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Equality and Non-Discrimination
Dominican Republic
- EnglishThe effective protection of the rights of the person, the respect of their dignity and the securing of means that allow for their perfection in an egalitarian, equitable and progressive way, within a framework of individual liberty and social justice, compatible with the public order, the general well-being and the rights of all is an essential function of the State. (Art. 8)
- SpanishEs función esencial del Estado, la protección efectiva de los derechos de la persona, el respeto de su dignidad y la obtención de los medios que le permitan perfeccionarse de forma igualitaria, equitativa y progresiva, dentro de un marco de libertad individual y de justicia social, compatibles con el orden público, el bienestar general y los derechos de todos y todas. (Art. 8)
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
Ecuador
- EnglishThe exercise of rights shall be governed by the following principles:
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2. All persons are equal and shall enjoy the same rights, duties and opportunities.
No one shall be discriminated against for reasons of ethnic belonging, place of birth, age, sex, gender identity, cultural identity, civil status, language, religion, ideology, political affiliation, legal record, socio-economic condition, migratory status, sexual orientation, health status, HIV carrier, disability, physical difference or any other distinguishing feature, whether personal or collective, temporary or permanent, which might be aimed at or result in the diminishment or annulment of recognition, enjoyment or exercise of rights. All forms of discrimination are punishable by law.
The State shall adopt affirmative action measures that promote real equality for the benefit of the rights-bearers who are in a situation of inequality.
… (Art. 11) - SpanishEI ejercicio de los derechos se regirá por los siguientes principios:
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2. Todas las personas son iguales y gozaran de los mismos derechos, deberes y oportunidades.
Nadie podrá ser discriminado por razones de etnia, lugar de nacimiento, edad, sexo, identidad de género, identidad cultural, estado civil, idioma, religión, ideología, filiación política, pasado judicial, condición socio-económica, condición migratoria, orientación sexual, estado de salud, portar VIH, discapacidad, diferencia física; ni por cualquier otra distinción, personal o colectiva, temporal o permanente, que tenga por objeto o resultado menoscabar o anular el reconocimiento, goce o ejercicio de los derechos. La ley sancionará toda forma de discriminación.
El Estado adoptará medidas de acción afirmativa que promuevan la igualdad real en favor de los titulares de derechos que se encuentren en situación de desigualdad.
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Equality and Non-Discrimination
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
- EnglishCitizens enjoy equal rights in all spheres of State and public activity. (Art. 65)
- Korean공민은 국가사회생활의 모든 분야에서 누구나 다같은 권리를 가진다. (제65조)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Portugal
- EnglishThe fundamental tasks of the state are:
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d) To promote the people's well-being and quality of life and real equality between the Portuguese, as well as the effective implementation of economic, social, cultural and environmental rights by means of the transformation and modernisation of economic and social structures;
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h) To promote equality between men and women. (Art. 9) - PortugueseSão tarefas fundamentais do Estado:
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d) Promover o bem-estar e a qualidade de vida do povo e a igualdade real entre os portugueses, bem como a efectivação dos direitos económicos, sociais, culturais e ambientais, mediante a transformação e modernização das estruturas económicas e sociais;
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h) Promover a igualdade entre homens e mulheres. (Art. 9)
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،
... (التّصدير)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Haiti
- EnglishHaitians shall be equal before the law, subject to the special advantages conferred on native-born Haitians who have never renounced their nationality. (Art. 18)
- FrenchLes Haïtiens sont égaux devant la loi sous réserve des avantages conférés aux Haïtiens d’origine qui n’ont jamais renoncé à leur nationalité. (Art. 18)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Malaysia
- English(1) All persons are equal before the law and entitled to the equal protection of the law.
(2) Except as expressly authorized by this Constitution, there shall be no discrimination against citizens on the ground only of religion, race, descent, place of birth or gender in any law or in the appointment to any office or employment under a public authority or in the administration of any law relating to the acquisition, holding or disposition of property or the establishing or carrying on of any trade, business, profession, vocation or employment.
(3) There shall be no discrimination in favour of any person on the ground that he is a subject of the Ruler of any State.
(4) No public authority shall discriminate against any person on the ground that he is resident or carrying on business in any part of the Federation outside the jurisdiction of the authority.
(5) This Article does not invalidate or prohibit—
(a) any provision regulating personal law;
(b) any provision or practice restricting office or employment connected with the affairs of any religion, or of an institution managed by a group professing any religion, to persons professing that religion;
(c) any provision for the protection, well-being or advancement of the aboriginal peoples of the Malay Peninsula (including the reservation of land) or the reservation to aborigines of a reasonable proportion of suitable positions in the public service;
(d) any provision prescribing residence in a State or part of a State as a qualification for election or appointment to any authority having jurisdiction only in that State or part, or for voting in such an election;
(e) any provision of a Constitution of a State, being or corresponding to a provision in force immediately before Merdeka Day;
(f) any provision restricting enlistment in the Malay Regiment to Malays. (Art. 8) - Malay(1) Semua orang adalah sama rata di sisi undang-undang dan berhak mendapat perlindungan yang sama rata di sisi undang-undang.
(2) Kecuali sebagaimana yang dibenarkan dengan nyata oleh Perlembagaan ini tidak boleh ada diskriminasi terhadap warganegara semata-mata atas alasan agama, ras, keturunan, tempat lahir atau jantina dalam mana-mana undang-undang atau dalam pelantikan kepada apa-apa jawatan atau pekerjaan di bawah sesuatu pihak berkuasa awam atau dalam pentadbiran mana-mana undang-undang yang berhubungan dengan pemerolehan, pemegangan atau pelupusan harta atau berhubungan dengan penubuhan atau penjalanan apa-apa pertukangan, perniagaan, profesion, kerjaya atau pekerjaan.
(3) Tidak boleh ada diskriminasi yang memihak kepada mana-mana orang atas alasan bahawa dia seorang rakyat Raja bagi mana-mana Negeri.
(4) Tiada pihak berkuasa awam boleh mendiskriminasikan mana-mana orang atas alasan bahawa dia bermastautin atau menjalankan perniagaan di mana-mana bahagian Persekutuan di luar bidang kuasa pihak berkuasa itu.
(5) Perkara ini tidak menidaksahkan atau melarang—
(a) apa-apa peruntukan yang mengawal selia undang-undang diri;
(b) apa-apa peruntukan atau amalan yang mengehadkan jawatan atau pekerjaan yang berkaitan dengan hal ehwal mana-mana agama, atau sesuatu institusi yang diuruskan oleh sekumpulan orang yang menganuti mana-mana agama, kepada orang yang menganuti agama itu;
(c) apa-apa peruntukan bagi perlindungan, kesentosaan atau pemajuan orang asli Semenanjung Tanah Melayu (termasuk perizaban tanah) atau perizaban bagi orang asli suatu perkadaran yang munasabah daripada jawatan-jawatan yang sesuai dalam perkhidmatan awam;
(d) apa-apa peruntukan yang menetapkan kemastautinan di sesuatu Negeri atau di sebahagian sesuatu Negeri sebagai suatu kelayakan bagi pemilihan atau pelantikan kepada mana-mana pihak berkuasa yang mempunyai bidang kuasa hanya di Negeri atau di bahagian itu sahaja, atau bagi pengundian dalam pemilihan itu;
(e) apa-apa peruntukan Perlembagaan sesuatu Negeri, yang adalah atau yang bersamaan dengan suatu peruntukan yang berkuat kuasa sebaik sebelum Hari Merdeka;
(f) apa-apa peruntukan yang mengehadkan pengambilan masuk tentera ke dalam Rejimen Askar Melayu kepada orang Melayu. (Perkara 8)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Spain
- English(1) Spain is hereby established as a social and democratic State, subject to the rule of law, which advocates freedom, justice, equality and political pluralism as highest values of its legal system.
… (Sec. 1) - Spanish1. España se constituye en un Estado social y democrático de Derecho, que propugna como valores superiores de su ordenamiento jurídico la libertad, la justicia, la igualdad y el pluralismo político.
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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)