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Equality and Non-Discrimination
Libya
- English… In the hope of seeking a society of citizenship, justice, equality, well-being, progress and prosperity where there is no place for injustice, tyranny, despotism, exploitation or dictatorship. The interim National Transitional Council has decided to promulgate this Constitutional Declaration in order to be the basis of governance in the transitional stage until a permanent Constitution is ratified in a popular referendum. (Preamble)
- Arabic... وانطلاقاً نحو مُجتمع المواطنة والعدالة والمُساواة والازدهار والتّقدم والرخاء، الذي لا مكان فيه للظّلم والاستبداد والطّغيان والاستغـلال وحُكم الفرد، وإلى أن يتمّ التّصديق على الدستور الدّائم في استفتاء شعبي عام، فقد رأي المجلس الوطني الانتقالي المؤقت أن يصدر هذا الإعلان الدستوري، ليكون أساساً للحُكم في المرحلة الانتقالية. (الدّيباجة)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Morocco
- EnglishWith fidelity to its irreversible choice to construct a democratic State of Law, the Kingdom of Morocco resolutely pursues the process of consolidation and of reinforcement of the institutions of a modern State, having as its bases the principles of participation, of pluralism and of good governance. It develops a society of solidarity where all enjoy security, liberty, equality of opportunities, of respect for their dignity and for social justice, within the framework of the principle of correlation between the rights and the duties of the citizenry.
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the Kingdom of Morocco, [a] united State, totally sovereign, belonging the Grand Maghreb, reaffirms that which follows and commits itself:
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• To ban and combat all discrimination whenever it encounters it, for reason of sex, or color, of beliefs, of culture, of social or regional origin, of language, of handicap or whatever personal circumstance that may be;
… (Preamble) - Arabicإن المملكة المغربية، وفاء لاختيارها الذي لا رجعة فيه، في بناء دولة ديمقراطية يسودها الحق والقانون، تواصل بعزم مسيرة توطيد وتقوية مؤسسات دولة حديثة، مرتكزاتها المشاركة والتعددية والحوكمة الجيدة، وإرساء دعائم مجتمع متضامن، يتمتع فيه الجميع بالأمن والحرية والكرامة والمساواة، وتكافؤ الفرص، والعدالة الاجتماعية، ومقومات العيش الكريم، في نطاق التلازم بين حقوق وواجبات المواطنة.
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فإن المملكة المغربية، الدّولة الموحّدة، ذات السّيادة الكاملة، المنتمية إلى المغرب الكبير، تؤكد وتلتزم بما يلي:
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• حظر ومكافحة كلّ أشكال التمييز، حيث ما وجد، بسبب الجنس أو اللّون أو المعتقد أو الثّقافة أو الانتماء الاجتماعي أو الجهوي أو اللّغة أو الإعاقة أو أيّ وضع شخصيّ، مهما كان،
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Equality and Non-Discrimination
Niger
- EnglishThe State sees to the elimination of all forms of discrimination concerning [à l’égard de] women, young girls and handicapped persons.
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It assures to them an equitable representation within the public institutions through the national policy [concerning] gender and the respect for the quotas. (Art. 22) - FrenchL’Etat veille à l’élimination de toute forme de discrimination à l’égard de la femme, de la jeune fille et des personnes handicapées.
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Il leur assure une représentation équitable dans les institutions publiques à travers la politique nationale du genre et le respect des quotas. (Art. 22)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Angola
- EnglishWe, the people of Angola, …
Armed with a culture of tolerance and profoundly committed to reconciliation, equality, justice and development;
Having decided to build a society based on equal opportunities, commitment, fraternity and unity in diversity;
Determined to build together a just and progressive society that respects life, equality, diversity and human dignity;
… (Preamble) - PortugueseNós, o Povo de Angola, …
Revestidos de uma cultura de tolerância e profundamente comprometidos com a reconciliação, a igualdade, a justiça e o desenvolvimento;
Decididos a construir uma sociedade fundada na equidade de oportunidades, no compromisso, na fraternidade e na unidade na diversidade;
Determinados a edificar, todos juntos, uma sociedade justa e de progresso que respeita a vida, a igualdade, a diversidade e a dignidade das pessoas;
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Equality and Non-Discrimination
Sierra Leone
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (4), (5), and (7), no law shall make provision which is discriminatory either of itself or in its effect.
(2) Subject to the provisions of subsections (6), (7), and (8), no person shall be treated in a discriminatory manner by any person acting by virtue of any law or in the performance of the functions of any public office or any public authority.
(3) In this section the expression “discriminatory” means affording different treatment to different persons attributable wholly or mainly to their respective descriptions by race, tribe, sex, place of origin, political opinions, colour or creed whereby persons of one such description are subjected to disabilities or restrictions to which persons of another such description are not made subject, or are accorded privileges or advantages which are not accorded to persons of another such description.
(4) Subsection (1) shall not apply to any law so far as that law makes provision—
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d. with respect to adoption, marriage, divorce, burial, devolution of property on death or other interests of personal law; or
e. for the application in the case of members of a particular race or tribe or customary law with respect to any matter to the exclusion of any law with respect to that matter which is applicable in the case of other persons; or
f. for authorising the taking during a period of public emergency of measures that are reasonably justifiable for the purpose of dealing with the situation that exists during that period of public emergency; or
g. whereby persons of any such description as mentioned in subsection (3) may be subjected to any disability or restriction or may be accorded any privilege or advantage which, having regard to its nature and to special circumstances pertaining to those persons or to persons of any other such description, is reasonably justifiable in a democratic society;
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(5) Nothing contained in any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of subsection (1) to the extent that it makes provision with respect to qualifications for service as a public officer or as a member of a defence force or for the service of a local government authority or a body corporate established directly by any law or of membership of Parliament.
(6) Subsection (2) shall not apply to anything which is expressly or by necessary implication authorised to be done by any such provisions of law as is referred to in subsection (4) or (5).
(7) Nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of this section to the extent that the law in question makes provision whereby persons of any such description as is mentioned in subsection (3) may be subjected to any restriction of the rights and freedoms guaranteed by sections 18, 22, 24, 25 and 262 being such a restriction as is authorised by subsection (3) of section 18, subsection (2) of section 22, subsection (5) of section 24, subsection (2) of section 25 or subsection (2) of section 26, as the case may be.
(8) The exercise of any discretion relating to the institution, conduct or discontinuance of civil or criminal proceedings in any court that is vested in any person under or by this Constitution or any other law shall not be enquired into by any Court on the grounds that it contravenes the provision of subsection (2). (Sec. 27)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Burundi
- EnglishAll citizens are equal before the law, which assures them an equal protection.
No one may be subject to discrimination notably because of their origin, of their race, of their ethnicity, of their sex, of their color, of their language, of their social situation, of their religious, philosophical or political convictions, because of a physical or mental handicap, or because they are carriers of HIV/AIDS or of any other incurable disease. (Art. 22) - KirundiAbanyagihugu bose barangana imbere y’Itegeko kandi rikabakingira kumwe.
Nta muntu n’umwe akumirwa kubera amamuko yiwe, ibara ry’urukoba rwiwe, ubwoko bwiwe, igitsina ciwe, ururimi avuga, uko abayeho mu gihugu, idini ryiwe, ivyiyumviro nyamukuru vyiwe ku vyerekeye ubuzima canke intwaro y’igihugu canke kubera ubumuga canke kubera ko afise umugera wa SIDA canke iyindi ngwara iyo ariyo yose idakira. (Ingingo ya 22) - FrenchTous les citoyens sont égaux devant la loi, qui leur assure une protection égale.
Nul ne peut être l’objet de discrimination du fait notamment de son origine, de sa race, de son ethnie, de son sexe, de sa couleur, de sa langue, de sa situation sociale, de ses convictions religieuses, philosophiques ou politiques ou du fait d’un handicap physique ou mental ou du fait d’être porteur du VIH/SIDA ou toute autre maladie incurable. (Art. 22)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Sudan
- English(1) The Republic of Sudan is an independent, sovereign, democratic, parliamentary, pluralist, decentralized state, where rights and duties are based on citizenship without discrimination due to race, religion, culture, sex, color, gender, social or economic status, political opinion, disability, regional affiliation or any other cause.
(2) The state respects human dignity. It is founded on justice, equality and diversity and guarantees human rights and fundamental freedoms. (Art. 3) - Arabic1. جمهورية السودان دولة مستقله ذات سيادة، ديمقراطية، برلمانية، تعددية، لامركزية، تقوم فيها الحقوق والواجبات علي اساس المواطنة دون تمييز بسبب العرق او الدين او الثقافة او الجنس او اللون او النوع او الوضع الإجتماعي او الإقتصادي او الرأي السياسي او الإعاقه او الإنتماء الجهوي او غيرها من الاسباب....
2.تلتزم الدوله بإحترام الكرامة الانسانية والتنوع و تؤسس علي العدالة والمساواة وكفالة حقوق الإنسان وحرياتة الاساسية (الماده 4)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Comoros
- EnglishThe Union of the Comoros recognizes equally the equality of all citizens before the law, without distinction of race, of sex, of religion, of political conviction, and assures the full enjoyment of the fundamental freedoms for all citizens. (Art. 2)
- Arabicيعترف اتحاد جزر القمر أيضاً بالمساواة بين جميع المواطنين أمام القانون، دون التمييز على أساس العنصر، الجنس، الدين، القناعة السياسية، ويضمن التمتع الكامل بالحريات الأساسية لجميع المواطنين. (المادة 2)
- FrenchL’Union des Comores reconnaît également l'égalité de tous les citoyens devant la loi, sans distinction de race, de sexe, de religion, de conviction politique, et assure la pleine jouissance des libertés fondamentales pour tous les citoyens. (Art. 2)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Uganda
- English1. All persons are equal before and under the law in all spheres of political, economic, social and cultural life and in every other respect and shall enjoy equal protection of the law.
2. Without prejudice to clause (l) of this article, a person shall not be discriminated against on the ground of sex, race, colour, ethnic origin, tribe, birth, creed or religion, social or economic standing, political opinion or disability.
3. For the purposes of this article, “discriminate” means to give different treatment to different persons attributable only or mainly to their respective descriptions by sex, race, colour, ethnic origin, tribe, birth, creed or religion, social or economic standing, political opinion or disability.
4. Nothing in this article shall prevent Parliament from enacting laws that are necessary for-
a. implementing policies and programmes aimed at redressing social, economic, educational or other imbalance in society; or
b. making such provision as is required or authorised to be made under this Constitution; or
c. providing for any matter acceptable and demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.
5. Nothing shall be taken to be inconsistent with this article which is allowed to be done under any provision of this Constitution. (Art. 21)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Egypt
- EnglishThe State shall ensure the achievement of equality between women and men in all civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.
… (Art. 11) - Arabicتكفل الدولة تحقيق المساواة بين المرأة والرجل فى جميع الحقوق المدنية والسياسية والاقتصادية والاجتماعية والثقافية وفقا لأحكام الدستور.
… (المادّة 11)