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The Global Gender Equality Constitutional Database is a repository of gender equality related provisions in 194 constitutions from around the world. The Database was updated in partnership with the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and with support from the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and the Government of Japan. Experience its wealth and depth of information by starting your search now.

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Equality and Non-Discrimination

Greece
  • English
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    2. Adoption of positive measures for promoting equality between men and women does not constitute discrimination on grounds of sex. The State shall take measures for the elimination of inequalities actually existing, in particular to the detriment of women.
    … (Art. 116)
  • Greek
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    2. Δεν αποτελεί διάκριση λόγω φύλου η λήψη θετικών μέτρων για την προώθηση της ισότητας μεταξύ ανδρών και γυναικών. Το Κράτος μεριμνά για την άρση των ανισοτήτων που υφίστανται στην πράξη, ιδίως σε βάρος των γυναικών.
    … ('Αρθρο 116)

Equality and Non-Discrimination

Guinea-Bissau
  • English
    Men and women are equal before the law in all aspects of political, economic, social and cultural life. (Art. 25)
  • Portuguese
    O homem e a mulher são iguais perante a lei em todos os domínios da vida política, económica, social e cultural. (Art. 25)

Equality and Non-Discrimination

Cuba
  • English
    Women and men have equal rights and responsibilities in the economic, political, cultural, occupational, social, and familial domains, as well as in any other domain. The State guarantees that both will be offered the same opportunities and possibilities.
    … (Art. 43)
  • Spanish
    La mujer y el hombre tienen iguales derechos y responsabilidades en lo económico, político, cultural, laboral, social, familiar y en cualquier otro ámbito. El Estado garantiza que se ofrezcan a ambos las mismas oportunidades y posibilidades.
    … (Art. 43)

Equality and Non-Discrimination

Indonesia
  • English
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    (2) Every person shall have the right to be free from discriminative treatment based upon any grounds whatsoever and shall have the right to protection from such discriminative treatment.
    … (Art. 28I)
  • Indonesian
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    (2) Setiap orang berhak bebas dari perlakuan yang bersifat diskriminatif atas dasar apa pun dan berhak mendapatkan perlindungan terhadap perlakuan yang bersifat diskriminatifitu.
    … (Pasal 28I)

Equality and Non-Discrimination

Montenegro
  • English
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    All shall be deemed equal before the law, regardless of any particularity or personal feature. (Art. 17)
  • Montenegrin
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    Svi su pred zakonom jednaki, bez obzira na bilo kakvu posebnost ili lično svojstvo. (Član 17)

Equality and Non-Discrimination

Malawi
  • English
    This Constitution shall bind all executive, legislative and judicial organs of the State at all levels of Government and all the peoples of Malawi are entitled to the equal protection of this Constitution, and laws made under it. (Sec. 4)

Equality and Non-Discrimination

Grenada
  • English
    Whereas the people of Grenada
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    c. firmly believe in the dignity of human values and that all men are endowed by the Creator with equal and inalienable rights, reason, and conscience; that rights and duties are correlatives in every social and political activity of man; and that while rights exalt individual freedom, duties express the dignity of that freedom;
    … (Preamble)

Equality and Non-Discrimination

Kuwait
  • English
    Justice, freedom and equality are the pillars of society; and cooperation and compassion are the firm link binding all citizens. (Art. 7)
  • Arabic
    العدل والحرية والمساواة دعامات المجتمع ، والتعاون والتراحم صلة وثقى بين المواطنين. (المادّة 7)

Equality and Non-Discrimination

Russian Federation
  • English
    We, the multinational people of the Russian Federation,
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    proceeding from universally acknowledged principles of equality and self-determination of peoples, … (Preamble)
  • Russian
    Мы, многонациональный народ Российской Федерации,
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    исходя из общепризнанных принципов равноправия и самоопределения народов, ... (Преамбула)

Equality and Non-Discrimination

Mozambique
  • English
    All citizens are equal before the law, and they shall enjoy the same rights and be subject to the same duties, regardless of colour, race, sex, ethnic origin, place of birth, religion, level of education, social position, the marital status of their parents, their profession or their political preference. (Art. 35)
  • Portuguese
    Todos os cidadãos são iguais perante a lei, gozam dos mesmos direitos e estão sujeitos aos mesmos deveres, independentemente da cor, raça, sexo, origem étnica, lugar de nascimento, religião, grau de instrução, posição social, estado civil dos pais, profissão ou opção política. (Art. 35)