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Political Rights and Association
- EnglishMen and women are equal before the law in all aspects of political, economic, social and cultural life. (Art. 25)
- PortugueseO homem e a mulher são iguais perante a lei em todos os domínios da vida política, económica, social e cultural. (Art. 25)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe law, federate law or rule referred to in Article 1347 guarantees that women and men may equally exercise their rights and freedoms, and in particular promotes their equal access to elective and public mandates.
The Council of Ministers and the Governments of the Communities and the Regions include both women and men.
The law, federate law or rule referred to in Article 134 provides for women and men to sit on the permanent deputations of the provincial councils, the colleges of the burgomasters and aldermen, the councils and permanent committees of the public centres for social welfare and on the executives of any other inter-provincial, supra-municipal, inter-municipal or intra-municipal territorial body.
The preceding paragraph does not apply when the law, federate law or rule referred to in Article 134 provides for the direct election of the members of the permanent deputations of the provincial councils, of aldermen, of the members of the councils and permanent committees of the social welfare centres or of the members of the executives of any other inter-provincial, supra-municipal, inter-municipal or intra-municipal territorial body. (Art. 11bis) - DutchDe wet, het decreet of de in artikel 134 bedoelde regel waarborgen voor vrouwen en mannen de gelijke uitoefening van hun rechten en vrijheden, en bevorderen meer bepaald hun gelijke toegang tot de door verkiezing verkregen mandaten en de openbare mandaten.
De Ministerraad en de Gemeenschaps- en Gewestregeringen tellen personen van verschillend geslacht.
De wet, het decreet of de in artikel 134 bedoelde regel organiseren de aanwezigheid van personen van verschillend geslacht binnen de bestendige deputaties van de provincieraden, de colleges van burgemeester en schepenen, de raden voor maatschappelijk welzijn, de vaste bureaus van de openbare centra voor maatschappelijk welzijn en in de uitvoerende organen van elk ander interprovinciaal, intercommunaal of binnengemeentelijk territoriaal orgaan.
Het voorgaande lid is niet van toepassing wanneer de wet, het decreet of de in artikel 134 bedoelde regel de rechtstreekse verkiezing organiseren van de bestendig afgevaardigden van de provincieraden, van de schepenen, van de leden van de raad voor maatschappelijk welzijn, van de leden van het vast bureau van de openbare centra voor maatschappelijk welzijn of van de leden van de uitvoerende organen van elk ander interprovinciaal, intercommunaal of binnengemeentelijk territoriaal orgaan. (Art. 11bis) - FrenchLa loi, le décret ou la règle visée à l’article 134 garantissent aux femmes et aux hommes l’égal exercice de leurs droits et libertés, et favorisent notamment leur égal accès aux mandats électifs et publics.
Le Conseil des ministres et les Gouvernements de communauté et de région comptent des personnes de sexe différent.
La loi, le décret ou la règle visée à l’article 134 organisent la présence de personnes de sexe différent au sein des députations permanentes des conseils provinciaux, des collèges des bourgmestre et échevins, des conseils de l’aide sociale, des bureaux permanents des centres publics d’aide sociale et dans les exécutifs de tout autre organe territorial interprovincial, intercommunal ou intracommunal.
L’alinéa qui précède ne s’applique pas lorsque la loi, le décret ou la règle visée à l’article 134 organisent l’élection directe des députés permanents des conseils provinciaux, des échevins, des membres du conseil de l’aide sociale, des membres du bureau permanent des centres publics d’aide sociale ou des membres des exécutifs de tout autre organe territorial interprovincial, intercommunal ou intracommunal. (Art. 11bis) - GermanDas Gesetz, das Dekret oder die in Artikel 134 erwähnte Regel gewährleistet Frauen und Männern die gleiche Ausübung ihrer Rechte und Freiheiten und fördert insbesondere ihren gleichen Zugang zu durch Wahl vergebenen Mandaten und öffentlichen Mandaten.
. Dem Ministerrat und den Gemeinschafts- und Regionalregierungen gehören Personen verschiedenen Geschlechts an.
Das Gesetz, das Dekret oder die in Artikel 134 erwähnte Regel organisiert die Anwesenheit von Personen verschiedenen Geschlechts in den ständigen Ausschüssen der Provinzialräte, den Bürgermeister- und Schöffenkollegien, den Sozialhilferäten, den ständigen Präsidien der öffentlichen Sozialhilfezentren und in den ausführenden Organen jeglicher anderen interprovinzialen, suprakommunalen, interkommunalen oder intrakommunalen territorialen Organe.
Der vorhergehende Absatz ist nicht anwendbar, wenn das Gesetz, das Dekret oder die in Artikel 134 erwähnte Regel die Direktwahl der Mitglieder der ständigen Ausschüsse der Provinzialräte, der Schöffen, der Mitglieder der Sozialhilferäte, der Mitglieder der ständigen Präsidien der öffentlichen Sozialhilfezentren oder der Mitglieder der ausführenden Organe jeglicher anderen interprovinzialen, suprakommunalen, interkommunalen oder intrakommunalen territorialen Organe organisiert. (Art. 11bis)
Political Rights and Association
- English1. Every citizen who has attained the age of eighteen years shall have the right to vote and stand for election for any state or local authority body and to serve their terms of office or mandates, under the terms of the Constitution and the law.
2. The right to vote may not be restricted except with regard to the incapacities and ineligibilities prescribed in the Constitution.
3. The exercise of the right to vote shall be personal and non-transferable and shall be a civic duty. (Art. 54) - Portuguese1. Todo o cidadão, maior de dezoito anos, tem o direito de votar e ser eleito para qualquer órgão electivo do Estado e do poder local e de desempenhar os seus cargos ou mandatos, nos termos da Constituição e da lei.
2. A capacidade eleitoral passiva não pode ser limitada senão em virtude das incapacidades e inelegibilidades previstas na Constituição.
3. O exercício de direito de sufrágio é pessoal e intransmissível e constitui um dever de cidadania. (Art. 54)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishFreedom of assembly and establishing associations is guaranteed as provided in law. (Art. 33)
- Arabicﺣﺮﻳﺔ اﻻﺟﺘﻤ ﺎﻉ، وﺗﻜﻮﻳﻦ اﻟﺠﻤﻌ ﻴﺎﺕ، ﻣﻜﻔﻮﻟﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺪوﺩ اﻟﻘﺎ ﻧﻮﻥ. (المادّة 33)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishSuffrage is universal, equal and secret.
All the citizens of voting age, enjoying their civic and political rights[,] are electors, within the conditions determined by the law. (Art. 27) - FrenchLe suffrage est universel, égal et secret.
Sont électeurs, dans les conditions déterminées par la loi, tous les citoyens en âge de voter, jouissant de leurs droits civiques et politiques. (Art. 27)
Political Rights and Association
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(3) Members must be appointed or elected to the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders as soon as possible after the beginning of the first session of each Parliament, and they must be selected so that the committee reflects as nearly as possible the political and gender composition of the combined Houses of Parliament.
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Political Rights and Association
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(1) To be an elector, it is required to be a Luxembourger and to be eighteen years of age.
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(3) The jurisdictions may, in the cases specified by the law, declare the prohibition of voting and eligibility rights. (Art. 64)
Political Rights and Association
- English(1) Every citizen is entitled to –
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(c) the freedom of association;
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(ඇ) සමාගමයේ නිදහසට;
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Political Rights and Association
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6. Every citizen shall have the right to form organisations for political, social, economic and cultural ends.
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Political Rights and Association
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The state shall safeguard the rights and lawful interests of non-governmental non-profit organizations, and provide them with equal legal possibilities for participating in public life.
Interference by state bodies and officials in the activity of non-governmental non-profit organizations, as well as interference by non-governmental non-profit organizations in the activities of state bodies and officials, shall be impermissible. (Art. 72) - Uzbek
Davlat nodavlat notijorat tashkilotlarining huquqlari va qonuniy manfaatlariga rioya etilishini ta’minlaydi, ularga jamiyat hayotida ishtirok etish uchun teng huquqiy imkoniyatlar yaratadi.
Davlat organlari va mansabdor shaxslarning nodavlat notijorat tashkilotlari faoliyatiga aralashishiga, shuningdek nodavlat notijorat tashkilotlarining davlat organlari va mansabdor shaxslar faoliyatiga aralashishiga yo‘l qo‘yilmaydi. (72-modda)