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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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A. For the exercise of the right of the access to information, the Federation and the federative entities, within the domain [ámbito] of their respective competences, will be governed by the following principles and bases:
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VIII.
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The guarantor organ [organismo] has competence to take cognizance of the matters relating to the access to public information and the protection of personal data from any authority, entity, organ [órgano] or organ [organismo] that is a part of one [alguno] of the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Powers, autonomous organs [órganos], political parties, public trusts [fideicomisos] and funds, as well as from any natural [física] [or] legal [moral] person or trade-union that receives and exercises public resources or realizes acts of authority in the federal domain [ámbito];
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In the formation of the guarantor organ[,] the equity of gender will be provided for [se procurará].
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A. Para el ejercicio del derecho de acceso a la información, la Federación y las entidades federativas, en el ámbito de sus respectivas competencias, se regirán por los siguientes principios y bases:
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VIII.
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El organismo garante tiene competencia para conocer de los asuntos relacionados con el acceso a la información pública y la protección de datos personales de cualquier autoridad, entidad, órgano u organismo que forme parte de alguno de los Poderes Legislativo, Ejecutivo y Judicial, órganos autónomos, partidos políticos, fideicomisos y fondos públicos, así como de cualquier persona física, moral o sindicatos que reciba y ejerza recursos públicos o realice actos de autoridad en el ámbito federal;
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En la conformación del organismo garante se procurará la equidad de género.
... (Art. 6)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishNo agent of the public administration or of the judicial apparatus of the State may benefit from a treatment of favor nor be made the object of partial treatment on the sole motive of their sex, of their ethnic or regional origin or of their political affiliation. (Art. 150)
- KirundiNta mukozi wa Leta canke uwo mu gisata kijejwe guca imanza yofatwa neza gusumba abandi canke ngo arenganywe bafatiye gusa ku gitsina, ubwoko, intara canke umugambwe arimwo. (Ingingo ya 150)
- FrenchAucun agent de l’administration publique ou de l’appareil judiciaire de l’Etat ne peut bénéficier d’un traitement de faveur ni faire l’objet d’un traitement partial au seul motif de son sexe, de son origine ethnique et régional ou de son appartenance politique. (Art. 150)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishPalestinians shall have the right to participate in political life, both individually and in groups. They shall have the following rights in particular:
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4. To hold public office and positions, in accordance with the principle of equal opportunities.
… (Art. 26) - Arabicللفلسطينيين حق المشاركة في الحياة السياسية أفرادا وجماعات ولهم على وجه الخصوص الحقوق الآتية:
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4- تقلد المناصب والوظائف العامة على قاعدة تكافؤ الفرص.
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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Every person has the right:
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17. To participate, in individually or associated form, in the political, economic, social and cultural life of the Nation.
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Toda persona tiene derecho:
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17. A participar, en forma individual o asociada, en la vida política, económica, social y cultural de la Nación.
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishThe right of the people and their organizations to effective and reasonable participation at all levels of social, political, and economic decision-making shall not be abridged. The State shall, by law, facilitate the establishment of adequate consultation mechanisms. (Art. XIII, Sec. 16)
- FilipinoHindi dapat bawalan ang karapatan ng sambayanan at ng kanilang mga organisasyon sa mabisa at makatwirang pakikilahok sa lahat ng mga antas ng pagpapasiyang panlipunan, pampulitika, at pangkabuhayan. Dapat padaliin ng Estado, sa pamamagitan ng batas, ang pagtatatag ng sapat na mga pamamaraan sa pakikipagsanggunian. (Art. XIII, Seksyon 16)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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e. Participation in the sense of citizenship during the construction, the expansion and the maintenance of a just society;
… (Art. 4) - DutchDe zorg van de Staat is gericht op:
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e. de participatie bij de beleving van het burgerschap bij de opbouw, de uitbouw en de instandhouding van een rechtvaardige samenleving;
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishNo Congolese person may, in matters of education or of access to public functions or any other matter, be subject to a discriminatory measure, that results from the law or from an act of the executive, for reason of his religion, of his family origin, of his social condition, of his residence, of his opinion or political convictions, or his belonging to a certain race, to an ethnicity, to a tribe, [or] to a cultural or linguistic minority. (Art. 13)
- FrenchAucun Congolais ne peut, en matière d’éducation et d’accès aux fonctions publiques ni en aucune autre matière, faire l’objet d’une mesure discriminatoire, qu’elle résulte de la loi ou d’un acte de l’exécutif, en raison de sa religion, de son origine familiale, de sa condition sociale, de sa résidence, de ses opinions ou de ses convictions politiques, de son appartenance à une race, à une ethnie, à une tribu, à une minorité culturelle ou linguistique. (Art. 13)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishNational reform under this Chapter must be carried out to achieve the following objectives:
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3. the people are happy, have good quality of life, and participate in development of the country and democratic regime of government with the King as Head of State. (Sec. 257) - Thaiการปฏิรูปประเทศตามหมวดนี้ต้องดําเนินการเพื่อบรรลุเป้าหมายดังต่อไปนี้
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(๓) ประชาชนมีความสุข มีคุณภาพชีวิตที่ดี และมีส่วนร่วมในการพัฒนาประเทศและการปกครองในระบอบประชาธิปไตยอันมีพระมหากษัตริย์ทรงเป็นประมุข (มาตรา ๒๕๗)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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(2) Women shall have equal rights with men in all spheres of the State and of public life.
… (Art. 28) - Bengali…
(২) রাষ্ট্র ও গণজীবনের সর্বস্তরে নারী পুরুষের সমান অধিকার লাভ করিবেন।
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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7. Government shall ensure the participation of women in equality with men in all economic and social development endeavors.
… (Art. 89) - Amharic…
7. መንግሥት በሀገር ኢኮኖሚያዊና ማኅበራዊ ልማት እንቅስቃሴ ውስጥ ሴቶች ከወንዶች ጋር በእኩልነት የሚሳተፉበትን ሁኔታ የማመቻቸት ኃላፊነት አለበት፡፡
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