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- English1. The State and society shall make investments to further the protection of and care for the People’s health, implement the universal health insurance, and adopt policies to prioritize health care for ethnic minority people and people living in mountainous areas, on islands, and in areas that have extremely difficult socio-economic conditions.
… (Art. 58) - Vietnamese1. Nhà nước, xã hội đầu tư phát triển sự nghiệp bảo vệ, chăm sóc sức khỏe của Nhân dân, thực hiện bảo hiểm y tế toàn dân, có chính sách ưu tiên chăm sóc sức khoẻ cho đồng bào dân tộc thiểu số, đồng bào ở miền núi, hải đảo và vùng có điều kiện kinh tế - xã hội đặc biệt khó khăn.
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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:
… (Հոդված 89)
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- EnglishA person's affiliation with any national or ethnic minority group may not be to her detriment. (Charter, Art. 24)
- CzechPříslušnost ke kterékoli národnostní nebo etnické menšině nesmí být nikomu na újmu. (Listina, Čl. 24)
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- EnglishThe official language of government agencies and local authorities is Estonian.
In localities where the language of the majority of the residents is not Estonian, local authorities may, to the extent and pursuant to a procedure provided by law, use the language of the majority of the permanent residents of the locality as their internal working language.
The use of foreign languages, including the languages of national minorities, in government agencies, in courts and in pre-trial procedure is provided by law. (Sec. 52) - EstonianRiigiasutuste ja kohalike omavalitsuste asjaajamiskeel on eesti keel.
Paikkondades, kus elanike enamiku keel ei ole eesti keel, võivad kohalikud omavalitsused seaduses sätestatud ulatuses ja korras kasutada sisemise asjaajamiskeelena selle paikkonna püsielanike enamiku keelt.
Võõrkeelte, sealhulgas vähemusrahvuste keelte kasutamise riigiasutuses ning kohtu- ja kohtueelses menetluses sätestab seadus. (§ 52)
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- EnglishMembers of communities have a right freely to express, foster and develop their identity and community attributes, and to use their community symbols. The Republic guarantees the protection of the ethnic, cultural, linguistic and religious identity of all communities. Members of communities have the right to establish institutions for culture, art, science and education, as well as scholarly and other associations for the expression, fostering and development of their identity. Members of communities have the right to instruction in their language in primary and secondary education, as determined by law. In schools where education is carried out in another language, the Macedonian language is also studied. (Art. 48)7
- MacedonianПрипадниците на заедниците имаат право слободно да го изразуваат, негуваат и развиваат својот идентитет и особеностите на своите заедници и да ги употребуваат симболите на својата заедница. Републиката им ја гарантира заштитата на етничкиот, културниот, јазичниот и верскиот идентитет на сите заедници.Припадниците на заедниците имаат право да основаат културни, уметнички, образовни институции, како и научни и други здруженија заради изразување, негување и развивање на својот идентитет. Припадниците на заедниците имаат право на настава на својот јазик во основното и средното образование на начин утврден со закон. Во училиштата во кои образованието се одвива на друг јазик се изучува и македонскиот јазик. (Член 48)
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- EnglishGuarantees for inalienable human and minority rights in the Constitution have the purpose of preserving human dignity and exercising full freedom and equality of each individual in a just, open, and democratic society based on the principle of the rule of law. (Art. 19)
- Serbian CyrillicЈемства неотуђивих људских и мањинских права у Уставу служе очувању људског достојанства и остварењу пуне слободе и једнакости сваког појединца у праведном, отвореном и демократском друштву, заснованом на начелу владавине права. (Члан 19)
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The opportunities of the Sami people and ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities to preserve and develop a cultural and social life of their own shall be promoted. (Instrument of Government, Chapter 1, Art. 2) - Swedish…
Samiska folkets och etniska, språkliga och religiösa minoriteters möjligheter att behålla och utveckla ett eget kultur- och samfundsliv ska främjas. (Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform, 1 kap, 2§)
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- EnglishThe members of the Government make or propose the appointments in the public administration and to the diplomatic posts taking into account the necessity to maintain an ethnic, regional, political and gender equilibrium. (Art. 140)
- KirundiAbagize Leta nibo bagena canke bagashikiriza abagenwa mu mabanga y’intwaro mu gihugu hamwe n’abaserukira Uburundi mu makungu bisunze kunganisha amoko, intara, imigambwe n’ibitsina. (Ingingo ya 140)
- FrenchLes membres du Gouvernement font ou proposent les nominations dans l’administration publique et aux postes diplomatiques en prenant en compte la nécessité de maintenir un équilibre ethnique, régional, politique et entre les genres. (Art. 140)
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- EnglishAll people of Iran, whatever the ethnic group or tribe to which they belong, enjoy equal rights; and colour, race, language, and the like, do not bestow any privilege. (Art. 19)
- Persianمردم ایران از هر قوم و قبیله که باشند از حقوق مساوی برخوردارند و رنگ، نژاد، زبان و مانند اینها سبب امتیاز نخواهد بود. (اصل 19)
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Any person belonging to an ethnic group of which the members [personnes] and the territory are constituent to that which became the Congo (presently the Democratic Republic of the Congo) at independence, is Congolese of origin. (Art. 10)6 - French
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Est Congolais d’origine, toute personne appartenant aux groupes ethniques don’t les personnes et le territoire constituaient ce qui est devenu le Congo (présentement la République Démocratique du Congo) à l’indépendance. … (Art. 10)