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Political Rights and Association
- English
Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall have the right to form trade unions, political parties and any other public associations, and to participate in mass movements.
No one may infringe on the rights, freedoms and dignity of the individuals, constituting the minority opposition in political parties, public associations and mass movements, as well as in representative bodies of authority. (Art. 39) - Uzbek
O‘zbekiston Respublikasi fuqarolari kasaba uyushmalariga, siyosiy partiyalarga va boshqa jamoat birlashmalariga uyushish, ommaviy harakatlarda ishtirok etish huquqiga egadirlar.
Siyosiy partiyalarda, jamoat birlashmalarida, ommaviy harakatlarda, shuningdek davlat hokimiyati vakillik organlarida ozchilikni tashkil etuvchi muxolifatchi shaxslarning huquqlari, erkinliklari va qadr-qimmatini hech kim kamsitishi mumkin emas. (39-modda)
Political Rights and Association
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2 Every person has the right to form, join or belong to an association and to participate in the activities of an association.
… (Art. 23) - French…
2 Toute personne a le droit de créer des associations, d’y adhérer ou d’y appartenir et de participer aux activités associatives.
… (Art. 23) - German…
2 Jede Person hat das Recht, Vereinigungen zu bilden, Vereinigungen beizutreten oder anzugehören und sich an den Tätigkeiten von Vereinigungen zu beteiligen.
… (Art. 23) - Italian…
2 Ognuno ha il diritto di costituire associazioni, di aderirvi o di farne parte e di partecipare alle attività associative.
… (Art. 23)
Political Rights and Association
- English
(1) Every person in Tuvalu is entitled, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, religious beliefs or lack of religious beliefs, disability, or sex, to the following fundamental rights and freedoms: -
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(g) freedom of assembly and association (see section 25);
... (Sec. 11)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe suffrage can be direct or indirect, in the conditions specified by the law. It is always universal, equal, and secret.
All the citizens of the Republic, of majority of both sexes, enjoying their civil and political rights, are electors.
The law favors the equal access of women and of men to the electoral mandates and elective functions. (Art. 3) - Arabicيكون الاقتراع مباشرا أو غير مباشر حسب الشّروط المنصوص عليها في القانون، و هو عام على الدّوام متساو و سريّ.
يعتبر ناخبا كل من بلغ سنّ الرّشد من مواطني الجمهورية، ذكرا أو أنثى و يتمتّع بحقوقه المدنيّة و السّياسية.
يحبذ القانون الوصول المتكافي للمرأة والرجل إلى الولايات والوظائف الانتخابية. (المادّة 3) - FrenchLe suffrage peut être direct ou indirect, dans les conditions prévues par la loi. Il est toujours universel, égal et secret.
Sont électeurs tous les citoyens de la République, majeurs des deux sexes, jouissant de leurs droits civils et politiques.
La loi favorise l’égal accès des femmes et des hommes aux mandats électoraux et fonctions électives. (Art. 3)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe following are rights of citizens:
1. To elect to and be eligible for posts established by the present Constitution;
2. To decide on matters that are proposed to them by referendum;
… (Art. 22) - SpanishSon derechos de ciudadanas y ciudadanos:
1) Elegir y ser elegibles para los cargos que establece la presente Constitución;
2) Decidir sobre los asuntos que se les propongan mediante referendo;
… (Art. 22)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe persons in possession of political rights have the right to equal, direct, secret and publicly scrutinized universal suffrage, in conformity with the following provisions:
1. Voting shall be mandatory for persons over eighteen years of age. Detained persons who have not been convicted and sentenced shall exercise their right to vote.
2. Voting shall be optional for persons between sixteen and eighteen years of age, elderly persons over sixty-five years of age, Ecuadorians who live abroad, members of the Armed Forces and National Police Force, and persons with disabilities. (Art. 62) - SpanishLas personas en goce de derechos políticos tienen derecho al voto universal, igual, directo, secreto y escrutado públicamente, de conformidad con las siguientes disposiciones:
1. El voto será obligatorio para las personas mayores de dieciocho años. Ejercerán su derecho al voto las personas privadas de libertad sin sentencia condenatoria ejecutoriada.
2. El voto será facultativo para las personas entre dieciséis y dieciocho años de edad, las mayores de sesenta y cinco años, las ecuatorianas y ecuatorianos que habitan en el exterior, los integrantes de las Fuerzas Armadas y Policía Nacional, y las personas con discapacidad. (Art. 62)
Political Rights and Association
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(1) The National Council is elected by the federal people in accordance with the principles of proportional representation on the basis of equal, direct, personal, free and secret suffrage by men and women who have completed their sixteenth year of life on the day of election.
… (Art. 26) - German
(1) Der Nationalrat wird vom Bundesvolk auf Grund des gleichen, unmittelbaren, persönlichen, freien und geheimen Wahlrechtes der Männer und Frauen, die am Wahltag das 16. Lebensjahr vollendet haben, nach den Grundsätzen der Verhältniswahl gewählt.
… (Art. 26)
Political Rights and Association
- English
Suffrage is universal, equal and secret. Within the conditions determined by the law, all Beninese nationals of the two sexes having attained eighteen years of age and enjoying their civil and political rights[,] are electors. (Art. 6)
- French
Le suffrage est universel, égal et secret. Sont électeurs, dans les conditions déterminées par la loi, tous les nationaux béninois des deux sexes âgés de dix huit ans révolus et jouissant de leurs droits civils et politiques. (Art. 6)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe State recognizes and guarantees the freedom of movement, the freedoms of association, assembly, procession and manifestation within the conditions defined by the law. (Art. 32)
- FrenchL'Etat reconnaît et garantit la liberté d'aller et venir, les libertés d'association, de réunion, de cortège et de manifestation dans les conditions définies par la loi. (Art. 32)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishWomen’s participation in the various management and decision-making processes, whether private, public or state, shall be encouraged and facilitated by laws enacted for that purpose or otherwise. (Art. 29)