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Political Rights and Association
Chile
- EnglishCitizens are those Chileans who have become eighteen years of age and who have not been sentenced to afflictive punishment.
The status of citizen grants the rights of suffrage, of opting for positions subject to popular election, and the others that the Constitution or the law confer.
… (Art. 13) - SpanishSon ciudadanos los chilenos que hayan cumplido dieciocho años de edad y que no hayan sido condenados a pena aflictiva.
La calidad de ciudadano otorga los derechos de sufragio, de optar a cargos de elección popular y los demás que la Constitución o la ley confieran.
… (Art. 13)
Political Rights and Association
Tunisia
- EnglishThe freedom to establish political parties, unions, and associations is guaranteed. … (Art. 35)
- Arabicحرّية تكوين الأحزاب والنقابات والجمعيات مضمونة. ... (الفصل 35)
- FrenchLa liberté de constituer des partis politiques, des syndicats et des associations est garantie. ... (Art. 35)
Political Rights and Association
China
- EnglishWomen in the People's Republic of China enjoy equal rights with men in all spheres of life, political, economic, cultural and social, and family life.
… (Art. 48) - Chinese中华人民共和国妇女在政治的、经济的、文化的、社会的和家庭的生活等各方面享有同男子平等的权利。
… (第四十八条)
Political Rights and Association
Sri Lanka
- EnglishEvery person shall, unless disqualified as hereinafter provided, be qualified to be an elector at the election of the President and of the Members of Parliament or to vote at any Referendum:
Provided that no such person shall be entitled to vote unless his name is entered in the appropriate register of electors. (Art. 88) - Sinhalaමතු දැක්වෙන විධිවිධාන අනුව ඡන්ද බලය අහිමි වේ නම් මිස, සෑම තැනැත්තෙක් ම ජනාධිපතිවරයා තෝරා පත් කිරීමේ ඡන්ද විමසීමේ දී සහ පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රීවරයන් තෝරා පත් කිරීමේ මැතිවරණයේ දී ඡන්ද හිමියකු වීමට හෝ යම්කිසි ජනමත විචාරණයක දී ඡන්දය දීමට හෝ සුදුස්සෙක් වන්නේ ය:
එසේ වුව ද, එවැනි කිසිම තැනැත්තකුට ඔහුගේ නම උචිත ඡන්දහිමි නාමලේඛනෙයහි ඇතුළත් කර ඇත්නම් මිස ඡන්දය දීමට හිමිකම නොලැබිය යුත්තේ ය. (88 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Political Rights and Association
Norway
- English
Those entitled to vote in elections to the Storting are Norwegian citizens who have reached the age of 18 or who turn 18 in the year when the election is held.
… (Art. 50) - Norwegian
Stemmerett ved stortingsvalg har norske borgere som har fylt 18 år eller fyller 18 år i det året valgtinget holdes.
… (§ 50)
Political Rights and Association
Djibouti
- English…
All the citizens have the right to constitute associations and trade unions freely, under reserve of conforming to the formalities ordered in the laws and regulations.
… (Art. 15) - Arabic...
يحق لجميع المواطنين تشكيل جمعيات ونقابات عمالية مع مراعاة الامتثال للإجراءات الشكلية المطلوبة في القوانين واللوائح.
... (المادة 15) - French…
Tous les citoyens ont le droit de constituer librement des associations et syndicats sous réserve de se conformer aux formalités édictées par les lois et règlements.
… (Art. 15)
Political Rights and Association
Cuba
- EnglishThe rights of assembly, demonstration, and association for legal and peaceful purposes are recognized by the State whenever they are exercised with respect to public order and in compliance with the precepts established by the law. (Art. 56)
- SpanishLos derechos de reunión, manifestación y asociación, con fines lícitos y pacíficos, se reconocen por el Estado siempre que se ejerzan con respeto al orden público y el acatamiento a las preceptivas establecidas en la ley. (Art. 56)
Political Rights and Association
Zimbabwe
- English(1) Every woman has full and equal dignity of the person with men and this includes equal opportunities in political, economic and social activities.
… (Sec. 80)
Political Rights and Association
Timor-Leste
- English1. The people shall exercise the political power through universal, free, equal, direct, secret and periodic suffrage and through other forms laid down in the Constitution.
… (Sec. 7) - Tetum1. Povu hala’o nia kbiit polítiku liu hosi sufrájiu universál livre, diretu, sekretu no periódiku, no liu husi forma seluk tan ne’ebé hakerek ona iha Lei-Inan.
… (Art. 7) - Portuguese1. O povo exerce o poder político através do sufrágio universal, livre, igual, directo, secreto e periódico e através das demais formas previstas na Constituição.
… (Art. 7)
Political Rights and Association
Romania
- English…
4. After Romania's accession to the European Union, the Union's citizens who comply with the requirements of the relevant(delete) organic law have the right to elect and be elected to the local public administration bodies. (Art. 16) - Romanian…
(4) În condiţiile aderării României la Uniunea Europeană, cetăţenii Uniunii care îndeplinesc cerinţele legii organice au dreptul de a alege şi de a fi aleşi în autorităţile administraţiei publice locale. (Art. 16)