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Obligations of the State
Namibia
- EnglishWhereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is indispensable for freedom, justice and peace;
Whereas the said rights include the right of the individual to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, regardless of race, colour, ethnic origin, sex, religion, creed or social or economic status;
Whereas the said rights are most effectively maintained and protected in a democratic society, where the government is responsible to freely elected representatives of the people, operating under a sovereign constitution and a free and independent judiciary;
… (Preamble)
Obligations of the State
Turkmenistan
- EnglishIn Turkmenistan, the people shall be the highest value of the society and the state.
Protection, support and service to people shall be the main goals of state authorities. The state shall be responsible for every citizen and shall create conditions for free development of an individual, protect the life, honour, dignity and freedom, personal inviolability, natural and inalienable rights of a citizen. … (Art. 4) - RussianВ Туркменистане наивысшей ценностью общества и государства является человек. Защита, поддержка человека и служение ему являются главными задачами органов государственной власти.
Государство ответственно перед каждым гражданином и обеспечивает создание условий для свободного развития личности, защищает жизнь, честь, достоинство, свободу, личную неприкосновенность, естественные и неотчуждаемые права гражданина. … (Статья 4) - TurkmenTürkmenistanda jemgyýetiň we döwletiň iň ýokary gymmatlygy adamdyr. Adamy goramak, goldamak we oňa hyzmat etmek döwlet häkimiýet edaralarynyň baş wezipeleridir.
Döwlet her bir raýatynyň öňünde jogapkärdir we şahsyýetiň erkin ösmegi üçin şertleriň döredilmegini üpjün edýär, raýatyň janyny, at-abraýyny, mertebesini, azatlygyny, şahsy eldegrilmesizligini, tebigy we aýrybaşgalanmaz hukuklaryny goraýar. … (4-nji madda)
Obligations of the State
Burundi
- English[The following] are of the domain of the law:
1° The fundamental guarantees and obligations of the citizen:
– safeguard of the individual freedom;
– protection of the public freedoms;
… (Art. 164) - KirundiIbitegerezwa kuringanizwa n’amabwirizwa ni ibi :
1° Ivyubahiriza umunyagihugu n’ivyo asabwa ngenderwako :
– kwubahiriza ukwishira n’ukwizana kwa zina muntu ;
– gukingira ukwishira n’ukwizana kw’abanyagihugu ;
… (Ingingo ya 164) - FrenchSont du domaine de la loi :
1° Les garanties et obligations fondamentales du citoyen :
- sauvegarde de la liberté individuelle;
- protection des libertés publiques ;
… (Art. 164)