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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Guatemala
- EnglishThe following are the rights and duties of the citizens:
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d. To opt for public offices [cargos]
… (Art. 136) - SpanishSon derechos y deberes de los ciudadanos:
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d) Optar a cargos públicos;
… (Art. 136)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Syrian Arab Republic
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2. Citizens shall be equal in assuming the functions of public service, and the law shall determine the conditions of assuming such functions and the rights and duties assigned to them. (Art. 26) - Arabic...
2المواطنون متساوون في تولي وظائف الخدمة العامة، ويحدد القانون شروط توليھا وحقوق وواجبات المكلفين بھ ا. (المادّة 26)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Eswatini
- English(1) Women have the right to equal treatment with men and that right shall include equal opportunities in political, economic and social activities.
… (Sec. 28)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Mexico
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The law will establish the form and procedures through open contest for the composition of the jurisdictional organs, observing the principle of parity of gender.
… (Art. 94) - Spanish…
La ley establecerá la forma y procedimientos mediante concursos abiertos para la integración de los órganos jurisdiccionales, observando el principio de paridad de género.
… (Art. 94)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Uzbekistan
- EnglishThe state shall safeguard the rights and lawful interests of public associations, and provide them with equal legal possibilities for participating in public life. … (Art. 58)
- UzbekDavlat jamoat birlashmalarining huquqlari va qonuniy manfaatlariga rioya etilishini ta’minlaydi, ularga ijtimoiy hayotda ishtirok etish uchun teng huquqiy imkoniyatlar yaratib beradi. … (58-modda)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Guinea-Bissau
- 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)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Saint Lucia
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of subsections (4), (5) and (7), no law shall make any provision that is discriminatory either of itself or in its effect.
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(3) In this section, the expression “discriminatory” means affording different treatment to different persons attributable wholly or mainly to their respective descriptions by sex, race, place of origin, political opinions, colour or creed whereby persons of one such description are subjected to disabilities or restrictions to which persons of another such description are not made subject or are accorded privileges or advantages which are not accorded to persons of another such description.
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(5) Nothing contained in any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of subsection (1) to the extent that it makes provision with respect to standards or qualifications (not being standards or qualifications specifically relating to sex, race, place of origin, political opinions, colour or creed) to be required of any person who is appointed to or to act in any office or employment.
… (Sec. 13)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Finland
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Democracy entails the right of the individual to participate in and influence the development of society and his or her living conditions.
… (Sec. 2) - Finnish…
Kansanvaltaan sisältyy yksilön oikeus osallistua ja vaikuttaa yhteiskunnan ja elinympäristönsä kehittämiseen.
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Till demokratin hör att den enskilde har rätt att ta del i och påverka samhällets och livsmiljöns utveckling.
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Malawi
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2. Any law that discriminates against women on the basis of gender or marital status shall be invalid and legislation shall be passed to eliminate customs and practices that discriminate against women, particularly practices such as—
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b. discrimination in work, business and public affairs;
… (Sec. 24)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Bahrain
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b. The State guarantees reconciling the duties of women towards the family with their work in society, and their equality with men in political, social, cultural, and economic spheres without breaching the provisions of Islamic canon law (Shari’a).
… (Art. 5) - Arabic…
ب - تكفل الدولة التوفيق بين واجبات المرأة نحو الأسرة وعملها في المجتمع، ومساواتها بالرجال في ميادين الحياة السياسية والاجتماعية والثـقافية والاقـتصادية دون إخلال بأحكام الشريعة الإسلامية.
(المادّة 5) …