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Education
Nepal
- English…
(2) Provision of free education with scholarship, from primary to higher education, shall be made by law for the Dalit students. Special provision shall be made by law for the Dalit in technical and vocational education.
… (Art. 40) - Nepali…
(२) दलित विद्यार्थीलाई प्राथमिकदेखि उच्च शिक्षासम्म कानून बमोजिम छात्रवृत्ति सहित निःशुल्क शिक्षाको व्यवस्था गरिनेछ । प्राविधिक र व्यावसायिक उच्च शिक्षामा दलितका लागि कानून बमोजिम विशेष व्यवस्था गरिनेछ ।
… (धारा ४०)
Education
Angola
- English1. Unless authorisation is granted to the Executive to do so, the National Assembly shall have relative competence for legislating on the following matters:
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i) The basic elements of the national education,
… (Art. 165) - Portuguese1. À Assembleia Nacional compete legislar com reserva relativa, salvo autorização concedida ao Executivo, sobre as seguintes matérias:
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i) Bases dos sistemas nacionais de ensino,
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Education
Guyana
- EnglishFormal education is compulsory up to the age of fifteen years. (Art. 38E)
Education
Saudi Arabia
- EnglishEducation aims at the inculcation of the Islamic creed in the young generation and the development of their knowledge and skills so that they may become useful members of society who love their homeland and take pride in its history. (Basic Law, Art. 13)
- Arabicيهدف التعليم إلى غرس العقيدة الإسلامية في نفوس النشء، وإكسابهم المعارف والمهارات، وتهيئتهم ليكونوا أعضاء نافعين في بناء مجتمعهم، محبين لوطنهم، معتزين بتاريخه. (النظام الأساسي، المادة، 13)
Education
Chad
- EnglishEvery citizen has the right to education [instruction].
Public education [enseignement] is secular and gratuitous.
Basic [fondamental] education are civic service are obligatory.
Private education is recognized and is exercised within the conditions defined by the law. (Art. 38) - Arabicالتعليم حق لكل مواطن.
التعليم الرسمي علماني ومجاني،
والتعليم الأساسي والخدمة المدنية إلزاميان.
التعليم الخاص معترف به ويمارس وفق الشروط التي حددها القانون. (المادة 38) - FrenchTout citoyen a droit à l'instruction.
L'enseignement public fondamental est laïc et gratuit.
L'enseignement fondamental et le service civique sont obligatoires.
L'enseignement privé est reconnu et s'exerce dans les conditions définies par la loi. (Art. 38)
Education
Honduras
- EnglishNo educational establishment may provide education of a quality below the level established by law. (Art. 158)
- SpanishNingún centro educativo podrá ofrecer conocimientos de calidad inferior a los del nivel que le corresponde conforme a la Ley. (Art. 158)
Education
Turkmenistan
- English... Parents and substitute parents shall have the right and obligation to raise the children, care for their health, development, education, prepare them for work, and impart to them the culture of respect for the law, historical and national traditions. ... (Art. 40)
- Russian… Родители или заменяющие их лица имеют право и обязаны воспитывать детей, заботиться об их здоровье, развитии, обучении, готовить их к труду, прививать им культуру уважения к законам, историческим и национальным традициям. … (Статья 40)
- Turkmen... Ata-eneler ýa-da olaryň ornuny tutýan adamlar çagalaryny terbiýelemäge, olaryň saglygy, ösüşi, okuwy barada alada etmäge, olary zähmete taýýarlamaga, kanunlara, taryhy we milli däp-dessurlara hormat goýmak medeniýetini olaryň aňyna ornaşdyrmaga hukuklydyrlar we borçludyrlar. … (40-nji madda.)
Education
Viet Nam
- EnglishCitizens have the right, as well as the obligation, to learn. (Art. 39)
- VietnameseCông dân có quyền và nghĩa vụ học tập. (Điều 39)
Education
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- EnglishEducation is free.
It is nevertheless subject to the supervision of the public powers, under the conditions established by the law.
All persons have access to establishments of national education, without discrimination of place of origin, of race, of religion, of sex, of political or philosophical opinions, of their physical, mental or sensorial state in accordance with their capacities.
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The public authorities have the duty to promote and to assure, through teaching, education and diffusion, the respect of the rights of man, of the fundamental freedoms and of the duties of the citizens provided by this Constitution.
The public powers have the duty to assure the diffusion and the teaching of the Constitution, the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man, the African Charter of the Rights of Man and of Peoples, as well as all the duly ratified regional and international conventions concerning the rights of man and to international humanitarian law.
… (Art. 45) - FrenchL’enseignement est libre.
Il est toutefois soumis à la surveillance des pouvoirs publics, dans les conditions fixées par la loi.
Toute personne a accès aux établissements d’enseignement national, sans discrimination de lieu d’origine, de race, de religion, de sexe, d’opinions politiques ou philosophiques, de son état physique, mental ou sensoriel, selon ses capacités.
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Les pouvoirs publics ont le devoir de promouvoir et d’assurer, par l’enseignement, l’éducation et la diffusion, le respect des droits de l’homme, des libertés fondamentales et des devoirs du citoyen énoncés dans la présente Constitution.
Les pouvoirs publics ont le devoir d’assurer la diffusion et l’enseignement de la Constitution, de la Déclaration universelle des droits de l’homme, de la Charte africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples, ainsi que de toutes les conventions régionales et internationales relatives aux droits de l’homme et au droit international humanitaire dûment ratifiées.
… (Art. 45)
Education
Paraguay
- EnglishElementary [básica] school education is obligatory. In the public schools it will have a gratuitous character. The State shall promote middle, technical, agricultural, industrial, and superior or university teaching, as well as scientific and technological research.
The organization of the educational system is an essential responsibility of the State, with the participation of the different educational communities. This system will include the public and private sectors, as well as the school and extracurricular areas [ámbito]. (Art. 76) - SpanishLa educación escolar básica es obligatoria. En las escuelas públicas tendrá carácter gratuito. El Estado fomentará la enseñanza media, técnica, agropecuaria, industrial y la superior o universitaria, así como la investigación científica y tecnológica.
La organización del sistema educativo es responsabilidad esencial del Estado, con la participación de las distintas comunidades educativas. Este sistema abarcará a los sectores públicos y privados, así como al ámbito escolar y extraescolar. (Art. 76)