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Obligations of the State
- EnglishIn Turkmenistan, the people shall be the highest value of the society and the state.
Protection, support and service to people shall be the main goals of state authorities. The state shall be responsible for every citizen and shall create conditions for free development of an individual, protect the life, honour, dignity and freedom, personal inviolability, natural and inalienable rights of a citizen. … (Art. 4) - RussianВ Туркменистане наивысшей ценностью общества и государства является человек. Защита, поддержка человека и служение ему являются главными задачами органов государственной власти.
Государство ответственно перед каждым гражданином и обеспечивает создание условий для свободного развития личности, защищает жизнь, честь, достоинство, свободу, личную неприкосновенность, естественные и неотчуждаемые права гражданина. … (Статья 4) - TurkmenTürkmenistanda jemgyýetiň we döwletiň iň ýokary gymmatlygy adamdyr. Adamy goramak, goldamak we oňa hyzmat etmek döwlet häkimiýet edaralarynyň baş wezipeleridir.
Döwlet her bir raýatynyň öňünde jogapkärdir we şahsyýetiň erkin ösmegi üçin şertleriň döredilmegini üpjün edýär, raýatyň janyny, at-abraýyny, mertebesini, azatlygyny, şahsy eldegrilmesizligini, tebigy we aýrybaşgalanmaz hukuklaryny goraýar. … (4-nji madda)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishEveryone is guaranteed the right to know his or her rights and duties.
Laws and other normative legal acts that determine the rights and duties of citizens shall be brought to the notice of the population by the procedure established by law.
Laws and other normative legal acts that determine the rights and duties of citizens, but that are not brought to the notice of the population by the procedure established by law, are not in force. (Art. 57) - UkrainianКожному гарантується право знати свої права і обов'язки.
Закони та інші нормативно-правові акти, що визначають права і обов'язки громадян, мають бути доведені до відома населення у порядку, встановленому законом.
Закони та інші нормативно-правові акти, що визначають права і обов'язки громадян, не доведені до відома населення у порядку, встановленому законом, є нечинними. (Стаття 57)
Obligations of the State
- English1. The House of Peoples' Representatives shall have the power of legislation in all matters assigned by this Constitution to Federal jurisdiction.
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7. It shall determine the organization of national defence, public security, and a national police force. If the conduct of these forces infringes upon human rights and the nation's security, it shall carry out investigations and take necessary measures.
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16. It shall, on its own initiative, request a joint session of the House of the Federation and of the House of Peoples' Representatives to take appropriate measures when State authorities are unable to arrest violations of human rights within their jurisdiction. It shall, on the basis of the joint decision of the House, give directives to the concerned State authorities.
… (Art. 55) - Amharic1. የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት በዚህ ሕገ መንግሥት መሰረት ለፌዴራሉ መንግሥት በተሰጠው ሥልጣን ክልል ሕጐችን ያወጣል፡፡
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7. የፌዴራል መንግሥት፤ የሀገርና የሕዝብ መከላከያ፤ የደህንነትና የፖሊስ ኃይል አደረጃጀት ይወስናል፡፡ በሥራ አፈጻጸም ረገድ የሚታዩ መሠረታዊ የዜጐችን ሰብዓዊ መብቶችና የሀገርን ደህንነት የሚነኩ ጉዳዮች ሲከሰቱ ያጣራል፤ አስፈላጊ እርምጃዎች እንዲወሰዱ ያደርጋል፡፡
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16. በማንኛውም ክልል ሰብዓዊ መብቶች ሲጣሱና ክልሉ ድርጊቱን ማቆም ሳይችል ሲቀር፤ በራሱ አነሳሽነትና ያለክልሉ ፈቃድ ተገቢው እርምጃ እንዲወሰድ ለፌዴሬሽኑ ምክር ቤትና ለሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት የጋራ ስብሰባ ጥያቄ ያቀርባል፤ በተደረሰበት ውሳኔ መሰረት ለክልሉ ምክር ቤት መመሪያ ይሰጣል፡፡
… (አንቀጽ 55)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe state shall observe the United Nations Charter, inter-state agreements, as well as international treaties to which Afghanistan has joined, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. … (Art. 7)
- Dariدولت منشور ملل متحد، معاهدات بین الدول، میثاق های بین المللی كه افغانستان به آن ملحق شده است و اعلامیۀ جهانی حقوق بشر را رعایت می كند. ... (مادۀ ۷)
- Pashtoدولت د ملگرو ملتونو د منشور، د بين الدول معاهدو، د نړيوالو ميثاقونو چې افغانستان له هغو سره تړاو لري او د بشري حقوقو د نړيوالې اعلاميې رعايت كوي.... (۷ ماده)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishWHEREAS the people of Belize-
(a) affirm that the Nation of Belize shall be founded upon principles which acknowledge the supremacy of God, faith in human rights and fundamental freedoms, the position of the family in a society of free men and free institutions, the dignity of the human person and the equal and inalienable rights with which all members of the human family are endowed by their Creator;
... (Preamble)
Obligations of the State
- English
1. The fundamental human rights and freedoms are indivisible, inalienable, and inviolable and form the basis of the entire juridical order.
2. The bodies of public power, in fulfilment of their duties, shall respect the fundamental rights and freedoms, as well as contribute to their realization. (Art. 15) - Albanian
1. Të drejtat dhe liritë themelore të njeriut janë të pandashme, të patjetërsueshme e të padhunueshme dhe qëndrojnë në themel të të gjithë rendit juridik.
2. Organet e pushtetit publik, në përmbushje të detyrave të tyre, duhet të respektojnë të drejtat dhe liritë themelore të njeriut, si dhe të kontribuojnë në realizimin e tyre. (Neni 15)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishI. All the rights recognized in the Constitution are directly applicable and enjoy equal guarantees of their protection.
II. The rights and guarantees may be regulated only by the law. (Art. 109) - SpanishI. Todos los derechos reconocidos en la Constitución son directamente aplicables y gozan de iguales garantías para su protección.
II. Los derechos y sus garantías sólo podrán ser regulados por la ley. (Art. 109)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe exercise of the rights recognised in this Title may only be regulated by law. The rights in chapter III5 and IV6 shall be regulated by means of qualified laws. (Art. 40)
- CatalanLa regulació de l'exercici dels drets reconeguts en aquest Títol només es pot dur a terme per llei. Els drets dels capítols III i IV s'han de regular mitjançant lleis qualificades. (Art. 40)
Obligations of the State
- English
Whereas every person in Solomon Islands is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest
... (Sec. 3)
Obligations of the State
- English1. Fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution do not negate other rights foreseen by the laws of the Republic and applicable rules of international law.
2. Constitutional and legal principles relating to fundamental rights have to be interpreted in harmony with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. (Art. 29) - Portuguese1 - Os direitos fundamentais consagrados na Constituição não excluem quaisquer outros constantes das demais leis da República e das regras aplicáveis de direito internacional.
2 - Os preceitos constitucionais e legais relativos aos direitos fundamentais devem ser interpretados de harmonia com a Declaração Universal dos Direitos do Homem. (Art. 29)