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Marriage and Family Life
Kenya
- English(1) Every child has the right
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(e) to parental care and protection, which includes equal responsibility of the mother and father to provide for the child, whether they are married to each other or not;
… (Art. 53) - Swahili(1) Kila mtoto ana haki
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(e) ya malezi na ulinzi wa wazazi, ambayo hujumuisha jukumu sawa la mama na baba kumhudumia mtoto, iwe wameoana au la;
… (Kifungu cha 53)
Marriage and Family Life
Colombia
- EnglishThe State recognizes, without any discrimination, the primacy of the inalienable rights of the person and protects the family as the basic institution of the society. (Art. 5)
- SpanishEl Estado reconoce, sin discriminación alguna, la primacía de los derechos inalienables de la persona y ampara a la familia como institución básica de la sociedad. (Art. 5)
Marriage and Family Life
Timor-Leste
- EnglishWomen and men shall have the same rights and duties in all areas of family, political, economic, social and cultural life. (Sec. 17)
- TetumFeto no mane iha direitu no obrigasaun hanesan iha moris família, kulturál, sosiál, ekonómiku no polítiku nia laran. (Art. 17)
- PortugueseA mulher e o homem têm os mesmos direitos e obrigações em todos os domínios da vida familiar, cultural, social, económica e política. (Art. 17)
Marriage and Family Life
Ukraine
- EnglishNo one shall be subject to interference in his or her personal and family life, except when such interference is stipulated by the Constitution of Ukraine.
… (Art. 32) - UkrainianНіхто не може зазнавати втручання в його особисте і сімейне життя, крім випадків, передбачених Конституцією України.
… (Стаття 32)
Marriage and Family Life
Uruguay
- English… Every parent or guardian has the right to select the teachers or institutions he desires for the education of his children or wards. (Art. 68)
- Spanish… Todo padre o tutor tiene derecho a elegir, para la enseñanza de sus hijos o pupilos, los maestros e instituciones que desee. (Art. 68)
Marriage and Family Life
Malawi
- EnglishThe State shall actively promote the welfare and development of the people of Malawi by progressively adopting and implementing policies and legislation aimed at achieving the following goals—
a. Gender Equality
To obtain gender equality through—
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iii. the implementation of policies to address social issues such as domestic violence, security of the person, lack of maternity benefits, economic exploitation and rights to property.
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i. The Family
To recognize and protect the family as a fundamental and vital social unit.
… (Sec. 13)
Marriage and Family Life
Cuba
- EnglishMaternity and paternity are protected by the State.
Mothers and fathers have essential responsibilities and roles in the holistic education and upbringing them as citizens with moral, ethical, and civic values in correspondence with life within our socialist society.
Mothers and fathers or other relatives by blood or marriage who perform the roles of guardianship and caretakers have the duty to feed children and adolescents, respect and guarantee the full exercise of their rights, protect them from all types of violence, and contribute actively to the holistic development of their personality.
Children, in turn, are obligated to respect, care for, and protect their mothers, fathers, and other relatives, in accordance with that which is established by law. (Art. 84) - SpanishLa maternidad y la paternidad son protegidas por el Estado.
Las madres y los padres tienen responsabilidades y funciones esenciales en la educación y formación integral de las nuevas generaciones en los valores morales, éticos y cívicos, en correspondencia con la vida en nuestra sociedad socialista.
Las madres y los padres u otros parientes consanguíneos o afines que cumplan funciones de guarda y cuidado tienen el deber de dar alimentos a niñas, niños y adolescentes, respetar y garantizar el pleno ejercicio de sus derechos, protegerlos de todos los tipos de violencia y contribuir activamente al desarrollo pleno de su personalidad.
Los hijos, a su vez, están obligados a respetar, atender y proteger a sus madres, padres y otros parientes, conforme con lo establecido en la ley. (Art. 84)
Marriage and Family Life
Uzbekistan
- EnglishChildren shall be equal before law regardless of the origin and civic status of parents.
Motherhood and childhood shall be protected by the state. (Art. 65) - UzbekFarzandlar ota-onalarning nasl-nasabidan va fuqarolik holatidan qat’i nazar, qonun oldida tengdirlar.
Onalik va bolalik davlat tomonidan muhofaza qilinadi. (65-modda)
Marriage and Family Life
New Zealand
- EnglishFor the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that preferential treatment granted by reason of—
(a) a woman’s pregnancy or childbirth; or
(b) a person’s responsibility for part-time care or full-time care of children or other dependants— shall not constitute a breach of this Part. (Human Rights Act 1993, Sec. 74)
Marriage and Family Life
Armenia
- EnglishThe main objectives of state policy in the economic, social, and cultural spheres shall be:
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5. To promote the birth rate and the having of many children;
… (Art. 86) - ArmenianՏնտեսական, սոցիալական և մշակութային ոլորտներում պետության քաղաքականության հիմնական նպատակներն են`
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5) ծնելիության և բազմազավակության խթանումը.
… (Հոդված 86)