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Public Institutions and Services
Mauritius
- English1. Where under any law any person or authority has a discretion
a. to decide whether or not any pensions benefits shall be granted; or
b. to withhold, reduce in amount or suspend any such benefits that have been granted,
those benefits shall be granted and may not be withheld, reduced in amount or suspended unless the appropriate Commission concurs in the refusal to grant the benefits or, as the case may be, in the decision to withhold them, reduce them in amount or suspend them.
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6. In this section, "pensions benefits' means any pensions, compensation, gratuities or other like allowances for persons in respect of their service as public officers or for the widows, children, dependents or personal representatives of such persons in respect of such service. (Sec. 95)
Public Institutions and Services
Ecuador
- EnglishImprisoned persons are recognized the following rights:
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6. Receiving preferential and specialized treatment in the case of pregnant women and breast-feeding women, adolescents, elderly persons, the sick or persons with disabilities.
… (Art. 51) - SpanishSe reconoce a las personas privadas de la libertad los siguientes derechos:
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6. Recibir un tratamiento preferente y especializado en el caso de las mujeres embarazadas y en periodo de lactancia, adolescentes, y las personas adultas mayores, enfermas o con discapacidad.
… (Art. 51)
Public Institutions and Services
Philippines
- EnglishThe State recognizes the sanctity of family life and shall protect and strengthen the family as a basic autonomous social institution. It shall equally protect the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from conception. The natural and primary right and duty of parents in the rearing of the youth for civic efficiency and the development of moral character shall receive the support of the Government. (Art. II, Sec. 12)
- FilipinoKinikilala ng Estado ang kabanalan ng buhay pampamilya at dapat pangalagaan at patatagin ang pamilya bilang isang saligang institusyon ng lipunan. Dapat nitong pangalagaan kapwa ang buhay ng ina at ang buhay ng sanggol sa sinapupunan mula sa paglilihi. Ang likas at pangunahing karapatan at tungkulin ng mga magulang sa pagmumulat ng kabataan para sa kahusayang sibiko at pagpapaunlad ng karakter na moral ay dapat tumanggap ng tangkilik ng Pamahalaan. (Art. II, Seksyon 12)
Public Institutions and Services
Ukraine
- English... Equality of the rights of women and men shall be ensured by providing women with opportunities equal to those of men in public, political and cultural activities, in obtaining education and in professional training, in work and remuneration for it; by taking special measures for the protection of work and health of women; by establishing pension privileges; by creating conditions that make it possible for women to combine work and motherhood; by adopting legal protection, material and moral support of motherhood and childhood, including the provision of paid leave and other privileges to pregnant women and mothers. (Art. 24)
- Ukrainian... Рівність прав жінки і чоловіка забезпечується: … і здоров'я жінок, встановленням пенсійних пільг; створенням умов, які дають жінкам можливість поєднувати працю з материнством; правовим захистом, матеріальною і моральною підтримкою материнства і дитинства, включаючи надання оплачуваних відпусток та інших пільг вагітним жінкам і матерям. (Стаття 24)
Public Institutions and Services
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- EnglishThe State shall protect families as a natural association in society, and as the fundamental space for the overall development of persons. Family relationships are based on equality of rights and duties, solidarity, common effort, mutual understanding and reciprocal respect among family members. The State guarantees protection to the mother, father or other person acting as head of a household. … (Art. 75)
- SpanishEl Estado protegerá a las familias como asociación natural de la sociedad y como el espacio fundamental para el desarrollo integral de las personas. Las relaciones familiares se basan en la igualdad de derechos y deberes, la solidaridad, el esfuerzo común, la comprensión mutua y el respeto recíproco entre sus integrantes. El Estado garantizará protección a la madre, al padre o a quienes ejerzan la jefatura de la familia. … (Art. 75)
Public Institutions and Services
Niger
- EnglishThe action of the State in matters of the policies of economic and social development is supported by a strategic vision.
The State makes of the creation of wealth, of growth and of the fight against inequality a major axis of its interventions.
The public policies must promote food supply [alimentaire] sovereignty, durable development, the access to all to social services as well as the improvement of the quality of life. (Art. 146) - FrenchL’action de l’État en matière de politiques de développement économique et social est soutenue par une vision stratégique.
L’Etat fait de la création des richesses, de la croissance et de la lutte contre les inégalités un axe majeur de ses interventions.
Les politiques publiques doivent promouvoir la souveraineté alimentaire, le développement durable, l'accès de tous aux services sociaux ainsi que l'amélioration de la qualité de vie. (Art. 146)
Public Institutions and Services
Ecuador
- EnglishThe State shall be responsible for:
1. Drafting public policies that guarantee the promotion, prevention, healing, rehabilitation and provision of integral health care and the fostering of healthy practices in the family, at work, and in the community.
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6. Ensuring sexual and reproductive health actions and services and guaranteeing the integral healthcare and the life of women, especially during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum.
… (Art. 363) - SpanishEl Estado será responsable de:
1. Formular políticas públicas que garanticen la promoción, prevención, curación, rehabilitación y atención integral en salud y fomentar prácticas saludables en los ámbitos familiar, laboral y comunitario.
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6. Asegurar acciones y servicios de salud sexual y de salud reproductiva, y garantizar la salud integral y la vida de las mujeres, en especial durante el embarazo, parto y postparto.
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Public Institutions and Services
Syrian Arab Republic
- EnglishEducation, health and social services shall be the basic pillars for building society, and the state shall work on achieving balanced development among all regions of the Syrian Arab Republic. (Art. 25)
- Arabicالتّعليم والصّحة والخدمات الإجتماعية أركان أساسية لبناء المجتمع، وتعمل الدولة على تحقيق التنمية المتوازنة بين جميع مناطق الجمهورية العربية السورية. (المادّة 25)
Public Institutions and Services
Solomon Islands
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of section 132 of this Constitution, the law applicable to the grant and payment to any officer, or to his widow, children, dependants or personal representatives, of any pension, gratuity or other like allowance (in this section and in sections 131 and 132 of this Constitution referred to as an "award") in respect of the service of that officer in a public office shall be that in force on the relevant day or any later law not less favourable to the person concerned.
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Public Institutions and Services
Bangladesh
- EnglishThe State shall adopt effective measures to bring about a radical transformation in the rural areas through the promotion of an agricultural revolution, the provision of rural electrification, the development of cottage and other industries, and the improvement of education, communications and public health, in those areas, so as progressively to remove the disparity in the standards of living between the urban and the rural areas. (Art. 16)
- Bengaliনগর ও গ্রামাঞ্চলের জীবন যাত্রার মানের বৈষম্য ক্রমাগতভাবে দূর করিবার উদ্দেশ্যে কৃষিবিপ্লবের বিকাশ, গ্রামাঞ্চলে বৈদ্যুতীকরণের ব্যবস্থা, কুটিরশিল্প ও অন্যান্য শিল্পের বিকাশ এবং শিক্ষা, যোগাযোগ-ব্যবস্থা ও জনস্বাস্থ্যের উন্নয়নের মাধ্যমে গ্রামাঞ্চলের আমূল রূপান্তরসাধনের জন্য রাষ্ট্র কার্যকর ব্যবস্থা গ্রহণ করিবেন৷ ((অনুচ্ছেদ ১৬)