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The Global Gender Equality Constitutional Database is a repository of gender equality related provisions in 194 constitutions from around the world. The Database was updated in partnership with the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and with support from the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and the Government of Japan. Experience its wealth and depth of information by starting your search now.

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Equality and Non-Discrimination

Cambodia
  • English
    All forms of discrimination against women shall be abolished.
    …
    Men and women have equal rights in all fields, especially with respect to those of marriage and family.
    … (Art. 45)
  • Khmer
    ការរើសអើងគ្រប់ប្រភេទ ប្រឆាំងនឹងស្រី្តភេទ ត្រូវបំបាត់ចោល។
    ...
    បុរសនិងស្ត្រីមានសិទ្ធិស្មើគ្នាក្នុងគ្រប់វិស័យទាំងអស់ ជាពិសេសក្នុងអាពាហ៍ពិពាហ៍ និងគ្រួសារ
    ... (មាត្រា ៤៥)

Equality and Non-Discrimination

Iraq
  • English
    Iraqis are equal before the law without discrimination based on gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, origin, color, religion, sect, belief or opinion, or economic or social status. (Art. 14)
  • Arabic
    العراقيون متساوون أمام القانون دون تمييزٍ بسبب الجنس أو العرق أو القومية أو الأصل أو اللون أو الدين أو المذهب أو المعتقد أو الوضع الاقتصادي أو الاجتماعي. (المادة 14)

Equality and Non-Discrimination

Kyrgyzstan
  • English

    …
    4. Propaganda of national, racial, religious hatred, gender and other social superiority calling for discrimination, hostility or violence is prohibited. (Art. 32)

  • Russian

    …
    4. Запрещается пропаганда национальной, расовой, религиозной ненависти, гендерного и иного социального превосходства, призывающая к дискриминации, вражде или насилию. (Статья 32)

  • Kyrgyz

    …
    4. Басмырлоого, кастыкка же зомбулукка чакырган улуттук, расалык, диний жек көрүүчүлүктү, гендердик жана башка социалдык үстөмдүктү үгүттөөгө тыюу салынат. (32-берене)

Equality and Non-Discrimination

Myanmar
  • English

    (a) Every citizen shall enjoy the right of equality, the right of liberty and the right of justice, as prescribed in this Constitution.
    … (Sec. 21)

  • Burmese

    (က) နိုင်ငံသားတိုင်းသည် ဤဖွဲ့စည်းပုံအခြေခံဥပဒေတွင် သတ်မှတ်ပြဌာန်းထားသည့် တန်းတူညီမျှအခွင့်အရေး၊ လွတ်လပ်မှုအခွင့်အရေး၊ တရားမျှတမှု အခွင့်အရေးတို့ ခံစားခွင့်ရှိသည်၊
    ... (ပုဒ်မ-၂၁)

Equality and Non-Discrimination

Pakistan
  • English
    In the Constitution,--
    (a) words importing the masculine gender shall be taken to include females;
    … (Art. 263)
  • Urdu
    اس دستور میں،--
    (الف) وہ الفاظ جن سے صیغہ مذکر کا مفہوم نکلتا ہو، صیغہ مونث پر بھی حاوی سمجھے جائیں گے؛
    ... (آرٹیکل ۲۶۳)

Equality and Non-Discrimination

Syrian Arab Republic
  • English
    Society in the Syrian Arab Republic shall be based on the basis of solidarity, symbiosis and respect for the principles of social justice, freedom, equality and maintenance of human dignity of every individual. (Art. 19)
  • Arabic
    يقوم المجتمع في الجمهورية العربية السورية على أساس التضامن والتكافل واحترام مبادئ العدالة الإجتماعية والحرية والمساواة وصيانة الكرامة الإنسانية لكل فرد. (المادّة 19)

Equality and Non-Discrimination

Uzbekistan
  • English

    ...
    All citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall have equal rights and freedoms, and shall be equal before the law, without discrimination by sex, race, nationality, language, religion, social origin, convictions and social status.
    Any privileges shall be granted solely by the law and must conform to the principles of social justice. (Art. 19)

  • Uzbek

    ...
    O‘zbekiston Respublikasida barcha fuqarolar bir xil huquq va erkinliklarga ega bo‘lib, jinsi, irqi, millati, tili, dini, e’tiqodi, ijtimoiy kelib chiqishi, ijtimoiy mavqeyidan qat’i nazar, qonun oldida tengdirlar.
    Imtiyozlar faqat qonunga muvofiq belgilanadi va ijtimoiy adolat prinsiplariga mos bo‘lishi shart. (19-modda)

Equality and Non-Discrimination

Bahrain
  • English
    Justice is the basis of government. Cooperation and mutual respect provide a firm bond between citizens. Freedom, equality, security, trust, knowledge, social solidarity and equality of opportunity for citizens are pillars of society guaranteed by the State. (Art. 4)
  • Arabic
    العدل أساس الحكم، والتعاون والتراحم صلة وثـقى بين المواطنين، والحرية والمساواة والأمن والطمأنينة والعلم والتضامن الاجتماعي وتكافؤ الفرص بين المواطنين دعامات للمجتمع تكفلها الدّولة. (المادة 4)

Equality and Non-Discrimination

Cyprus
  • English
    1. In this Constitution, unless it is otherwise expressly provided or required by the context—
    …
    b. words importing the masculine gender include females and words in the singular include the plural and vice-versa.
    … (Art. 186)
  • Greek
    1. Εν τω Συντάγματι, πλην εάν ορίζηται ρητώς άλλως ή εάν εκ της εν δεδομένη αλληλουχία χρήσεως όρου τινός προκύπτει άλλο τι –
    …
    (β) λέξεις δηλούσαι το αρσενικόν γένος συμπεριλαμβάνουσι το θηλυκόν γένος και λέξεις εις τον ενικόν αριθμόν συμπεριλαμβάνουσι τον πληθυντικόν και τανάπαλιν.
    … (Αρθρον 186)
  • Turkish
    1. Bu Anayasada, ilgili metinde açıkça başka türlü belirtilmedikçe veya bu metin başka türlü gerektirmedikçe;
    …
    b. eril sözcükler dişil olanları ve tekil sözcükler çoğulları da ifade ederken dişil sözcükler eril olanları ve çoğul sözcükler tekil olanları da ifade eder.
    ... (Madde 186)

Equality and Non-Discrimination

Kazakhstan
  • English
    1. Everyone shall be equal before the law and court.
    2. No one shall be subject to any discrimination for reasons of origin, social, property status, occupation, sex, race, nationality, language, attitude towards religion, convictions, place of residence or any other circumstances. (Art. 14)
  • Kazak
    1. Заң мен сот алдында жұрттың бәрi тең.
    2. Тегiне, әлеуметтiк, лауазымдық және мүлiктiк жағдайына, жынысына, нәсiлiне, ұлтына, тiлiне, дiнге көзқарасына, нанымына, тұрғылықты жерiне байланысты немесе кез келген өзге жағдаяттар бойынша ешкiмдi ешқандай кемсiтуге болмайды. (14-бап)