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Indigenous Peoples
Vanuatu
- EnglishAll land in the Republic of Vanuatu belongs to the indigenous custom owners and their descendants. (Art. 73)
- FrenchToutes les terres situées dans le territoire de la République appartiennent aux propriétaires coutumiers indigènes et à leur descendance. (Art. 73)
Indigenous Peoples
Afghanistan
- English… The nation of Afghanistan shall be comprised of Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, Turkman, Baluch, Pachaie, Nuristani, Aymaq, Arab, Qirghiz, Qizilbash, Gujur, Brahwui and other tribes. … (Art. 4)
- Dari... ملت افغانستان متشكل از اقوام پشتون، تاجك ، هزاره، ازبك، تركمن، بلوچ، پشه یی، نورستانی، ایماق، عرب، قرغیز، قزلباش، گوجر، براهوی وسایر اقوام می باشد. ... (مادۀ ۴)
- Pashtoد افغانستان ملت له پښتون، تاجك، هزاره، ازبك، تركمن، بلوچ، پشه يې، نورستاني، ايماق، عرب، قرغيز، قزلباش، گوجر، براهوي او نورو قومونو څخه جوړ دى.... (۴ ماده)
Indigenous Peoples
Kenya
- English…
2. The national values and principles of governance include-
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b. human dignity, equity, social justice, inclusiveness, equality, human rights, non-discrimination and protection of the marginalised;
… (Art. 10) - Swahili…
(2) Tunu za kitaifa na kanuni za utawala ni pamoja na-
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(b) utu wa binadamu, haki, haki ya kijamii, umoja, usawa, haki za binadamu, kutokuwa na ubaguzi na ulinzi kwa waliotengwa na jamii;
… (Kifungu cha 10)
Indigenous Peoples
Zambia
- EnglishThe State shall, in the utilisation of natural resources and management of the environment—
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e. protect and enhance the intellectual property in, and indigenous knowledge of, biodiversity and genetic resources of local communities;
… (Art. 257)
Indigenous Peoples
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- EnglishI. Each public authority or person shall obey the decisions of the rural native indigenous jurisdiction.
II. To secure compliance with the decisions of the rural native indigenous jurisdiction, its authorities may request the support of the competent bodies of the State.
III. The State shall promote and strengthen rural native indigenous justice. The law of Jurisdictional Demarcation shall determine the mechanisms of coordination and cooperation between rural native indigenous jurisdiction and ordinary jurisdiction and agro-environmental jurisdiction and all the recognized constitutional jurisdictions. (Art. 192) - SpanishI. Toda autoridad pública o persona acatará las decisiones de la jurisdicción indígena originaria campesina.
II. Para el cumplimiento de las decisiones de la jurisdicción indígena originario campesina, sus autoridades podrán solicitar el apoyo de los órganos competentes del Estado.
III. El Estado promoverá y fortalecerá la justicia indígena originaria campesina. La Ley de Deslinde Jurisdiccional, determinará los mecanismos de coordinación y cooperación entre la jurisdicción indígena originaria campesina con la jurisdicción ordinaria y la jurisdicción agroambiental y todas las jurisdicciones constitucionalmente reconocidas. (Art. 192)
Indigenous Peoples
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- EnglishI. The lands that are taken over shall be given to rural native indigenous peoples, intercultural indigenous communities, Afro-Bolivian and rural communities, which do not possess them or have insufficient lands, in accordance with state policy concerned with the ecological and geographic realities, as well as the population, social, cultural and economic necessities. The endowment shall be carried out according to the policies of sustainable rural development and the right of women to access, distribution and redistribution of land, without discrimination based on civil status or marital union.
… (Art. 395) - SpanishI. Las tierras fiscales serán dotadas a indígena originario campesinos, comunidades interculturales originarias, afrobolivianos y comunidades campesinas que no las posean o las posean insuficientemente, de acuerdo con una política estatal que atienda a las realidades ecológicas y geográficas, así como a las necesidades poblacionales, sociales, culturales y económicas. La dotación se realizará de acuerdo con las políticas de desarrollo rural sustentable y la titularidad de las mujeres al acceso, distribución y redistribución de la tierra, sin discriminación por estado civil o unión conyugal.
… (Art. 395)
Indigenous Peoples
Indonesia
- English...
(2) The State recognises and respects traditional communities along with their traditional customary rights as long as these remain in existence and are in accordance with the societal development and the principles of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, and shall be regulated by law. (Art. 18B) - Indonesian...
(2) Negara mengakui dan menghormati kesatuan-kesatuan masyarakat hukum adat beserta hak-hak tradisionalnya sepanjang masih hidup dan sesuai dengan perkembangan masyarakat dan prinsip Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia, yang diatur dalam undang-undang. (Pasal 18B)
Indigenous Peoples
Ecuador
- English…
The other ancestral languages are in official use by indigenous peoples in the areas where they live and in accordance with the terms set forth by law. The State shall respect and encourage their preservation and use. (Art. 2) - Spanish…
Los demás idiomas ancestrales son de uso oficial para los pueblos indígenas en las zonas donde habitan y en los términos que fija la ley. El Estado respetará y estimulará su conservación y uso. (Art. 2)
Indigenous Peoples
Myanmar
- EnglishEvery citizen, with the Union Spirit, has the duty to enhance unity among national races and to ensure public peace and stability. (Sec. 387)
- Burmeseနိုင်ငံသားတိုင်းသည် ပြည်ထောင်စုစိတ်ဓာတ်ကိုအခြေခံ၍ တိုင်းရင်းသားလူမျိုးအချင်းချင်း စည်းလုံးညီညွှတ်ရေးနှင့် ပြည်သူတစ်ရပ်လုံး အေးချမ်းသာယာရေးတို့အတွက် ကြိုးပမ်းအားထုတ်ဆောင်ရွက်ရန် တာဝန်ရှိသည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၈၇)
Indigenous Peoples
Guyana
- EnglishWE, THE GUYANESE PEOPLE,
… proclaim this Constitution in order to:
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Celebrate our cultural and racial diversity and strengthen our unity by eliminating any and every form of discrimination;
Value the special place in our nation of the Indigenous Peoples and recognize their right as citizens to land and security and to their promulgation of policies for their communities;
… (Preamble)