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Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English
No act of law or other provision may imply the unfavourable treatment of anyone because he or she belongs to a minority group by reason of ethnic origin, colour, or other similar circumstances or on account of his or her sexual orientation. (Instrument of Government, Chapter 2, Art. 12)
- Swedish
Lag eller annan föreskrift får inte innebära att någon missgynnas därför att han eller hon tillhör en minoritet med hänsyn till etniskt ursprung, hudfärg eller annat liknande förhållande eller med hänsyn till sexuell läggning. (Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform, 2 kap, 12§)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishWe, the Members of the Seventh Grand National Assembly, guided by our desire to express the will of the people of Bulgaria, by pledging our loyalty to the universal human values of liberty, peace, humanism, equality, justice and tolerance;
… (Preamble) - BulgarianНие, народните представители от Седмото Велико народно събрание, в стремежа си да изразим волята на българския народ,
като обявяваме верността си към общочовешките ценности: свобода, мир, хуманизъм, равенство, справедливост и търпимост;
… (Предисловие)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishEveryone is equal before the law.
No one shall, without an acceptable reason, be treated differently from other persons on the ground of sex, age, origin, language, religion, conviction, opinion, health, disability or other reason that concerns his or her person.
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Equality of the sexes is promoted in societal activity and working life, especially in the determination of pay and the other terms of employment, as provided in more detail by an Act. (Sec. 6) - FinnishIhmiset ovat yhdenvertaisia lain edessä.
Ketään ei saa ilman hyväksyttävää perustetta asettaa eri asemaan sukupuolen, iän, alkuperän, kielen, uskonnon, vakaumuksen, mielipiteen, terveydentilan, vammaisuuden tai muun henkilöön liittyvän syyn perusteella.
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Sukupuolten tasa-arvoa edistetään yhteiskunnallisessa toiminnassa sekä työelämässä, erityisesti palkkauksesta ja muista palvelussuhteen ehdoista määrättäessä, sen mukaan kuin lailla tarkemmin säädetään. (6 §) - SwedishAlla är lika inför lagen.
Ingen får utan godtagbart skäl särbehandlas på grund av kön, ålder, ursprung, språk, religion, övertygelse, åsikt, hälsotillstånd eller handikapp eller av någon annan orsak som gäller hans eller hennes person.
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Jämställdhet mellan könen i samhällelig verksamhet och i arbetslivet främjas enligt vad som närmare bestäms genom lag, särskilt vad gäller lönesättning och andra anställningsvillkor. (6 §)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English1) All Liechtenstein citizens shall be equal before the law
2) Men and women shall enjoy equal rights.
... (Art. 31) - German1) Alle Landesangehörigen sind vor dem Gesetze gleich
2) Mann und Frau sind gleichberechtigt.
… (Art. 31)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishAll people are equal under the law.
No human being must be subject to unfair or disproportionate differential treatment. (Art. 98) - NorwegianAlle er like for loven.
Intet menneske må utsettes for usaklig eller uforholdsmessig forskjellsbehandling. (§ 98)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishEqual protection of rights before courts and other state bodies, entities exercising public powers and bodies of the autonomous province or local self-government shall be guaranteed.
… (Art. 36) - Serbian CyrillicЈемчи се једнака заштита права пред судовима и другим државним органима, имаоцима јавних овлашћења и органима аутономне покрајине и јединица локалне самоуправе.
… (Члан 36)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishAll people are free and equal in their dignity and rights.
… (Art. 21) - UkrainianУсі люди є вільні і рівні у своїй гідності та правах.
… (Стаття 21)