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Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe following are rights of citizens:
1. To elect to and be eligible for posts established by the present Constitution;
2. To decide on matters that are proposed to them by referendum;
… (Art. 22) - SpanishSon derechos de ciudadanas y ciudadanos:
1) Elegir y ser elegibles para los cargos que establece la presente Constitución;
2) Decidir sobre los asuntos que se les propongan mediante referendo;
… (Art. 22)
Political Rights and Association
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Reaffirming our adherence and our attachment to the Conventions of the United Nations on the Rights of the Child and on the Rights of Women, particularly to the objective of the parity of man-woman representation within the institutions of the country as well as to the international instruments concerning the protection and promotion of human rights;
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Réaffirmant notre adhésion et notre attachement à la Déclaration Universelle des Droits de l’Homme, à la Charte Africaine des Droits de l’Homme et des Peuples, aux Conventions des Nations Unies sur les Droits de l’Enfant et sur les Droits de la Femme, particulièrement à l’objectif de la parité de représentation homme-femme au sein des institutions du pays ainsi qu’aux instruments internationaux relatifs à la protection et à la promotion des droits humains;
… (Préambule)
Political Rights and Association
- English… Affirming the role of women and their active participation in carrying out the revolution; …
Enshrining the principle of political pluralism and the establishment of a state of law that recognizes diversity, takes citizenship as a basis for rights and duties, and that elevates the values of justice, equality and human rights; ... (Preamble) - Arabic... واقراراً بدور المرأة ومشاركتها الفاعلة في إنجاز الثوره...
وإرساء لمبدأ التعددية السياسية وتأسيس دولة القانون التي تعترف بالتنوع وترتكز علي المواطنة أساسا للحقوق والواجبات، وتعلى قيم العدالة والمساواة وحقوق الإنسان... (ديباجه)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishSuffrage is a right. lt shall be exercised through free, universal, direct and secret elections. The law shall guarantee the principle of personalization of suffrage and proportional representation. (Art. 63)
- SpanishEl sufragio es un derecho. Se ejercerá mediante votaciones libres, universales, directas y secretas. La ley garantizará el principio de la personalización del sufragio y la representación proporcional. (Art. 63)
Political Rights and Association
- English(1) Only citizens other than citizens who have dual citizenship may-
(a) vote in elections for, or hold, elective public offices;
… (Sec. 56)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe State of Rwanda commits itself to upholding the following fundamental principles and ensuring their respect:
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4° building a State governed by the rule of law, a pluralistic democratic Government, equality of all Rwandans and between men and women which is affirmed by women occupying at least thirty percent (30%) of positions in decision-making organs;
… (Art. 10) - KinyarwandaLeta y’u Rwanda yiyemeje kugendera ku mahame remezo akurikira no gutuma yubahirizwa:
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4° kubaka Leta igendera ku mategeko n’ubutegetsi bwa demokarasi ishingiye ku bitekerezo bya politiki binyuranye, uburinganire bw’Abanyarwanda bose n'ubw'abagore n'abagabo bushimangirwa n’uko abagore bagira nibura mirongo itatu ku ijana (30%) by’imyanya mu nzego zifatirwamo ibyemezo;
… (Ingingo ya 10) - FrenchL’Etat du Rwanda s’engage à se conformer aux principes fondamentaux suivants et à les faire respecter:
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4° édification d’un Etat de droit et du régime démocratique pluraliste, égalité de tous les Rwandais et égalité entre hommes et femmes reflétée par l’attribution aux femmes d’au moins trente pour cent (30%) des postes dans les instances de prise de décisions;
… (Art. 10)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishParties, societies, political or professional associations, as well as religious societies, whether Islamic or pertaining to one of the recognized religious minorities, are permitted provided they do not violate the principles of independence, freedom, national unity, the criteria of Islam, or the basis of the Islamic Republic. No one may be prevented from participating in the aforementioned groups, or be compelled to participate in them. (Art. 26)
- Persianاحزاب، جمعیتها، انجمنهای سیاسی و صنفی و انجمنهای اسلامی یا اقلیتهای دینی شناخته شده آزادند، مشروط به این که اصول استقلال، آزادی، وحدت ملی، موازین اسلامی و اساس جمهوری اسلامی را نقض نکنند. هیچکس را نمیتوان از شرکت در آنها منع کرد یا به شرکت در یکی از آنها مجبور ساخت. (اصل 26)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishEvery citizen has the right to participate in the political, economic, cultural life of the country. … (Art. 42)
- Arabicلكل مواطن حق الإسهام في الحياة السياسية والاقتصادية والاجتماعية والثقافية. ... (المادّة 42)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe Republic of Djibouti as composed of the entirety of the persons that it recognizes as members and who have accepted the duties, without distinction of language, of race, of sex or of religion.
The national sovereignty belongs to the Djiboutian people who exercise it through their representatives or by way of referendum. No fraction of the people nor any individual may arrogate the exercise of it.
No one may be arbitrarily deprived of the status of member of the national community. (Art. 3) - Arabicتتألف جمهورية جيبوتي من مجموعة الأشخاص الذين تعترف بهم كأعضاء والذين قبلوا بالواجبات دون التمييز في اللغة أو العنصر أو الجنس أو الدين.
وتعود السيادة الوطنية للشعب الجيبوتي الذي يمارسها من خلال ممثلين أو عن طريق الاستفتاء. لا يجوز لأي جزء من الشعب أو أي فرد الادعاء لنفسه بممارستها.
لا يجوز حرمان أحد تعسفياً من حالة كونه عضواً في المجتمع الوطني. (المادة 3) - FrenchLa République de Djibouti est composée de l'ensemble des personnes qu'elle reconnaît comme membres et qui en acceptent les devoirs, sans distinction de langue, de race, de sexe ou de religion.
La souveraineté nationale appartient au peuple djiboutien qui l'exerce par ses représentants ou par la voie du référendum. Aucune fraction du peuple ni aucun individu ne peut s'en attribuer l'exercice.
Nul ne peut être arbitrairement privé de la qualité de membre de la communauté nationale. (Art. 3)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishNational sovereignty belongs to the people who exercise it by way [voie] of referendum or by the intermediary of their representatives.
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The eligible institutions, responsible for [chargées de] directing the State, have their power from the people by way of [par voie d'] elections, by direct or indirect universal suffrage. (Art. 26) - FrenchLa Souveraineté nationale appartient au peuple Centrafricain qui l’exerce soit par voie de référendum, soit par l’intermédiaire de ses représentants.
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Les institutions éligibles, chargées de diriger l’Etat, tiennent leurs pouvoirs du peuple par voie d’élections, au suffrage universel direct ou indirect. (Art. 26)