde a los poderes públicos promover las condiciones para que la libertad y la igualdad del individuo y de los grupos en que se integra sean reales y efectivas; remover los obstáculos que impidan o dificulten su plenitud y facilitar la participación de todos los ciudadanos en la vida política, económica, cultural y social.
… (Art. 9)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Ethiopia
- EnglishWe, the Nations, Nationalities and Peoples of Ethiopia: …
Firmly convinced that the fulfillment of this objective requires full respect of individual and people’s fundamental freedoms and rights, to live together on the basis of equality and without any sexual, religious or cultural discrimination;
… (Preamble) - Amharicእኛ የኢትዮጵያ ብሔሮች፣ …
ይህን ዓላማ ከግብ ለማድረስ፣ የግለሰብና የብሔር/ብሔረሰብ መሰረታዊ መብቶች መከበራቸው፣ የጾታ እኩልነት መረጋገጡ፣ ባሕሎችና ሃይማኖቶች ካለአንዳች ልዩነት እንዲራመዱ የማድረጉ አስፈላጊነት ጽኑ እምነታችን በመሆኑ
… (መግቢያ)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- English…
A State based on respect and equality for all, on principles of sovereignty, dignity, interdependence, solidarity, harmony, and equity in the distribution and redistribution of the social wealth, … (Preamble) - Spanish…
Un Estado basado en el respeto e igualdad entre todos, con principios de soberanía, dignidad, complementariedad, solidaridad, armonía y equidad en la distribución y redistribución del producto social, … (Preámbulo)