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Minorities
- English1. Everyone shall have the right to preserve his national and ethnic identity.
2. Persons belonging to national minorities shall have the right to preserve and develop their traditions, religion, language, and culture.
3. The exercise of the rights stipulated by this Article shall be regulated by law. (Art. 56) - Armenian1. Յուրաքանչյուր ոք ունի իր ազգային և էթնիկ ինքնությունը պահպանելու իրավունք:
2. Ազգային փոքրամասնություններին պատկանող անձինք ունեն իրենց ավանդույթների, կրոնի, լեզվի և մշակույթի պահպանման ու զարգացման իրավունք:
3. Սույն հոդվածով սահմանված իրավունքների իրականացումը կարգավորվում է օրենքով: (Հոդված 56)
Minorities
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The decision-making of the majority shall take into consideration the interests of minorities. (1993 Constitution, Art. 6) - Czech…
Rozhodování většiny dbá ochrany menšin. (Ústava 1993, Čl. 6)
Minorities
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STRIVING to satisfy the interests of citizens of a different ethnic origin who alongside with the Moldovans constitute the people of the Republic of Moldova,
… (Preamble) - Moldovian
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NĂZUIND spre satisfacerea intereselor cetăţenilor de altă origine etnică, care împreună cu moldovenii constituie poporul Republicii Moldova,
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Minorities
- EnglishThe Russian Federation shall have jurisdiction over:
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c. ... regulation and protection of the rights of national minorities;
... (Art. 71) - RussianВ ведении Российской Федерации находятся:
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в) ... регулирование и защита прав национальных меньшинств;
... (Статья 71)
Minorities
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We, the Slovak People
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Together with members of national minorities and ethnic groups living in the Slovak Republic,
… (Preamble) - Slovak
My, národ slovenský,
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spoločne s príslušníkmi národnostných menšín a etnických skupín ţijúcich na území Slovenskej republiky,
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Minorities
- EnglishA person who belongs to an ethnic, religious, or linguistic minority in New Zealand shall not be denied the right, in community with other members of that minority, to enjoy the culture, to profess and practise the religion, or to use the language, of that minority. (Bill of Rights Act 1990, Sec. 20)
Minorities
- English(1) Seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, except the Scheduled Tribes in the autonomous districts of Assam, in the Legislative Assembly of every State.
… (Art. 332) - Hindi(1) प्रत्येक राज्य की विधान सभा में, अनुसूचित जातियों के लिए और असम के स्वशासी जिलों की अनुसूचित जनजातियों को छोड़ कर अन्य अनुसूचित जनजातियों के लिए स्थान आरक्षित रहेंगे।
… (अनुच्छेद 332)
Minorities
- EnglishA time period of five years is granted to the Senate to evaluate in order to put an end to or to extend the system of ethnic quotas in the Executive, the Legislative and the Judiciary after the establishment of the institutions issuing from this Constitution. (Art. 289)
- KirundiInama Nkenguzamateka ihawe ikiringo c’imyaka itanu hamaze gushirwaho inzego zitegekanijwe n’iri Bwirizwa Shingiro kugira irimbure ivyakozwe hanyuma hakurwe mw’Ibwirizwa Shingiro ingendo ijanye n’ivy’amoko muri Reta, mu Nama Nshingamateka na Nkenguzamateka hamwe no mu Rwego rw’Ubutungane. (Art. 289)
- FrenchUn délai de cinq ans est accordé au Sénat pour évaluer afin de mettre fin ou proroger le système de quota ethniques dans l’Exécutif, le Législatif et le Judiciaire après la mise en place des institutions issues de la présente Constitution. (Art. 289)
Minorities
- English(1) The economically, socially or educationally backward women, Dalit, indigenous nationalities, Madhesi, Tharu, Muslims, backward classes, minorities, marginalized communities, persons with disabilities, gender and sexual minorities, farmers, labourers, oppressed or citizens of backward regions and indigent Khas Arya shall have the right to participate in the State bodies on the basis of principle of proportional inclusion.
(2) The indigent citizens and citizens of the communities on the verge of extinction shall have the right to get special opportunities and benefits in education, health, housing, employment, food and social security for their protection, upliftment, empowerment and development.
… (Art. 42) - Nepali(१) सामाजिक रूपले पछाडि परेका महिला, दलित, आदिवासी, आदिवासी जनजाति, मधेशी, थारू, अल्पसंख्यक, अपांगता भएका व्यक्ति, सीमान्तीकृत, मुस्लिम, पिछडा वर्ग, लैंगिक तथा यौनिक अल्पसंख्यक, युवा, किसान, श्रमिक, उत्पीडित वा पिछडिएको क्षेत्रका नागरिक तथा आर्थिकरूपले विपन्न खस आर्यलाई समावेशी सिद्धान्तका आधारमा राज्यको निकायमा सहभागिताको हक हुनेछ ।
(२) आर्थिक रूपले विपन्न तथा लोपोन्मुख समुदायका नागरिकको संरक्षण, उत्थान, सशक्तीकरण र विकासकालागि शिक्षा, स्वास्थ्य, आवास रोजगारी, खाद्यान्न र सामाजिक सुरक्षामा विशेष अवसर तथा लाभ पाउने हक हुनेछ ।
... (धारा ४२)
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.
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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)