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Minorities
- English(1) The State recognizes and guarantees the right of persons belonging to national minorities to the preservation, development and expression of their ethnic, cultural, linguistic and religious identity.
(2) The protection measures taken by the Romanian State for the preservation, development and expression of identity of the persons belonging to national minorities shall conform to the principles of equality and non-discrimination in relation to the other Romanian citizens. (Art. 6) - Romanian(1) Statul recunoaşte şi garantează persoanelor aparţinând minorităţilor naţionale dreptul la păstrarea, la dezvoltarea şi la exprimarea identităţii lor etnice, culturale, lingvistice şi religioase.
(2) Măsurile de protecţie luate de stat pentru păstrarea, dezvoltarea şi exprimarea identităţii persoanelor aparţinând minorităţilor naţionale trebuie să fie conforme cu principiile de egalitate şi de nediscriminare în raport cu ceilalţi cetăţeni români. (Art. 6)
Minorities
- EnglishForced assimilation of members of national minorities shall be strictly prohibited.
Protection of members of national minorities from all activities directed towards their forced assimilation shall be regulated by the Law.
Undertaking measures, which would cause artificial changes in ethnic structure of population in areas where members of national minorities live traditionally and in large numbers, shall be strictly prohibited. (Art. 78) - Serbian CyrillicЗабрањена је насилна асимилација припадника националних мањина.
Заштита припадника националних мањина од сваке радње усмерене ка њиховој насилној асимилацији уређује се законом.
Забрањено је предузимање мера које би проузроковале вештачко мењање националног састава становништва на подручјима где припадници националних мањина живе традиционално и у значајном броју. (Члан 78)
Minorities
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2 Collective employment agreements may be declared generally applicable only if they take appropriate account of the justified interests of minorities and regional particularities, and they respect the principle of equality before the law and the right to form professional associations.
… (Art. 110) - French...
2 Le champ d’application d’une convention collective de travail ne peut être étendu que si cette convention tient compte équitablement des intérêts légitimes des minorités et des particularités régionales et qu’elle respecte le principe de l’égalité devant la loi et la liberté syndicale.
… (Art. 110) - German...
2 Gesamtarbeitsverträge dürfen nur allgemeinverbindlich erklärt werden, wenn sie begründeten Minderheitsinteressen und regionalen Verschiedenheiten angemessen Rechnung tragen und die Rechtsgleichheit sowie die Koalitionsfreiheit nicht beeinträchtigen.
… (Art. 110) - Italian...
2 I contratti collettivi di lavoro possono essere dichiarati di obbligatorietà generale soltanto se tengono conto adeguatamente di legittimi interessi minoritari e delle diversità regionali e non pregiudicano né l’uguaglianza giuridica né la libertà sindacale.
… (Art. 110)
Minorities
- EnglishThe Croatian Parliament shall adopt laws (organic laws) regulating the rights of national minorities by a two-thirds majority of all Members.
… (Art. 83) - CroatianZakone (organski zakoni) kojima se uređuju prava nacionalnih manjina Hrvatski sabor donosi dvotrećinskom većinom glasova svih zastupnika.
… (Članak 83)
Minorities
- EnglishEthnic communities of citizens shall independently manage the affairs of their ethnic culture, education, charity, and mutual assistance.
Ethnic communities shall be provided support by the State. (Art. 45) - LithuanianPiliečių tautinės bendrijos savo tautinės kultūros reikalus, švietimą, labdarą, savitarpio pagalbą tvarko savarankiškai.
Tautinėms bendrijoms valstybė teikia paramą. (45 straipsnis)
Minorities
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(2) Romanian citizens belonging to national minorities have the right to express themselves in their mother tongue before the courts of law, under the terms of the organic law.
… (Art. 128) - Romanian…
(2) Cetăţenii români aparţinând minorităţilor naţionale au dreptul să se exprime în limba maternă în faţa instanţelor de judecată, în condiţiile legii organice.
… (Art. 128)
Minorities
- EnglishEveryone shall have the right to use his/her language in the proceedings before the court, other state body or organization performing public powers, when his/her right or duty is decided on.
Unfamiliarity with the language of the proceedings may not be an impediment for the exercise and protection of human and minority rights. (Art. 199) - Serbian CyrillicСвако има право да користи свој језик у поступку пред судом, другим државним органом или организацијом која врши јавна овлашћења, када се решава о његовом праву или обавези.
Незнање језика на коме се поступак води не сме бити сметња за остваривање и заштиту људских и мањинских права. (Члан 199)
Minorities
- EnglishThe enjoyment of the rights and freedoms set forth in this Convention shall be secured without discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a national minority, property, birth or other status. (Art. 14 of ECHR, Human Rights Act 1998 Schedule 1)
Minorities
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The independence of the state and the integrity of its territory, dignity of the individual, human rights and freedoms, social justice, constitutional order, pluralism, national identity and national heritage, religious coexistence, as well as the coexistence and understanding of Albanians with minorities are the basis of this state, which has the duty of respecting and protecting them. (Art. 3)
- Albanian
Pavarësia e shtetit dhe tërësia e territorit të tij, dinjiteti i njeriut, të drejtat dhe liritë e tij, drejtësia shoqërore, rendi kushtetues, pluralizmi, identiteti kombëtar dhe trashëgimia kombëtare, bashkëjetesa fetare, si dhe bashkëjetesa dhe mirëkuptimi i shqiptarëve me pakicat janë baza e këtij shteti, i cili ka për detyrë t’i respektojë dhe t'i mbrojë. (Neni 3)
Minorities
- EnglishNational minorities have the right, in the interests of their culture, to establish self-governing agencies under such conditions and pursuant to such procedure as are provided in the National Minorities Cultural Autonomy Act. (Sec. 50)
- EstonianVähemusrahvustel on õigus luua rahvuskultuuri huvides omavalitsusasutusi vähemusrahvuste kultuurautonoomia seaduses sätestatud tingimustel ja korras. (§ 50)