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Obligations of the State
Egypt
- EnglishThe State shall be bound by the international human rights agreements, covenants and conventions ratified by Egypt, and which shall have the force of law after publication in accordance with the prescribed conditions. (Art. 93)
- Arabicتلتزم الدّولة بالإتّفاقيات والعهود والمواثيق الدّولية لحقوق الإنسان التي تصادق عليها مصر، وتصبح لها قوة القانون بعد نشرها وفقاً للأوضاع المقررة. (المادّة 93)
Obligations of the State
Lithuania
- EnglishHuman rights and freedoms shall be innate. (Art. 18)
- LithuanianŽmogaus teisės ir laisvės yra prigimtinės. (18 straipsnis)
Obligations of the State
Uganda
- EnglishThe rights, duties, declarations and guarantees relating to the fundamental and other human rights and freedoms specifically mentioned in this Chapter shall not be regarded as excluding others not specifically mentioned. (Art. 45)
Obligations of the State
Kyrgyzstan
- EnglishRights and freedoms established in the present Constitution shall not be exhaustive and shall not be interpreted as denial or derogation of other universally recognized human and civic rights and freedoms. (Art. 17)
- RussianПрава и свободы, установленные настоящей Конституцией, не являются исчерпывающими и не должны толковаться как отрицание или умаление других общепризнанных прав и свобод человека и гражданина. (Статья 17)
- KyrgyzУшул Конституцияда белгиленген укуктар менен эркиндиктер бардык жактан толук жетишерлик деп эсептелбейт жана адамдын, жарандын башка жалпы таанылган укуктары менен эркиндиктерин тануу же басмырлоо катары чечмеленбеши керек. (17-берене)
Obligations of the State
Ethiopia
- EnglishWe, the Nations, Nationalities and Peoples of Ethiopia: …
Firmly convinced that the fulfillment of this objective requires full respect of individual and people’s fundamental freedoms and rights, to live together on the basis of equality and without any sexual, religious or cultural discrimination;
… (Preamble) - Amharicእኛ የኢትዮጵያ ብሔሮች፣ …
ይህን ዓላማ ከግብ ለማድረስ፣ የግለሰብና የብሔር/ብሔረሰብ መሰረታዊ መብቶች መከበራቸው፣ የጾታ እኩልነት መረጋገጡ፣ ባሕሎችና ሃይማኖቶች ካለአንዳች ልዩነት እንዲራመዱ የማድረጉ አስፈላጊነት ጽኑ እምነታችን በመሆኑ
… (መግቢያ)
Obligations of the State
North Macedonia
- EnglishThe citizens of the Republic of North Macedonia,
… establish the Republic of North Macedonia as an independent, sovereign state, with the intention of establishing and consolidating the rule of law, guaranteeing human rights and civil liberties,
… (Preamble)5 - MacedonianГраѓаните на Република Северна Македонија,
... ја конституираат Република Северна Македонија како самостојна, суверена држава, со намера да се воспостави и зацврсти владеењето на правото, да се гарантираат човековите права и граѓанските слободи,
… (Preamble)
Obligations of the State
Bahamas
- English…
Now Know Ye Therefore:
We the Inheritors of and Successors to this Family of Islands, recognizing the Supremacy of God and believing in the Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the Individual, Do Hereby Proclaim in Solemn Praise the Establishment of a Free and Democratic Sovereign Nation founded on Spiritual Values and in which no Man, Woman or Child shall ever be Slave or Bondsman to anyone or their Labour exploited or their Lives frustrated by deprivation, and do Hereby Provide by these Articles for the indivisible Unity and Creation under God of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. (Preamble)
Obligations of the State
Nepal
- English(1) The political objective of the State shall be to establish a public welfare system of governance, by establishing a just system in all aspects of the national life through the rule of law, values and norms of fundamental rights and human rights, gender equality, proportional inclusion, participation and social justice, while at the same time protecting the life, property, equality and liberties of the people, in keeping with the vitality of freedom, sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Nepal, and to consolidate a federal democratic republican system of governance in order to ensure an atmosphere conducive to the enjoyment of the fruits of democracy, while at the same time maintaining the relations between the Federal Units on the basis of cooperative federalism and incorporating the principle of proportional participation in the system of governance on the basis of local autonomy and decentralization.
… (Art. 50) - Nepali(१) नेपालको स्वतन्त्रता, सार्वभौमसत्ता, भौगोलिक अखण्डता र स्वाधीनतालाई सर्वोपरि राख्दै नागरिकको जीउ, धन, समानता र स्वतन्त्रताको संरक्षण गरी कानूनको शासन, मौलिक हक तथा मानव अधिकारका मूल्य र मान्यता, लैंगिक समानता, समानुपातिक समावेशीकरण, सहभागिता र सामाजिक न्यायको माध्यमबाट राष्ट्रिय जीवनका सबै क्षेत्रमा न्यायपूर्ण व्यवस्था कायम गर्दै लोककल्याणकारी राज्यव्यवस्थाको स्थापना गर्ने तथा परस्पर सहयोगमा आधारित संघीयताका आधारमा संघीय इकाइहरूबीचको सम्बन्ध सञ्चालन गर्दै स्थानीय स्वायत्तता र विकेन्द्रीकरणको आधारमा शासन व्यवस्थामा समानुपातिक सिद्धान्तलाई आत्मसात् गर्दै लोकतान्त्रिक अधिकारको उपभोग गर्न पाउने अवस्था सुनिश्चित गर्न संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्रात्मक व्यवस्था सुदृढ गर्ने राज्यको राजनीतिक उद्देश्य हुनेछ ।
... (धारा ५०)
Obligations of the State
Ghana
- English(1) This article applies to the amendment of the following provisions of this Constitution, which are, in this Constitution referred to as “entrenched provisions”—
…
(d) Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms: Chapter 5;
… (Art. 290)
Obligations of the State
Pakistan
- English…
Wherein shall be guaranteed fundamental rights, including equality of status, of opportunity and before law, social, economic and political justice, and freedom of thought, expression, belief, faith, worship and association, subject to law and public morality;
… (Preamble) - Urdu…
جس میں بنیادی حقوق کی ضمانت دی جائے گی اور ان حقوق میں قانون اور اخلاق عامہ کے تابع حیثیت اور مواقع میں مساوات، قانون کی نظر میں برابری، معاشرتی، معاشی اور سیاسی انصاف اور خیال، اظہار خیال، عقیدہ، دین، عبادت اور اجتماع کی آزادی شامل ہوگی؛
…(تمہید)