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Education
- English(1) It shall be unlawful for any person (in the course of that person’s involvement in any of the areas to which this subsection is applied by subsection (3)) to make a request of any other person for sexual intercourse, sexual contact, or other form of sexual activity which contains an implied or overt promise of preferential treatment or an implied or overt threat of detrimental treatment.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person (in the course of that person’s involvement in any of the areas to which this subsection is applied by subsection (3)) by the use of language (whether written or spoken) of a sexual nature, or of visual material of a sexual nature, or by physical behaviour of a sexual nature, to subject any other person to behaviour that—
(a) is unwelcome or offensive to that person (whether or not that is conveyed to the first-mentioned person); and
(b) is either repeated, or of such a significant nature, that it has a detrimental effect on that person in respect of any of the areas to which this subsection is applied by subsection (3).
(3) The areas to which subsections (1) and (2) apply are—
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(j) education.
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(4) Where a person complains of sexual harassment, no account shall be taken of any evidence of the person’s sexual experience or reputation. (Human Rights Act 1993, Sec. 62)
Education
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The Union, the states and the Federal District have the power to legislate concurrently on:
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IX – education, ... teaching,
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Compete à União, aos Estados e ao Distrito Federal legislar concorrentemente sobre:
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IX - educação … ensino,
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Education
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8. Basic and secondary education
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(८) आधारभूत र माध्यमिक शिक्षा
... (अनुसूची–८, स्थानीय तहको अधिकारको सूची)
Education
- EnglishThe fundamental tasks of the Angolan state shall be:
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g) To promote policies that will ensure universal access to compulsory free education under the terms defined by law;
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g) Promover políticas que assegurem o acesso universal ao ensino obrigatório gratuito, nos termos definidos por lei;
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Education
- EnglishThe State will sponsor and organize the education of adults, destined to combat illiteracy and to provide [a] cultural opportunity to those who wish to improve their intellectual, social and economic condition. (Art. 83)
- SpanishEl Estado patrocinará y organizará la educación de adultos, destinada a combatir el analfabetismo y a proporcionar oportunidad cultural a aquéllos que deseen mejorar su condición intelectual, social y económica. (Art. 83)
Education
- EnglishThe State shall provide public education and shall commit itself to the eradication of illiteracy. (Basic Law, Art. 30)
- Arabicتوفر الدولة التعليم العام وتلتزم بمكافحة الأمية. (النظام الأساسي، المادة، 30)
Education
- EnglishEach has the right of access to sources of knowledge. The State guarantees to any citizen access to instruction, to culture, and to professional training [formation].
Education and instruction must be provided to youth by public or private establishments.
Private establishments may be opened with the authorization of the State, within the conditions established by the law. They are placed under the control of the State.
Parents have the obligation to provide education and instruction to their children until the age of sixteen (16) years at least.
The State and other public collectivities have the obligation to create and to assure the good functioning of the public establishments for the education and the instruction of youth.
Education is gratuitous in the public establishments at the various [divers] levels of education. (Art. 9) - FrenchChacun a le droit d'accéder aux sources du savoir. L'État garantit à l'enfant et à l'adulte l'accès à l'instruction, à la culture et à la formation professionnelle.
Il doit être pourvu à l'éducation et à l'instruction de la jeunesse par des établissements publics ou privés.
Les établissements privés peuvent être ouverts avec l'autorisation de l'État, dans les conditions fixées par la loi. Ils sont placés sous le contrôle de l'État.
Les parents ont l'obligation de pourvoir à l'éducation et à l'instruction de leurs enfants jusqu'à l'âge de seize (16) ans au moins.
L'État et les autres collectivités publiques ont l'obligation de créer et d'assurer le bon fonctionnement des établissements publics pour l'éducation et l'instruction de la jeunesse.
L'éducation est gratuite dans les établissements publics pour les divers ordres de l'enseignement. (Art. 9)
Education
- EnglishThe following shall be the responsibility of the State:
1. To strengthen public education and co-education; ensure permanent improvement of quality, the enlargement of coverage, physical facilities and the equipment needed for public schooling institutions.
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4. To ensure that all education institutions provide education in citizenship, sexuality and the environment, using a rights-based approach.
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7. To eliminate pure, functional and digital illiteracy and to support post-literacy processes and continuous education for adults and overcoming education lags.
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12. To guarantee, on the basis of the principles of social, territorial and regional equity, that all persons shall have access to public education. (Art. 347) - SpanishSerá responsabilidad del Estado:
1. Fortalecer la educación pública y la coeducación; asegurar el mejoramiento permanente de la calidad, la ampliación de la cobertura, la infraestructura física y el equipamiento necesario de las instituciones educativas públicas.
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4. Asegurar que todas las entidades educativas impartan una educación en ciudadanía, sexualidad y ambiente, desde el enfoque de derechos.
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7. Erradicar el analfabetismo puro, funcional y digital, y apoyar los procesos de post-alfabetización y educación permanente para personas adultas, y la superación del rezago educativo.
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12. Garantizar, bajo los principios de equidad social, territorial y regional que todas las personas tengan acceso a la educación pública. (Art. 347)
Education
- EnglishThe right to education and to culture is inherent to the human person; in consequence, the preservation, promotion, and dissemination of culture is an obligation and [a] primary purpose for the State.
The State shall be favorable to scientific research and occupation [quehacer]. (Art. 53) - SpanishEl derecho a la educación y a la cultura es inherente a la persona humana; en consecuencia, es obligación y finalidad primordial del Estado su conservación, fomento y difusión.
El Estado propiciará la investigación y el quehacer científico. (Art. 53)
Education
- English1. Development of education is a primary national policy for the purposes of elevating the people's intellectual standards, training human resources and fostering talents.
2. The State shall prioritise investment in and attraction of other investment sources for education; take care of pre-school education; guarantee compulsory primary education which is free of charge; gradually universalise secondary education; develop higher education and vocational education and provide an appropriate policy for scholarship and tuition.
3. The State shall prioritise the educational development in mountainous and island areas, (regions inhabited by ethnic minority people) and in regions that have extremely difficult socio-economic conditions; shall prioritise employment and development of the talented and provide favourable conditions for the disabled and the poor to access education and vocational learning. (Art. 61) - Vietnamese1. Phát triển giáo dục là quốc sách hàng đầu nhằm nâng cao dân trí, phát triển nguồn nhân lực, b i dưỡng nhân tài.
2. Nhà nước ưu tiên đầu tư và thu hút các nguồn đầu tư khác cho giáo dục; chăm lo giáo dục mầm non; bảo đảm giáo dục tiểu học là bắt buộc, Nhà nước không thu học phí; từng bước phổ cập giáo dục trung học; phát triển giáo dục đại học, giáo dục nghề nghiệp; thực hiện chính sách học bổng, học phí hợp lý.
3. Nhà nước ưu tiên phát triển giáo dục ở miền núi, hải đảo, vùng đồng bào dân tộc thiểu số và vùng có điều kiện kinh tế - xã hội đặc biệt khó khan; ưu tiên sử dụng, phát triển nhân tài; tạo điều kiện để người khuyết tật và người nghèo được học văn hoá và học nghề. (Điều 61)