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Equality and Non-Discrimination
Bulgaria
- EnglishWe, the Members of the Seventh Grand National Assembly, guided by our desire to express the will of the people of Bulgaria, by pledging our loyalty to the universal human values of liberty, peace, humanism, equality, justice and tolerance;
… (Preamble) - BulgarianНие, народните представители от Седмото Велико народно събрание, в стремежа си да изразим волята на българския народ,
като обявяваме верността си към общочовешките ценности: свобода, мир, хуманизъм, равенство, справедливост и търпимост;
… (Предисловие)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Burundi
- EnglishEvery person has the duty to respect their compatriots and to show them [leur témoigner] consideration, without any discrimination. (Art. 62)
- KirundiUmuntu wese ategerezwa kwubaha abo basangiye igihugu akabereka ko abasonera ata gukumira. (Ingingo ya 62)
- FrenchToute personne a le devoir de respecter ses compatriotes et de leur témoigner de la considération, sans discrimination aucune. (Art. 62)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Namibia
- EnglishThe State shall actively promote and maintain the welfare of the people by adopting, inter alia, policies aimed at the following:
(a) enactment of legislation to ensure equality of opportunity for women, to enable them to participate fully in all spheres of Namibian society;
… (Art. 95)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Panama
- EnglishAll Panamanians and aliens are equal before the Law, but the Law, for reasons of labor, health, morality, public security and national economy, may subject to special conditions, or may deny the exercise of specific activities to aliens in general. … (Art. 20)
- SpanishLos panameños y los extranjeros son iguales ante la Ley, pero ésta podrá, por razones de trabajo, de salubridad, moralidad, seguridad pública y economía nacional, subordinar a condiciones especiales o negar el ejercicio de determinadas actividades a los extranjeros en general. … (Art. 20)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Finland
- EnglishEveryone is equal before the law.
No one shall, without an acceptable reason, be treated differently from other persons on the ground of sex, age, origin, language, religion, conviction, opinion, health, disability or other reason that concerns his or her person.
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Equality of the sexes is promoted in societal activity and working life, especially in the determination of pay and the other terms of employment, as provided in more detail by an Act. (Sec. 6) - FinnishIhmiset ovat yhdenvertaisia lain edessä.
Ketään ei saa ilman hyväksyttävää perustetta asettaa eri asemaan sukupuolen, iän, alkuperän, kielen, uskonnon, vakaumuksen, mielipiteen, terveydentilan, vammaisuuden tai muun henkilöön liittyvän syyn perusteella.
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Sukupuolten tasa-arvoa edistetään yhteiskunnallisessa toiminnassa sekä työelämässä, erityisesti palkkauksesta ja muista palvelussuhteen ehdoista määrättäessä, sen mukaan kuin lailla tarkemmin säädetään. (6 §) - SwedishAlla är lika inför lagen.
Ingen får utan godtagbart skäl särbehandlas på grund av kön, ålder, ursprung, språk, religion, övertygelse, åsikt, hälsotillstånd eller handikapp eller av någon annan orsak som gäller hans eller hennes person.
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Jämställdhet mellan könen i samhällelig verksamhet och i arbetslivet främjas enligt vad som närmare bestäms genom lag, särskilt vad gäller lönesättning och andra anställningsvillkor. (6 §)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Comoros
- EnglishEvery individual has the duty to respect and to consider their fellow men [semblables] without discrimination of any kind, and to maintain with them relations of [a] nature to promote, to safeguard and to reinforce reciprocal respect and tolerance. (Art. 47)
- Arabicيتوجب على كل مواطن احترام واعتبار أخيه الإنسان دون تمييز من أي نوع، والحفاظ معه على علاقات طبيعية لتعزيز وحماية وتوطيد احترام وتسامح متبادلين. (المادة 47)
- FrenchTout individu a le devoir de respecter et de considérer ses semblables sans discrimination d'aucune sorte, et de maintenir avec eux des relations de nature à promouvoir, à sauvegarder et à renforcer le respect et la tolérance réciproques. (Art. 47)