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Political Rights and Association
- English
All persons are equal before the law, without any distinction whatsoever, Brazilians and foreigners residing in the country being ensured of inviolability of the right to life, to liberty, to equality, to security and to property, on the following terms:
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XVII – freedom of association for lawful purposes is fully guaranteed, any paramilitary association being forbidden;
… (Art. 5) - Portuguese
Todos são iguais perante a lei, sem distinção de qualquer natureza, garantindo-se aos brasileiros e aos estrangeiros residentes no País a inviolabilidade do direito à vida, à liberdade, à igualdade, à segurança e à propriedade, nos termos seguintes:
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XVII - é plena a liberdade de associação para fins lícitos, vedada a de caráter paramilitar;
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Political Rights and Association
- English(1) Only citizens other than citizens who have dual citizenship may-
(a) vote in elections for, or hold, elective public offices;
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Political Rights and Association
- EnglishKhmer citizens of both sexes have the right to participate actively in the political, economic, social and cultural life of the nation.
… (Art. 35) - Khmerប្រជាពលដ្ឋខ្មែរទាំងពីរភេទ មានសិទ្ធិចូលរួមយ៉ាងសកម្ម ក្នុងជីវភាពនយោបាយ សេដ្ឋកិច្ច សង្គមកិច្ច និងវប្បធម៌របស់ប្រទេសជាតិ។
... (មាត្រា ៣៥)
Political Rights and Association
- English
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All nationals of the two sexes enjoying the exercise of their civil and political rights are electors within the conditions determined by the law. The quality of [being] elector is lost only by a decision of justice becoming definitive. (Art. 5) - French
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Sont électeurs dans les conditions déterminées par la loi tous les nationaux des deux sexes jouissant de l’exercice de leurs droits civils et politiques. La qualité d'électeur ne se perd que par une décision de justice devenue définitive. (Art. 5)