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Participation in Public Life and Institutions

Cyprus
  • English
    1. The security forces of the Republic shall consist of the police and gendarmerie and shall have a contingent of two thousand men which may be reduced or increased by common agreement of the President and the Vice-President of the Republic.
    … (Art. 130)
  • Greek
    1. Aι δυνάμεις ασφαλείας της Δημοκρατίας αποτελούνται εκ της αστυνομίας και της χωροφυλακής και έχουσι δύναμιν δύο χιλιάδων ανδρών, ήτις δύναται να μειωθή ή αυξηθή κατόπιν κοινής συμφωνίας του Προέδρου και του Aντιπροέδρου της Δημοκρατίας.
    … (Αρθρον 130)
  • Turkish
    1. Cumhuriyetin emniyet kuvvetleri polis ve jandarmadan müteşekkildir ve Cumhurbaşkanının ve Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısının müşterek mutabakatı ile sayısı azaltılıp çoğaltılabilecek olan iki bin erkekten oluşacaktır.
    ... (Madde 130)

Participation in Public Life and Institutions

Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • English
    …
    Not only does woman recover thereby her momentous and precious function of motherhood, rearing of ideologically committed human beings, she also assumes a pioneering social role and becomes the fellow struggler of man in all vital areas of life, thus, she is given greater responsibility and in Islamic view, she is accorded higher value and dignity. (Woman in the Constitution, Preamble)
  • Persian
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    زن در چنین برداشتی از واحد خانواده، از حالت (شئ بودن) و یا (ابزار کار بودن) در خدمت اشاعه مصرف‌زدگی و استثمار، خارج شده و ضمن بازیافتن وظیفه خطیر و پر ارج مادری در پرورش انسانهای مکتبی پیش آهنگ و خود همرزم مردان در میدان‌های فعال حیات می‌باشد و در نتیجه پذیرای مسئولیتی خطیرتر و در دیدگاه اسلامی برخوردار از ارزش و کرامتی والاتر خواهد بود. (زن در قانون اساسی، مقدمه)

Participation in Public Life and Institutions

Switzerland
  • English

    1 No person may cover their face in public spaces or in places that are accessible to the public or where services are offered to anyone wishing to partake of them; the ban does not apply to places of worship.
    ... (Art. 10a)

  • French

    1 Nul ne peut se dissimuler le visage dans l’espace public, ni dans les lieux accessibles au public ou dans lesquels sont fournies des prestations ordinairement accessibles par tout un chacun; l’interdiction n’est pas applicable dans les lieux de culte.
    ... (Art. 10a)

  • German

    1 Niemand darf sein Gesicht im öffentlichen Raum und an Orten verhüllen, die öffentlich zugänglich sind oder an denen grundsätzlich von jedermann beanspruchbare Dienstleistungen angeboten werden; das Verbot gilt nicht für Sakralstätten.
    ... (Art. 10a)

  • Italian

    1 Nessuno può dissimulare il proprio viso negli spazi pubblici né nei luoghi accessibili al pubblico o nei quali sono fornite prestazioni in linea di massima accessibili a ognuno; il divieto non si applica ai luoghi di culto.
    ... (Art. 10a)

Participation in Public Life and Institutions

Lao People’s Democratic Republic
  • English

    Citizens of both women and men enjoy equal rights in the political, economic, cultural and social fields and in family affairs. (Art. 37)

  • Lao

    ພົນລະເມືອງລາວຍິງຊາຍ ມີສິດເທົ່າທຽມກັນ ໃນດ້ານການເມືອງ, ເສດຖະກິດ, ວັດທະນະທໍາ-ສັງຄົມ ແລະຄອບຄົວ. (ມາດຕາ 37)

Participation in Public Life and Institutions

Burundi
  • English
    The Administration is largely representative of the Burundian Nation and must reflect the diversity of its components. The practices that it observes in the matter of employment are founded on objective and equitable criteria of aptitude as well as on the necessity to correct the disequilibrium and to assure a wide ethnic, regional and gender representation. The ethnic representation in the public enterprises is provided on the basis of 60% at most for the Hutu and 40% at most for the Tutsi. (Art. 148)
  • Kirundi
    Mu ntwaro, abarundi bose bategerezwa kuba baserukiwe bikwiye mu budasa bwa bo. Ugutanga akazi gutegerezwa kwisunga ko abakarondera bakwije ibisabwa n’amategeko hakurikijwe ubutungane n’ukwitwararika gukosora ivyerekeye urugero rw’ingene abanyagihugu baserukirwa, bikaringanizwa mu buryo abanyagihugu bo mu moko yose, intara zose n’ibitsina baserukirwa. Mu mashirahamwe ya Leta, ubwoko bw’abahutu buserukirwa ku rugero rw’ibice bitarenga 60 %, ubwoko bw’abatutsi bugaserukirwa ku rugero rw’ibice bitarenga 40 %. (Ingingo ya 148)
  • French
    L’Administration est largement représentative de la nation burundaise et doit refléter la diversité de ses composantes. Les pratiques qu’elle observe en matière d’emploi sont fondées sur des critères d’aptitude objectifs et équitables ainsi que sur la nécessité de corriger les déséquilibres et d’assurer une large représentation ethnique, régionale et de genre. La représentation ethnique dans les entreprises publiques est pourvue à raison de 60% au plus pour les Hutu et 40% au plus pour les Tutsi. (Art. 148)

Participation in Public Life and Institutions

Zambia
  • English
    WE, THE PEOPLE OF ZAMBIA:
    …
    CONFIRM the equal worth of women and men and their right to freely participate in, determine and build a sustainable political, legal, economic and social order; … (Preamble)

Participation in Public Life and Institutions

Philippines
  • English
    The State recognizes the role of women in nation-building, and shall ensure the fundamental equality before the law of women and men. (Art. II, Sec. 14)
  • Filipino
    Kinikilala ang Estado ang tungkulin ng mga kababaihan sa pagbuo ng bansa at dapat seguruhin ang saligang pagkakapantay-pantay ng kababaihan at kalalakihan. (Art. II, Seksyon 14)

Participation in Public Life and Institutions

Congo
  • English
    The woman has the same rights as the man.
    The law guarantees parity and assures the promotion as well as the representativeness of women in all political, elective and administrative functions. (Art. 17)
  • French
    La femme a les mêmes droits que l’homme.
    La loi garantit la parité et assure la promotion ainsi que la représentativité de la femme à toutes les fonctions politiques, électives et administratives. (Art. 17)

Participation in Public Life and Institutions

Belize
  • English
    ...
    (c) believe that the will of the people shall form the basis of government in a democratic society in which the government is freely elected by universal adult suffrage and in which all persons may, to the extent of their capacity, play some part in the institutions of national life and thus develop and maintain due respect for lawfully constituted authority;
    ... (Preamble)

Participation in Public Life and Institutions

Tajikistan
  • English
    A citizen shall have the right to take part in political life and state administration directly or via his representatives.
    Citizens shall have the equal rights to state service. … (Art. 27)
  • Russian
    Гражданин имеет право участвовать в политической жизни и управлении государственном непосредственно или через представителей.
    Граждане имеют равное право на государственную службу. ... (Статья 27)
  • Tajik
    Шаҳрванд ҳақ дорад дар ҳаёти сиёсӣ ва идораи давлатӣ бевосита ва ё ба воситаи вакилонаш иштирок намояд.
    Шаҳрвандон ба хидмати давлатӣ ҳуқуқи баробар доранд. ... (Моддаи 27)