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Obligations of the State

Burundi
  • English
    [The following] are of the domain of the law:
    1° The fundamental guarantees and obligations of the citizen:
    – safeguard of the individual freedom;
    – protection of the public freedoms;
    … (Art. 164)
  • Kirundi
    Ibitegerezwa kuringanizwa n’amabwirizwa ni ibi :
    1° Ivyubahiriza umunyagihugu n’ivyo asabwa ngenderwako :
    – kwubahiriza ukwishira n’ukwizana kwa zina muntu ;
    – gukingira ukwishira n’ukwizana kw’abanyagihugu ;
    … (Ingingo ya 164)
  • French
    Sont du domaine de la loi :
    1° Les garanties et obligations fondamentales du citoyen :
    - sauvegarde de la liberté individuelle;
    - protection des libertés publiques ;
    … (Art. 164)

Obligations of the State

Sao Tome and Principe
  • English
    The National Assembly shall be entirely responsible for legislating on the following matters:
    …
    b) Personal and political rights of citizens;
    … (Art. 98)
  • Portuguese
    Compete exclusivamente à Assembleia Nacional legislar sobre as seguintes matérias:
    …
    b) Direitos pessoais e políticos dos cidadãos;
    … (Art. 98)

Obligations of the State

Central African Republic
  • English
    Expressly excluded from revision are:
    …
    – the fundamental rights of the citizen;
    … (Art. 153)
  • French
    Sont expressément exclus de la révision:
    …
    - Les droits fondamentaux du citoyen;
    … (Art. 153)

Obligations of the State

South Africa
  • English
    (1) This Bill of Rights is a cornerstone of democracy in South Africa. It enshrines the rights of all people in our country and affirms the democratic values of human dignity, equality and freedom.
    (2) The state must respect, protect, promote and fulfil the rights in the Bill of Rights.
    … (Sec. 7)

Obligations of the State

Côte d’Ivoire
  • English

    The human person is sacred.
    The rights of the human person are inviolable.
    Every individual has the right to the respect for human dignity and to the recognition of their juridical personality. (Art. 2)

  • French

    La personne humaine est sacrée.
    Les droits de la personne humaine sont inviolables.
    Tout individu a droit au respect de la dignité humaine et à la reconnaissance de sa personnalité juridique. (Art. 2)

Obligations of the State

Tanzania, United Republic of
  • English
    WHEREAS WE, the people of the United Republic of Tanzania, have firmly and solemnly resolved to build in our country a society founded on the principles of freedom, justice, fraternity and concord:AND WHEREAS those principles can only be realised in a democratic society ... thereby ensuring that all human rights are preserved and protected and that the duties of every person are faithfully discharged:… (Preamble)

Obligations of the State

Equatorial Guinea
  • English
    The fundamentals of the Equatoguinean society are:
    a) The respect for the human person, for his dignity and freedom, and other fundamental rights.
    … (Art. 5)
  • Spanish
    Los fundamentos de la sociedad ecuatoguineana son:
    a) El respeto a la persona humana, a su dignidad y libertad, y demás derechos fundamentales.
    … (Art. 5)
  • French
    Les fondements de la société équatoguinéenne sont:
    a) Le respect de la personne humaine, de sa dignité, de sa liberté et de ses autres droits fondamentaux.
    … (Art. 5)

Obligations of the State

Zimbabwe
  • English
    We the people of Zimbabwe, …
    Reaffirming our commitment to upholding and defending fundamental human rights and freedoms,
    ... (Preamble)

Obligations of the State

Ethiopia
  • English
    1. All Federal and State legislative, executive and judicial organs at all levels shall have the responsibility and duty to respect and enforce the provisions of this Chapter3.
    2. The fundamental rights and freedoms specified in this Chapter shall be interpreted in a manner conforming to the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, International Covenants on Human Rights and international instruments adopted by Ethiopia. (Art. 13)
  • Amharic
    1. በማንኛውም ደረጃ የሚገኙ የፌዴራል መንግሥትና የክልል ሕግ አውጪ፣ ሕግ አስፈጻሚ እና የዳኝነት አካሎች በዚህ ምዕራፍ የተካተቱን ድንጋጌዎች የማክበርና የማስከበር ኃላፊነትና ግዴታ አለባቸው፡፡
    2. በዚህ ምዕራፍ የተዘረዘሩት መሠረታዊ የመብቶችና የነጻነቶች ድንጋጌዎች ኢትዮጵያ ከተቀበለቻቸው ዓለም አቀፍ የሰብዓዊ መብቶች ሕግጋት፣ ዓለም አቀፍ የሰብዓዊ ስምምነቶችና ዓለም አቀፍ ሰነዶች መርሆዎች ጋር በተጣጣመ መንገድ ይተረጐማል፡፡ (አንቀጽ 13)

Obligations of the State

Guinea
  • English
    The human person and their dignity are sacred. The State has the duty to respect them and to protect them. The rights and freedoms enumerated hereafter are inviolable, inalienable and imprescriptible.
    … (Art. 5)
  • French
    La personne humaine et sa dignité sont sacrées. L’Etat a le devoir de les respecter et de les protéger. Les droits et les libertés énumérés ci-après sont inviolables, inaliénables et imprescriptibles.
    … (Art. 5)