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Minorities
- EnglishNo Congolese person may, in matters of education or of access to public functions or any other matter, be subject to a discriminatory measure, that results from the law or from an act of the executive, for reason of his religion, of his family origin, of his social condition, of his residence, of his opinion or political convictions, or his belonging to a certain race, to an ethnicity, to a tribe, [or] to a cultural or linguistic minority. (Art. 13)
- FrenchAucun Congolais ne peut, en matière d’éducation et d’accès aux fonctions publiques ni en aucune autre matière, faire l’objet d’une mesure discriminatoire, qu’elle résulte de la loi ou d’un acte de l’exécutif, en raison de sa religion, de son origine familiale, de sa condition sociale, de sa résidence, de ses opinions ou de ses convictions politiques, de son appartenance à une race, à une ethnie, à une tribu, à une minorité culturelle ou linguistique. (Art. 13)
Minorities
- English(1) Persons belonging to a cultural, religious or linguistic community may not be denied the right, with other members of that community—
(a) to enjoy their culture, practise their religion and use their language; and
(b) to form, join and maintain cultural, religious and linguistic associations and other organs of civil society.
(2) The rights in subsection (1) may not be exercised in a manner inconsistent with any provision of the Bill of Rights. (Sec. 31)
Minorities
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The procedures of recruitment and appointment in the judicial corps submit [obéissant] imperatively to the concern [souci] to promote regional [and] ethnic equilibrium and the equilibrium of genders.
The Magistrature includes at most 60% of Hutu and at most 40% of Tutsi. A minimum of 30% of women is assured. (Art. 213) - Kirundi…
Mu gutanga akazi no mu kugena abayobozi mu rwego rw’abacamanza, hategerezwa gucungerwa ko hitwararitswe kunganisha intara, ubwoko, n’ibitsina.
Urwego rw'abacamanza rugizwe n'ibice bitarenga 60% vy'Abahutu n'ibice bitarenga 40% vy'Abatutsi Hategerezwa kubamwo n'imiburiburi ibice 30% vy'abagore. (Ingingo ya 213) - French…
Les procédures de recrutement et nomination dans le corps judiciaire obéissent impérativement au souci de promouvoir l’équilibre régional, ethnique et l’équilibre entre genres.
La magistrature comprend au plus 60% de Hutu et au plus 40% de Tutsi. Il est assuré un minimum de 30% de femmes. (Art. 213)
Minorities
- English(1) Community land shall vest in and be held by communities identified on the basis of ethnicity, culture or similar community of interest.
(2) Community land consists of—
(a) land lawfully registered in the name of group representatives under the provisions of any law;
(b) land lawfully transferred to a specific community by any process of law;
(c) any other land declared to be community land by an Act of Parliament; and
(d) land that is—
(i) lawfully held, managed or used by specific communities as community forests, grazing areas or shrines;
(ii) ancestral lands and lands traditionally occupied by hunter-gatherer communities; or
(iii) lawfully held as trust land by the county governments, but not including any public land held in trust by the county government under Article 62(2).
… (Art. 63) - Swahili(1) Ardhi ya jamii itakabidhiwa na kushikiliwa na jamii zinazotambuliwa kwa msingi wa kabila, utamaduni au jamii yenye maslahi yanayofanana.
(2) Ardhi ya jumuiya inajumuisha—
(a) ardhi iliyosajiliwa kihalali kwa jina la wawakilishi wa kikundi chini ya masharti ya sheria yoyote;
(b) ardhi ambayo umilikiwa wake umehamishwa kihalali kwenda kwa jamii mahususi kwa mchakato wowote wa sheria;
(c) ardhi nyingine yoyote iliyotangazwa kuwa ardhi ya jamii kwa Sheria ya Bunge; na
(d) ardhi ambayo—
(i) inashikiliwa kihalali, inayosimamiwa au kutumiwa na jamii mahususi kama misitu ya jamii, maeneo ya malisho au matambiko;
(ii) ardhi za mababu na ardhi ambazo kiutamaduni zilishikiliwa na jamii za wawindaji na waokotaji; au
(iii) imeshikiliwa kisheria na serikali za kaunti kama ardhi ya amana, lakini haijumuishi ardhi yoyote ya umma inayoshikiliwa na serikali ya kaunti chini ya Kifungu cha 62 (2).
... (Kifungu cha 63)
Minorities
- EnglishEthnic and cultural communities shall have the right to freely enjoy and develop their particular cultures. Members of such communities shall have the right to practice their beliefs, use their languages, observe their religions and raise their children within the context of their respective cultures and customs in accordance with this Constitution and the law. (Art. 33)
Minorities
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(2) The State shall ensure the protection of minorities and shall preserve the rights of indigenous populations in accordance with the law;
… (Preamble) - French...
(2) L'Etat assure la protection des minorités et préserve les droits des populations autochtones conformément à la loi.
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Minorities
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(3) The national government may use the Equalisation Fund-
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(b) either directly, or indirectly through conditional grants to counties in which marginalised communities exist.
... (Art. 204) - Swahili
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(3) Serikali ya kitaifa inaweza kutumia Mfuko wa Usawa-
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(b) ama kwa dhahiri, au si kwa dhahiri kupitia ruzuku zenye masharti kwenda kwenye kaunti ambazo kuna jamii za pembezoni.
… (Kifungu cha 204)