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Political Rights and Association
- English
Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall have the right to form trade unions, political parties and any other public associations, and to participate in mass movements.
No one may infringe on the rights, freedoms and dignity of the individuals, constituting the minority opposition in political parties, public associations and mass movements, as well as in representative bodies of authority. (Art. 39) - Uzbek
O‘zbekiston Respublikasi fuqarolari kasaba uyushmalariga, siyosiy partiyalarga va boshqa jamoat birlashmalariga uyushish, ommaviy harakatlarda ishtirok etish huquqiga egadirlar.
Siyosiy partiyalarda, jamoat birlashmalarida, ommaviy harakatlarda, shuningdek davlat hokimiyati vakillik organlarida ozchilikni tashkil etuvchi muxolifatchi shaxslarning huquqlari, erkinliklari va qadr-qimmatini hech kim kamsitishi mumkin emas. (39-modda)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe participation as well as the direct and active involvement of citizens in political life shall constitute a basic condition for the consolidation of the Republic. (Art. 66)
- PortugueseA participação e o envolvimento directo e activo dos cidadãos na vida política constitui condição fundamental de consolidação da República. (Art. 66)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe inhabitants of El Salvador have the right to associate freely and to meet peacefully and without arms for any licit purpose. No one may be obligated to belong to an association.
… (Art. 7) - SpanishLos habitantes de El Salvador tienen derecho a asociarse libremente y a reunirse pacíficamente y sin armas para cualquier objeto lícito. Nadie podrá ser obligado a pertenecer a una asociación.
… (Art. 7)
Political Rights and Association
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2. The Trade Union of Vietnam, the Vietnam Peasants’ Association, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the Vietnam Women’s Union and the Vietnam War Veterans’ Association are socio-political organizations established on a voluntary basis to represent and protect the lawful and legitimate rights and interests of their members; and, together with other member organizations of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, coordinate and unify action within the Front.
… (Art. 9) - Vietnamese...
2. Công đoàn Việt Nam, Hội nông dân Việt Nam, Đoàn thanh niên cộng sản Hồ Chí Minh, Hội liên hiệp phụ nữ Việt Nam, Hội cựu chiến binh Việt Nam là các tổ chức chính trị - xã hội được thành lập trên cơ ở tự nguyện, đại diện và bảo vệ quyền, lợi ích hợp pháp, chính đáng của thành viên, hội viên tổ chức mình; cùng các tổ chức thành viên khác của Mặt trận phối hợp và thống nhất hành động trong Mặt trận Tổ quốc Việt Nam.
… (Điều 9)
Political Rights and Association
- English
(a) Every citizen shall have the right to elect and be elected in accord with the law.
... (Sec. 38) - Burmese
(က) နိုင်ငံသားတိုင်းသည် ဥပဒေနှင့်အညီ ရွေးကောက်တင်မြှောက်ခွင့် နှင့် ရွေးကောက် တင်မြှောက်ခံပိုင်ခွင့်ရှိသည်၊
... (ပုဒ်မ-၃၈)
Political Rights and Association
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(6) Every citizen of the Czech Republic who has reached the age of eighteen has the right to vote.
… (1993 Constitution, Art. 56) - Czech…
(6) Právo volit má každý občan České republiky, který dosáhl věku 18 let.
… (Ústava 1993, Čl. 56)
Political Rights and Association
- English(1) Every person has the right to freedom of association, which includes the right to form, join or participate in the activities of an association of any kind.
… (Art. 36) - Swahili(1) Kila mtu ana haki ya uhuru wa kujumuika, ambayo hujumuisha haki ya kuunda, kujiunga au kushiriki katika shughuli za chama cha aina yoyote.
… (Kifungu cha 36)
Political Rights and Association
- English
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It shall be the duty of the Republic to remove those obstacles of an economic or social nature which constrain the freedom and equality of citizens, thereby impeding the full development of the human person and the effective participation of all workers in the political, economic and social organisation of the country. (Art. 3) - Italian
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È compito della Repubblica rimuovere gli ostacoli di ordine economico e sociale, che, limitando di fatto la libertà e l'eguaglianza dei cittadini, impediscono il pieno sviluppo della persona umana e l'effettiva partecipazione di tutti i lavoratori all'organizzazione politica, economica e sociale del Paese. (Art. 3)
Political Rights and Association
- English
1. Subject to the succeeding provisions of this section, any person who is registered under an Act of Parliament as an elector for Parliamentary elections in an electoral district is entitled to vote, in such manner as is prescribed, in an election of a member of Parliament for that district.
... (Sec. 92)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishAll the citizens of majority, enjoying their civil and political rights[,] are electors and eligible. The law provides [prévoit] the provisions of [a] nature encouraging the equal access of women and men to the elective functions.
The vote is a personal right and a national duty.
… (Art. 30) - Arabicلكل مواطنة و مواطن، الحقّ في التّصويت، وفي الترشّح للانتخابات، شرط بلوغ سنّ الرّشد القانونية، والتّمتّع بالحقوق المدنية والسياسيّة . ينصّ القانون على مقتضيات من شأنها تشجيع تكافؤ الفرص بين النّساء والرجال في ولوج الوظائف الانتخابية.
التصويت حقّ شخصي وواجب وطني.
... (الفصل 30)