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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Portugal
- English1. In performing their irreplaceable role in relation to their children, particularly as regards the children's education, fathers and mothers have the right to protection by society and the state, together with the guarantee of their own professional fulfilment and participation in civic life.
… (Art. 68) - Portuguese1. Os pais e as mães têm direito à protecção da sociedade e do Estado na realização da sua insubstituível acção em relação aos filhos, nomeadamente quanto à sua educação, com garantia de realização profissional e de participação na vida cívica do país.
… (Art. 68)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
South Africa
- English(1) The Public Protector and the members of any Commission established by this Chapter must be women or men who -
(a) are South African citizens;
(b) are fit and proper persons to hold the particular office; and
(c) comply with any other requirements prescribed by national legislation.
(2) The need for a Commission established by this Chapter7 to reflect broadly the race and gender composition of South Africa must be considered when members are appointed.
(3) The Auditor-General must be a woman or a man who is a South African citizen and a fit and proper person to hold that office. Specialised knowledge of, or experience in, auditing, state finances and public administration must be given due regard in appointing the Auditor-General.
(4) The President, on the recommendation of the National Assembly, must appoint the Public Protector, the Auditor-General and the members of -
(a) the South African Human Rights Commission;
(b) the Commission for Gender Equality; and
(c) the Electoral Commission.
… (Sec. 193)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
El Salvador
- EnglishAll Salvadorans [that are] older than eighteen years of age are citizens. (Art. 71)
- SpanishSon ciudadanos todos los salvadoreños mayores de dieciocho años. (Art. 71)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Switzerland
- English…
2 The Confederation shall legislate on the deployment of civil defence units in the event of disasters and emergencies.
3 It may declare civil defence service to be compulsory for men. For women, such service shall be voluntary.
… (Art. 61) - French...
2 La Confédération légifère sur l’intervention de la protection civile en cas de catastrophe et dans les situations d’urgence.
3 Elle peut déclarer le service de protection civile obligatoire pour les hommes. Les femmes peuvent s’engager à titre volontaire.
… (Art. 61) - German…
2 Der Bund erlässt Vorschriften über den Einsatz des Zivilschutzes bei Katastrophen und in Notlagen.
3 Er kann den Schutzdienst für Männer obligatorisch erklären. Für Frauen ist dieser Freiwillig.
… (Art. 61) - Italian...
2 La Confederazione emana prescrizioni sull’impiego della protezione civile in caso di catastrofi e in situazioni di emergenza. 3 Può dichiarare obbligatorio per gli uomini il servizio di protezione. Per le donne questo servizio è volontario.
… (Art. 61)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Iran, Islamic Republic of
- English…
Not only does woman recover thereby her momentous and precious function of motherhood, rearing of ideologically committed human beings, she also assumes a pioneering social role and becomes the fellow struggler of man in all vital areas of life, thus, she is given greater responsibility and in Islamic view, she is accorded higher value and dignity. (Woman in the Constitution, Preamble) - Persian…
زن در چنین برداشتی از واحد خانواده، از حالت (شئ بودن) و یا (ابزار کار بودن) در خدمت اشاعه مصرفزدگی و استثمار، خارج شده و ضمن بازیافتن وظیفه خطیر و پر ارج مادری در پرورش انسانهای مکتبی پیش آهنگ و خود همرزم مردان در میدانهای فعال حیات میباشد و در نتیجه پذیرای مسئولیتی خطیرتر و در دیدگاه اسلامی برخوردار از ارزش و کرامتی والاتر خواهد بود. (زن در قانون اساسی، مقدمه)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Haiti
- EnglishThe law shall regulate the civil service on the basis of aptitude, merit and conduct. It shall guarantee security of employment. (Art. 236-1)
- FrenchLa loi règlemente la Fonction Publique sur la base de l'aptitude, du mérite et de la discipline. Elle garantit la sécurité de l'emploi. (Art. 236.1)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Vanuatu
- EnglishThe Republic of Vanuatu, conscious of the importance of decentralisation to enable the people fully to participate in the government of their Provincial Government Region, shall enact legislation necessary to realize that ideal. (Art. 82)
- FrenchLa République de Vanuatu, consciente de l'importance que représente la décentralisation pour permettre au peuple de participer pleinement au gouvernement des provinces, prévoit la législation nécessaire à la réalisation de cet idéal. (Art. 82)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
- English
Citizens of both women and men enjoy equal rights in the political, economic, cultural and social fields and in family affairs. (Art. 37)
- Lao
ພົນລະເມືອງລາວຍິງຊາຍ ມີສິດເທົ່າທຽມກັນ ໃນດ້ານການເມືອງ, ເສດຖະກິດ, ວັດທະນະທໍາ-ສັງຄົມ ແລະຄອບຄົວ. (ມາດຕາ 37)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Paraguay
- EnglishAgrarian reform and rural development are effected in accordance with the following bases:
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10. the participation of the peasant woman, in equality with the man, in the plans of agrarian reform;
… (Art. 115) - SpanishLa reforma agraria y el desarrollo rural se efectuarán de acuerdo con las siguientes bases:
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10. la participación de la mujer campesina, en igualdad con el hombre, en los planes de la reforma agraria;
… (Art. 115)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Burundi
- EnglishThe Senate is provided with the following competences:
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5. Controlling the application of the constitutional provisions by demanding [exigeant] the ethnic and gender representativeness and the equilibrium within all the structures and institutions of the State, notably the public administration and the Corps of Defense and of Security;
… (Art. 192) - KirundiInama nkenguzamateka ifise ububasha bukurikira:
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5. kugenzura ko ibitegekanijwe n’Ibwirizwa shingiro vyerekeye ingene amoko n’ibitsina biserukiwe bikwiye mu nzego zose za Leta na cane cane mu kazi ka Leta, mu ntwaramiheto no mu bajejwe umutekano ;
… (Ingingo ya 192) - FrenchLe Sénat est doté des compétences suivantes :
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5. Contrôler l’application des dispositions constitutionnelles exigeant la représentativité ethnique et de genre et l’équilibre dans toutes les structures et les institutions de l’Etat notamment l’administration publique et les corps de défense et de sécurité ;
… (Art. 192)