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Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishThe Union shall not discriminate any citizen of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, based on race, birth, religion, official position, status, culture, sex and wealth. (Sec. 348)
- Burmeseနိုင်ငံတော်သည် ပြည်ထောင်စုသမ္မတမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်၏ မည်သည့်နိုင်ငံသားကိုမျှ လူမျိုး၊ ဇာတိ၊ ကိုးကွယ်ရာဘာသာ၊ ရာထူးဌာနန္တရ၊ အဆင့်အတန်း၊ ယဉ်ကျေးမှု၊ အမျိုးသား၊ အမျိုးသမီး၊ ဆင်းရဲချမ်းသာတို့ကို အကြောင်းပြု၍ ခွဲခြားမှုမရှိစေရ။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၄၈)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishPalestinians shall be equal before the law and the judiciary, without distinction based upon race, sex, color, religion, political views or disability. (Art. 9)
- Arabicالفلسطينيون أمام القانون و القضاء سواء لا تمييز بينهم بسبب العرق أو اللون أو الدين أو الرأي السياسي أو الإعاقة. (المادّة 9)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishWE, THE PEOPLE OF TAJIKISTAN, …
as an inseparable part of the world community; recognize our responsibility and duty before past, present, and future generations; understanding the necessity of providing the sovereignty, and development of our state; asserting human rights and liberties; recognizing the equality of rights and friendship of all nationalities and peoples; make our aim to built the just society; (Preamble) - RussianМЫ, НАРОД ТАДЖИКИСТАНА, ...
являясь неотъемлемой частью мирового сообщества, сознавая свой долг и свою ответственность перед прошлым, настоящим и будущими поколениями, понимая необходимость обеспечения суверенитета и развития своего государства,признавая незыблемыми свободу и права человека, уважая равноправие и дружбу всех наций и народностей, ставя задачей создание справедливого общества, (Preamble) - TajikМо, халқи Тоҷикистон, ...
қисми ҷудонашавандаи ҷомеаи ҷаҳон буда,худро дар назди наслҳои гузашта, ҳозира ва оянда масъул ва вазифадор дониста,таъмини соҳибихтиёрии давлати худ ва рушду камоли онро дарк намуда, озодӣ ва ҳуқуқи шахсро муқаддас шумурда, баробарҳуқуқӣ ва дӯстии тамоми миллату халқиятҳоро эътироф карда, бунёди ҷомеаи адолатпарварро вазифаи худ қарор дода, (Preamble)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English… The citizens of Afghanistan shall be recruited by the state on the basis of ability, without any discrimination, according to the provisions of the law. (Art. 50)
- Dari
... اتباع افغانستان بر اساس اهلیت و بدون هیچگونه تبعیض و به موجب احكام قانون به خدمت دولت پذیرفته می شوند. (مادۀ ۵۰)
- Pashtoد افغانستان اتباع د اهليت له مخې او له هر ډول توپير څخه پرته د قانون له حكمونو سره سم د دولت خدمت ته منل كيږي. (۵۰ ماده)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishTo enjoy the protection of the law, and to be treated in accordance with law, and only in accordance with law, is the inalienable right of every citizen, wherever he may be, and of every other person for the time being within Bangladesh, and in particular no action detrimental to the life, liberty, body, reputation or property of any person shall be taken except in accordance with law. (Art. 31)
- Bengaliআইনের আশ্রয়লাভ এবং আইনানুযায়ী ও কেবল আইনানুযায়ী ব্যবহারলাভ যে কোন স্থানে অবস্থানরত প্রত্যেক নাগরিকের এবং সাময়িকভাবে বাংলাদেশে অবস্থানরত অপরাপর ব্যক্তির অবিচ্ছেদ্য অধিকার এবং বিশেষতঃ আইনানুযায়ী ব্যতীত এমন কোন ব্যবস্থা গ্রহণ করা যাইবে না, যাহাতে কোন ব্যক্তির জীবন, স্বাধীনতা, দেহ, সুনাম বা সম্পত্তির হানি ঘটে। (অনুচ্ছেদ ৩১)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishIt shall be the duty of every citizen of India—
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(e) to promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India transcending religious, linguistic and regional or sectional diversities; to renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women;
… (Art. 51A) - Hindiभारत के प्रत्येक नागरिक का यह कर्तव्य होगा कि वह—
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(ड.) भारत के सभी लोगों में समरसता और समान भ्रातृत्व की भावना का निर्माण करे जो धर्म, भाषा और प्रदेश या वर्ग पर आधारित सभी भेदभाव से परे हो; ऐसी प्रथाओं को त्याग करे जो स्त्रियों के सम्मान के विरुद्ध है;
… (अनुच्छेद 51क)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishWomen are accorded equal social status and rights with men.
… (Art. 77) - Korean녀자는 남자와 똑같은 사회적지위와 권리를 가진다.
… (제77조)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English…
words importing the masculine gender include females. (Eleventh Schedule, 2(94)) - Malay…
perkataan yang membawa maksud jantina lelaki termasuklah perempuan. (Jadual Kesebelas, Perkara 2(94))
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English
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(6) The Federation, Provinces and Local Levels shall protect Nepal's freedom, sovereignty, territorial integrity, independence, national interest, overall development, multi-party, competitive, democratic, republican, federal system of governance, human rights and fundamental rights, rule of law, separation of powers and check and balance, egalitarian society based on pluralism and equality, inclusive representation and identity. (Art. 56) - Nepali
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(६) संघ, प्रदेश र स्थानीय तहले नेपालको स्वतन्त्रता, सार्वभौमसत्ता, भौगोलिक अखण्डता, स्वाधीनता, राष्ट्रिय हित, सर्वांगीण विकास, बहुदलीय प्रतिस्पर्धात्मक लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्रात्मक संघीय शासन प्रणाली, मानव अधिकार तथा मौलिक हक, कानूनी राज्य, शक्ति पृथकीकरण र नियन्त्रण तथा सन्तुलन, बहुलता र समानतामा आधारित समतामूलक समाज, समावेशी प्रतिनिधित्व र पहिचानको संरक्षण गर्ने छन् । (धारा ५६)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishThe State shall maintain the pillars of the society and ensure security, stability, and equal opportunities for all citizens. (Art. 19)
- Arabicتصون الدّولة دعامات المجتمع، وتكفل الأمن والاستقرار، وتكافؤ الفرص للمواطنين. (المادّة 19)