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Indigenous Peoples
Guyana
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of this article -
(a) no law shall make any provision that is discriminatory either of itself or in its effect; and
(b) no person shall be treated in a discriminatory manner by any person acting by virtue of any written law or in the performance of the functions of any public office or any public authority.
(2) In this article the expression ‘discriminatory’ means affording different treatment to different persons attributable wholly or mainly to their or their parents’ or guardians’ respective descriptions by race, place of origin, political opinion, colour, creed, age, disability, marital status, sex, gender, language, birth, social class, pregnancy, religion, conscience, belief or culture whereby persons of one such description are subjected to disabilities or restrictions to which other persons of the same or another such description are not made subject or are accorded privileges or advantages which are not afforded to persons of another such description.
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(6) Nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of this article to the extent that the law in question makes provision -
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(c) for the protection, well-being or advancement of the Amerindians of Guyana.
… (Art. 149)
Indigenous Peoples
Singapore
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(2) The Government shall exercise its functions in such manner as to recognise the special position of the Malays, who are the indigenous people of Singapore, and accordingly it shall be the responsibility of the Government to protect, safeguard, support, foster and promote their political, educational, religious, economic, social and cultural interests and the Malay language. (Art. 152)
Indigenous Peoples
Panama
- EnglishAboriginal languages shall be the object of special study, conservation and dissemination. The State shall promote programs of bilingual literacy in indigenous communities. (Art. 88)
- SpanishLas lenguas aborígenes serán objeto de especial estudio, conservación y divulgación y el Estado promoverá programas de alfabetización bilingüe en las comunidades indígenas. (Art. 88)
Indigenous Peoples
New Zealand
- EnglishHER MAJESTY VICTORIA Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland regarding with Her Royal Favour the Native Chiefs and Tribes of New Zealand and anxious to protect their just Rights and Property and to secure to them the enjoyment of Peace and Good Order has deemed it necessary in consequence of the great number of Her Majesty's Subjects who have already settled in New Zealand and the rapid extension of Emigration both from Europe and Australia which is still in progress to constitute and appoint a functionary properly authorized to treat with the Aborigines of New Zealand for the recognition of Her Majesty's Sovereign authority over the whole or any part of those islands …
(Treaty of Waitangi, Preamble)
Indigenous Peoples
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- EnglishExploitation by the State of the natural resources in native habitats shall be carried out without harming the cultural, social and economic integrity of such habitats, and likewise subject to prior information and consultation with the native communities concerned. Profits from such exploitation by the native peoples are subject to the Constitution and the law. (Art. 120)
- SpanishEl aprovechamiento de los recursos naturales en los hábitats indígenas por parte del Estado se hará sin lesionar la integridad cultural, social y económica de los mismos e, igualmente, está sujeto a previa información y consulta a las comunidades indígenas respectivas. Los beneficios de este aprovechamiento por parte de los pueblos indígenas están sujetos a la Constitución y a la ley. (Art. 120)
Indigenous Peoples
Central African Republic
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The State assures the reinforced protection of the rights of the minorities, of the autochthonous peoples, and of handicapped persons.
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L’Etat assure la protection renforcée des droits des minorités, des peuples autochtones, et des personnes handicapées.
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Indigenous Peoples
Kenya
- EnglishThe following principles shall guide all aspects of public finance in the Republic
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(b) the public finance system shall promote an equitable society, and in particular—
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(iii) expenditure shall promote the equitable development of the country, including by making special provision for marginalised groups and areas;
… (Art. 201) - SwahiliKanuni zifuatazo zitaongoza nyanja zote za fedha za umma katika Jamhuri
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(b) mfumo wa fedha za umma utaimarisha jamii yenye usawa, na hususani-
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(iii) matumizi yataimarisha maendeleo sawa ya nchi, ikiwa ni pamoja na kutunga sheria maalumu kwa ajili ya makundi na maeneo ya pembezoni;
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Indigenous Peoples
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- EnglishI. The nations and the rural native indigenous peoples that are in danger of extinction, in voluntary isolation and not in contact, shall be protected and respected with respect to their forms of individual and collective life.
II. The nations and the rural native indigenous peoples that live in isolation and out of contact enjoy the right to maintain themselves in that condition, and to the legal definition and consolidation of the territory which they occupy and inhabit. (Art. 31) - SpanishI. Las naciones y pueblos indígena originarios en peligro de extinción, en situación de aislamiento voluntario y no contactados, serán protegidos y respetados en sus formas de vida individual y colectiva.
II. Las naciones y pueblos indígenas en aislamiento y no contactados gozan del derecho a mantenerse en esa condición, a la delimitación y consolidación legal del territorio que ocupan y habitan. (Art. 31)
Indigenous Peoples
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- EnglishI. The Departmental Assembly shall be composed of members elected by universal, direct, free, secret and obligatory vote; and by members elected by the nations and rural native indigenous peoples, in accordance with their own norms and procedures.
II. The law shall determine the general criteria for the election of members of the departmental assemblies, taking into account population, territorial, cultural identity and linguistic representation when there are rural native indigenous minorities, and parity and alternation of gender. The Statutes of Autonomy shall define its application in accordance with the specific reality and conditions of its jurisdiction. (Art. 278) - SpanishI. La Asamblea Departamental estará compuesta por asambleístas departamentales, elegidas y elegidos por votación universal, directa, libre, secreta y obligatoria; y por asambleístas departamentales elegidos por las naciones y pueblos indígena originario campesinos, de acuerdo a sus propias normas y procedimientos.
II. La Ley determinará los criterios generales para la elección de asambleístas departamentales, tomando en cuenta representación poblacional, territorial, de identidad cultural y lingüística cuando son minorías indígena originario campesinas, y paridad y alternancia de género. Los Estatutos Autonómicos definirán su aplicación de acuerdo a la realidad y condiciones específicas de su jurisdicción. (Art. 278)
Indigenous Peoples
Brazil
- EnglishThe National Government shall guarantee to all full exercise of cultural rights and access to sources of national culture, and shall support and grant incentives for appreciation and diffusion of cultural expression.
§1°. The National Government shall protect expressions of popular, indigenous and Afro-Brazilian cultures and those of other participant groups in the process of national civilization.
… (Art. 215) - PortugueseO Estado garantirá a todos o pleno exercício dos direitos culturais e acesso às fontes da cultura nacional, e apoiará e incentivará a valorização e a difusão das manifestações culturais.
§ 1º O Estado protegerá as manifestações das culturas populares, indígenas e afro-brasileiras, e das de outros grupos participantes do processo civilizatório nacional.
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