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Political Rights and Association
- English…
3. Every person who is entitled to vote in a general election shall be entitled to vote in an election of Beretitenti.
… (Sec. 32)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishWhereas every person in Antigua and Barbuda is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, regardless of race, place of origin, political opinions or affiliations, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, to each and all of the following, namely-
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b. freedom of conscience, of expression (including freedom of the press) and of peaceful assembly and association;
… (Sec. 3)
Political Rights and Association
- English(1) Women have the right to equal treatment with men and that right shall include equal opportunities in political, economic and social activities.
… (Sec. 28)
Political Rights and Association
- English(1) All Germans shall have the right to form corporations and other associations.
… (Art. 9) - German(1) Alle Deutschen haben das Recht, Vereine und Gesellschaften zu bilden.
… (Art. 9)
Political Rights and Association
- English
(1) Citizens shall have the right to participate in the administration of public affairs directly or by freely elected representatives.
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(3) The right to vote shall be exercised through equal, universal and direct suffrage by secret ballot. The terms thereof shall be specified by law.
(4) All citizens shall have equal access to elected or public offices. (Art. 30) - Slovak
(1) Občania majú právo zúčastňovať sa na správe verejných vecí priamo alebo slobodnou voľbou svojich zástupcov.
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(3) Volebné právo je všeobecné, rovné a priame a vykonáva sa tajným hlasovaním. Podmienky výkonu volebného práva ustanoví zákon.
(4) Občania majú za rovnakých podmienok prístup k voleným a iným verejným funkciám. (Čl. 30)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe citizens of Afghanistan shall have the right to elect and be elected. The conditions of exercising this right shall be regulated by law. (Art. 33)
- Dariاتباع افغانستان حق انتخاب كردن و انتخاب شدن را دارا می باشند. شرایط و طرز استفاده از این حق توسط قانون تنظیم میگردد. (مادۀ ۳۳)
- Pashtoد افغانستان اتباع د انتخابولو او د انتخابېدلو حق لري. له دې حق څخه د گټي اخيستو شرايط او لارې د قانون له ليارې تنظيمېږي. (۳۳ ماده)
Political Rights and Association
- 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)
Political Rights and Association
- English… No Burundian may be excluded from the social, economical or political life of the nation because of their race, of their language, of their religion, of their sex or of their ethnic origin. (Art. 13)
- Kirundi… Nta murundi n’umwe azokumirwa mu vyerekeye imibano, ubutunzi canke intwaro y’igihugu kubera ibara ry’urukoba, ururimi, idini, igitsina canke ubwoko vyiwe. (Ingingo ya 13)
- French… Aucun burundais ne sera exclu de la vie sociale, économique ou politique de la nation du fait de sa race, de sa langue, de sa religion, de son sexe ou de son origine ethnique. (Art. 13)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishAll the inhabitants of the Nation are entitled to the following rights, in accordance with the laws that regulate their exercise, namely: … to associate for useful purposes; … (Sec. 14)
- SpanishTodos los habitantes de la Nación gozan de los siguientes derechos conforme a las leyes que reglamenten su ejercicio; a saber: ... de asociarse con fines útiles; ... (Art. 14)
Political Rights and Association
- English1. Every Ethiopian national, without any discrimination based on colour, race, nation, nationality, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion or other status, has the following rights:
a. To take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly and through freely chosen representatives;
b. On the attainment of 18 years of age, to vote in accordance with law;
c. To vote and to be elected at periodic elections to any office at any level of government; elections shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret ballot, guaranteeing the free expression of the will of the electors.
2. The right of everyone to be a member of his own will in a political organization, labour union, trade organization, or employers' or professional association shall be respected if he or she meets the special and general requirements stipulated by such organization.
3. Elections to positions of responsibility within any of the organizations referred to under sub-Article 2 of this Article shall be conducted in a free and democratic manner.
4. The provisions of sub-Articles 2 and 3 of this Article shall apply to civic organizations which significantly affect the public interest. (Art. 38) - Amharic1. ማንኛውም ኢትዮጵያዊ ዜጋ በቀለም፣ በዘር፣ በብሔር፣ በብሔረሰብ፣ በጾታ፣በቋንቋ፣ በሃይማኖት፣ በፖለቲካ ወይም በሌላ አመለከካከት ወይም በሌላ አቋም ላይ የተመሰረተ ልዩነት ሳይደረግበት የሚከተሉት መብቶች አሉት፤
ሀ/ በቀጥታ እና በነጻነት በመረጣቸው ተወካዮች አማካኝነት በሕዝብ ጉዳይ አስተዳደር የመሳተፍ፣
ለ/ ዕድሜው 18 ዓመት ሲሞላ በሕግ መሰረት የመምረጥ ፣
ሐ/ በማናቸውም የመንግሥት ደረጃ በየጊዜው በሚካሄድ ምርጫ የመምረጥና የመመረጥ፡፡ ምርጫው ሁሉ አቀፍ፣ በሁሉም እኩልነት ላይ የተመሰረተና በሚስጥር ድምጽ አሰጣጥ መራጩ ፈቃዱን በነጻነት የሚገልጽበት ዋስትና የሚሰጥ መሆን አለበት፡፡
2. በፖለቲካ ድርጅቶች፣ በሠራተኞች፣ በንግድ፣ በአሠሪዎችና በሙያ ማኅበራት ለተሳትፎ ድርጅቱ የሚጠይቀውን ጠቅላላና ልዩ የአባልነት መስፈርት የሚያሟላ ማንኛውም ሰው በፍላጐቱ አባል የመሆን መብቱ የተከበረ መሆን አለበት፡፡
3. በዚህ አንቀጽ ንዑስ አንቀጽ 2 በተመለከቱት ድርጅቶች ውስጥ ለኃላፊነት ቦታዎች የሚካሄዱ ምርጫዎች ነጻና ዴሞክራሲያዊ በሆነ መንገድ ይፈጸማሉ፡፡
4. የዚህ አንቀጽ ንዑስ አንቀጽ 2 እና 3 ድንጋጌዎች የሕዝብን ጥቅም ሰፋ ባለ ሁኔታ የሚነኩ እስከሆነ ድረስ በሕዝባዊ ድርጅቶች ላይ ተፈጻሚ ይሆናሉ፡፡ (አንቀጽ 38)