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Marriage and Family Life
Cabo Verde
- English1. Fathers and mothers must render assistance to children born in or out of wedlock, particularly with respect to their feeding, maintenance and upbringing.
2. Fathers and mothers shall have the right to protection by the society and by the State as regards the realization of their irreplaceable role in relation to children.
3. Fatherhood and motherhood shall constitute eminent social values. (Art. 89) - Portuguese1. Os pais e as mães devem prestar assistência aos filhos nascidos dentro e fora do casamento, nomeadamente quanto à sua alimentação, guarda e educação.
2. Os pais e as mães têm direito à protecção da sociedade e do Estado na realização da sua insubstituível acção em relação aos filhos.
3. A paternidade e a maternidade constituem valores sociais eminentes. (Art. 89)
Marriage and Family Life
Tanzania, United Republic of
- English(1) Every person is entitled to respect and protection of his person, the privacy of his own person, his family and of his matrimonial life, and respect and protection of his residence and private communications.
… (Art. 16)
Marriage and Family Life
Kazakhstan
- English1. Everyone shall have the right to inviolability of private life, personal or family secrets, protection of honor and dignity.
… (Art. 18) - Kazak1. Әркiмнiң жеке өмiрiне қол сұғылмауына, өзiнiң және отбасының құпиясы болуына, ар-намысы мен абыройлы атының қорғалуына құқығы бар.
… (18-бап)
Marriage and Family Life
Cambodia
- English...
Men and women have equal rights in all fields, especially with respect to those of marriage and family.
Marriage shall be done according to the conditions set by the law and based on the principles of mutual consent and monogamy. (Art. 45) - Khmer...
បុរសនិងស្ត្រីមានសិទ្ធិស្មើគ្នាក្នុងគ្រប់វិស័យទាំងអស់ ជាពិសេសក្នុងអាពាហ៍ពិពាហ៍ និងគ្រួសារ។
អាពាហ៍ពិពាហ៍ ត្រូវធ្វើតាមលក្ខខណ្ឌដែលមានចែងក្នុង ច្បាប់ និងតាមគោលការណ៍ស្ម័គ្រចិត្ត ប្តីមួយ ប្រពន្ធមួយ។ (មាត្រា ៤៥)
Marriage and Family Life
Montenegro
- EnglishEveryone shall have the right to health protection.
A child, a pregnant woman, an elderly person and a person with disability shall have the right to health protection from public revenues, if they do not exercise this right on some other grounds. (Art. 69) - MontenegrinSvako ima pravo na zdravstvenu zaštitu.
Dijete, trudnica, staro lice i lice sa invaliditetom imaju pravo na zdravstvenu zaštitu iz javnih prihoda, ako to pravo ne ostvaruju po nekom drugom osnovu. (Član 69)
Marriage and Family Life
Côte d’Ivoire
- EnglishThe State is committed to guaranteeing the specific needs of vulnerable persons.
It takes the necessary measures to prevent the vulnerability of children, women, mothers, the elderly and persons with disabilities.
… (Art. 32) - FrenchL’Etat s’engage à garantir les besoins spécifiques des personnes vulnérables.
Il prend les mesures nécessaires pour prévenir la vulnérabilité des enfants, des femmes, des mères, des personnes âgées et des personnes en situation de handicap.
… (Art. 32)
Marriage and Family Life
Zimbabwe
- English…
(2) The State and all institutions and agencies of government at every level must endeavour to secure—
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(d) the implementation of measures such as family care that enable women to enjoy a real opportunity to work. (Sec. 24)
Marriage and Family Life
Maldives
- English(a) Children and young people are entitled to special protection and special assistance from the family, the community and the State […].
… (Art. 35) - Dhivehi(ހ) ޢާއިލާގެ ފަރާތުންނާއި ޖަމާއަތުގެ ފަރާތުންނާއި ދައުލަތުގެ ފަރާތުން ހާއްސަ އެހީތެރިކަމާއި ހާއްސަ ރައްކާތެރިކަން ލިބުމަކީ ކުޑަކުދީންނާއި ޅަފުރައިގެ ކުދީންނަށް ލިބިގެންވާ ޙައްޤެކެވެ.
... (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 35 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Marriage and Family Life
Portugal
- English1. Everyone is accorded the rights ... to protect the privacy of their personal and family life,
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2. The law shall lay down effective guarantees against the improper procurement and misuse of information concerning persons and families and its procurement or use contrary to human dignity.
... (Art. 26) - Portuguese1. A todos são reconhecidos os direitos … à reserva da intimidade da vida privada e familiar,
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2. A lei estabelecerá garantias efectivas contra a obtenção e utilização abusivas, ou contrárias à dignidade humana, de informações relativas às pessoas e famílias.
... (Art. 26)