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Wherein the Muslims shall be enabled to order their lives in the individual and collective spheres in accordance with the teachings and requirements of Islam as set out in the Holy Quran and Sunnah;
Wherein adequate provision shall be made for the minorities freely to profess and practise their religions and develop their cultures;
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Wherein shall be guaranteed fundamental rights, including equality of status, of opportunity and before law, social, economic and political justice, and freedom of thought, expression, belief, faith, worship and association, subject to law and public morality;
Wherein adequate provision shall be made to safeguard the legitimate interests of minorities and backward and depressed classes;
… (Preamble) - Urdu...
جس میں مسلمانوں کو انفرادی اور اجتماعی حلقہ ہائے عمل میں اس قابل بنایا جائے گا کہ وہ اپنی زندگی کو اسلامی تعلیمات و مقتضیات کے مطابق، جس طرح قرآن پاک اور سنت میں تعین کیا گیا ہے،ترتیب دےسکیں؛
جس میں قرار واقعی انتظام کیا جائے گا کہ اقلیتیں آزادی سے اپنے مذاہب پر عقیدہ رکھ سکیں اور ان پر عمل کر سکیں اور اپنی ثقافتوں کو ترقی دے سکیں؛
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جس میں بنیادی حقوق کی ضمانت دی جائے گی اور ان حقوق میں قانون اور اخلاق عامہ کے تابع حیثیت اور مواقع میں مساوات، قانون کی نظر میں برابری، معاشرتی، معاشی اور سیاسی انصاف اور خیال، اظہار خیال، عقیدہ، دین، عبادت اور اجتماع کی آزادی شامل ہوگی؛
جس میں اقلیتوں اور پسماندہ اور پست طبقوں کے جائز مفادات کے تحفظ کا قرار واقعی انتظام کیا جائےگا۔
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Minorities
- EnglishA citizen has the right to determine his or her ethnicity, use his or her mother tongue and choose his or her language of communication. (Art. 42)
- VietnameseCông dân có quyền xác định dân tộc của mình, sử dụng ngôn ngữ mẹ đẻ, lựa chọn ngôn ngữ giao tiếp. (Điều 42)
Minorities
- EnglishIn accordance with the sacred verse "God does not forbid you to deal kindly and justly with those who have not fought against you because of your religion and who have not expelled you from your homes" [60:8], the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and all Muslims are duty-bound to treat non-Muslims in conformity with good morals and the principles of Islamic justice and equity, and to respect their human rights. This principle applies to all who refrain from engaging in conspiracy or activity against Islam and the Islamic Republic of Iran. (Art. 14)
- Persianبه حکم آیه شریفه "لاینهاکم الله عن الدین لم یقاتلوکم فی الدین و لم یخرجوکم من دیارکم ان تبروهم و تقسطوا الیهم ان الله یحب المقسطین" دولت جمهوری اسلامی ایران و مسلمانان موظفند نسبت به افراد غیر مسلمان با اخلاق حسنه و قسط و عدل اسلامی عمل نمایند و حقوق انسانی آنان را رعایت کنند. این اصل در حق کسانی اعتبار دارد که بر ضد اسلام و جمهوری اسلامی ایران توطئه و اقدام نکنند. (اصل 14)
Minorities
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(4) The members of the Rural Municipal Executive shall also include four women members elected by the members of the Rural Municipal Assembly from amongst themselves and two members elected by the Rural Municipal Assembly from the Dalit or minority communities, having possessed the qualifications referred to in clause (5), within fifteen days after receipt of the final results of the election to the Rural Municipal Assembly referred to in Article 222.
… (Art. 215) - Nepali
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(४) धारा २२२ बमोजिमको गाउँ सभाको निर्वाचनको अन्तिम परिणाम प्राप्त भएको मितिले पन्ध्र दिनभित्र गाउँ सभाका सदस्यहरूले आफूमध्येबाट निर्वाचित गरेका चार जना महिला सदस्य र उपधारा (५) बमोजिमको योग्यता भएका दलित वा अल्पसंख्यक समुदायबाट गाउँ सभाले निर्वाचित गरेका दुई जना सदस्य समेत गाउँ कार्यपालिकाको सदस्य हुनेछन् ।
… (धारा २१५)
Minorities
- English(1) There shall be a Presidential Council for Minority Rights which shall consist of —
(a) Chairman appointed for a period of 3 years; and
(b) not more than 20 members.
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2. In the manner stipulated by the Electoral Code, places shall be assigned in the National Assembly for representatives of national minorities.
… (Art. 89) - Armenian…
2. Ազգային ժողովում Ընտրական օրենսգրքով սահմանված կարգով տեղեր են հատկացվում ազգային փոքրամասնությունների ներկայացուցիչներին:
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Minorities
- English(1) Any section of the citizens residing in the territory of India or any part thereof having a distinct language, script or culture of its own shall have the right to conserve the same.
(2) No citizen shall be denied admission into any educational institution maintained by the State or receiving aid out of State funds on grounds only of religion, race, caste, language or any of them. (Art. 29) - Hindi(1) भारत के राज्यक्षेत्र या उसके किसी भाग के निवासी नागरिकों के किसी अनुभाग को, जिसकी अपनी विशेष भाषा, लिपि या संस्कृति है, उसे बनाए रखने का अधिकार होगा।
(2) राज्य द्वारा पोषित या राज्य-निधि से सहायता पाने वाली किसी शिक्षा संस्था में प्रवेश से किसी भी नागरिक को केवल धर्म, मूलवंश, जाति, भाषा या इनमें से किसी के आधार पर वंचित नहीं किया जाएगा। (अनुच्छेद 29)
Minorities
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3. Representatives of all ethnic groups that make up the people of the Kyrgyz Republic shall be guaranteed the right to create conditions for the preservation, study and development of their native language. (Art. 13) - Russian
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3. Представителям всех этнических групп, образующих народ Кыргызской Республики, гарантируется право на создание условий для сохранения, изучения и развития родного языка. (Статья 13) - Kyrgyz
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3. Кыргыз Республикасынын элин түзгөн бардык этностордун өкүлдөрүнө эне тилин сактоо, окуп-үйрөнүү жана өнүктүрүү үчүн шарттарды түзүү укугу кепилденет. (13-берене)
Minorities
- English(1) There shall be a National Dalit Commission of Nepal, consisting of a Chairperson and four other members.
… (Art. 255) - Nepali(१) नेपालमा एक राष्ट्रिय दलित आयोग रहनेछ जसमा अध्यक्ष र अन्य चार जना सदस्य रहनेछन् ।
… (धारा २५५)
Minorities
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of this Constitution, all persons of whatever race in the same grade of the service of the Government shall, subject to the terms and conditions of their employment, be treated impartially. (Art. 154)