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Equality and Non-Discrimination
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4. The propagation of national, ethnic, racial and religious hatred, gender as well as other social supremacy which calls to discrimination, hostility and violence shall be prohibited. (Art. 31) - Russian…
4. Запрещается пропаганда национальной, этнической, расовой, религиозной ненависти, гендерного и иного социального превосходства, призывающая к дискриминации, вражде или насилию. (Статья 31) - Kyrgyz…
4. Улуттук, этностук, расалык, диний жек көрүүчүлүктү, гендердик жана башка социалдык үстөмдүктү үгүттөп, кодулоого, касташууга же күч колдонууга чакырган үндөөлөргө тыюу салынат. (31-берене)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishGuarantees for inalienable human and minority rights in the Constitution has the purpose of preserving human dignity and exercising full freedom and equality of each individual in a just, open, and democratic society based on the principle of the rule of law. (Art. 19)
- Serbian CyrillicЈемства неотуђивих људских и мањинских права у Уставу служе очувању људског достојанства и остварењу пуне слободе и једнакости сваког појединца у праведном, отвореном и демократском друштву, заснованом на начелу владавине права. (Члан 19)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishThe Republic of Niger is a State of Law [Etat de droit].
It assures to all equality before the law without distinction of sex, [or] of social, racial, ethnic or religious origin.
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All particularist propaganda of a regionalist, racial or ethnic character, all manifestation of racial, social, sexist, ethnic, political or religious discrimination, are punished by the law. (Art. 8) - FrenchLa République du Niger est un Etat de droit.
Elle assure à tous l'égalité devant la loi sans distinction de sexe, d'origine sociale, raciale, ethnique ou religieuse.
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Toute propagande particulariste de caractère régionaliste, raciale ou ethnique, toute manifestation de discrimination raciale, sociale, sexiste, ethnique, politique ou religieuse sont punies par la loi. (Art. 8)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishAll the inhabitants of the Republic are equal in dignity and rights. No discriminations are admitted. The State will remove the obstacles and prevent the factors that maintain or propitiate them.
The protections established concerning unjust inequalities will not be considered as discriminatory factors, but as egalitarian [factors]. (Art. 46) - SpanishTodos los habitantes de la República son iguales en dignidad y derechos. No se admiten discriminaciones. El Estado removerá los obstáculos e impedirá los factores que las mantengan o las propicien.
Las protecciones que se establezcan sobre desigualdades injustas no serán consideradas como factores discriminatorios sino igualitarios. (Art. 46)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
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(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
- English1. All persons are equal before the law, the administration and justice and are entitled to equal protection thereof and treatment thereby.
2. Every person shall enjoy all the rights and liberties provided for in this Constitution without any direct or indirect discrimination against any person on the ground of his community, race, religion, language, sex, political or other convictions, national or social descent, birth, colour, wealth, social class, or on any ground whatsoever, unless there is express provision to the contrary in this Constitution.
… (Art. 28) - Greek1. Πάντες είναι ίσοι ενώπιον του νόμου, της διοικήσεως και της δικαιοσύνης και δικαιούνται να τύχωσι ίσης προστασίας και μεταχειρίσεως.
2. Έκαστος απολαύει πάντων των δικαιωμάτων και των ελευθεριών των προβλεπομένων υπό του Συντάγματος άνευ ουδεμιάς δυσμενούς διακρίσεως αμέσου ή εμμέσου εις βάρος οιουδήποτε ατόμου ένεκα της κοινότητος, της φυλής, του χρώματος, της θρησκείας, της γλώσσης, του φύλου, των πολιτικών ή άλλων πεποιθήσεων, της εθνικής ή κοινωνικής καταγωγής, της γεννήσεως, του πλούτου, της κοινωνικής τάξεως αυτού ή ένεκα οιουδήποτε άλλου λόγου, εκτός εάν διά ρητής διατάξεως του Συντάγματος ορίζηται το αντίθετον.
… (Αρθρον 28) - Turkish1. Her şahıs; kanun, idare ve adalet karşısında eşittir ve bunlar tarafından eşit olarak korunma ve muamele görme hakkına sahiptir.
2. Her şahıs, bu Anayasada gösterilen bütün hak ve hürriyetlerden, Anayasada açıkça aksine bir hüküm bulunmadıkça cemaat, ırk, din, dil, cinsiyet, siyasi veya diğer inançlar, ulusal veya sosyal köken, doğuş, renk, servet, sosyal sınıf veya diğer herhangi bir sebeple doğrudan veya dolaylı bir ayrım yapılmaksızın faydalanır.
... (Madde 28)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English1 Every person is equal before the law.
2 No one may be discriminated against, in particular on grounds of origin, race, gender, age, language, social position, way of life, religious, ideological, or political convictions, or because of a physical, mental or psychological disability.
3 Men and women have equal rights. The law shall ensure their equality, both in law and in practice, most particularly in the family, in education, and in the workplace.
… (Art. 8) - French1 Tous les êtres humains sont égaux devant la loi.
2 Nul ne doit subir de discrimination du fait notamment de son origine, de sa race, de son sexe, de son âge, de sa langue, de sa situation sociale, de son mode de vie, de ses convictions religieuses, philosophiques ou politiques ni du fait d’une déficience corporelle, mentale ou psychique.
3 L’homme et la femme sont égaux en droit. La loi pourvoit à l’égalité de droit et de fait, en particulier dans les domaines de la famille, de la formation et du travail.
… (Art. 8) - German1 Alle Menschen sind vor dem Gesetz gleich.
2 Niemand darf diskriminiert werden, namentlich nicht wegen der Herkunft, der Rasse, des Geschlechts, des Alters, der Sprache, der sozialen Stellung, der Lebensform, der religiösen, weltanschaulichen oder politischen Überzeugung oder wegen einer körperlichen, geistigen oder psychischen Behinderung.
3 Mann und Frau sind gleichberechtigt. Das Gesetz sorgt für ihre rechtliche und tatsächliche Gleichstellung, vor allem in Familie, Ausbildung und Arbeit.
… (Art. 8) - Italian1 Tutti sono uguali davanti alla legge.
2 Nessuno può essere discriminato, in particolare a causa dell’origine, della razza, del sesso, dell’età, della lingua, della posizione sociale, del modo di vita, delle convinzioni religiose, filosofiche o politiche, e di menomazioni fisiche, mentali o psichiche.
3 Uomo e donna hanno uguali diritti. La legge ne assicura l’uguaglianza, di diritto e di fatto, in particolare per quanto concerne la famiglia, l’istruzione e il lavoro.
… (Art. 8)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishAny act of racial, ethnic, or religious discrimination, … [,] is punished by the law. (Art. 5)
- FrenchTout acte de discrimination raciale, ethnique ou religieuse, … sont punis par la loi. (Art.5)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishIt is hereby recognised and declared that in Trinidad and Tobago there have existed and shall continue to exist, without discrimination by reason of race, origin, colour, religion or sex, the following fundamental human rights and freedoms, namely–
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(b) the right of the individual to equality before the law and the protection of the law;
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(d) the right of the individual to equality of treatment from any public authority in the exercise of any functions;
… (Sec. 4)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishIn the Constitution,--
(a) words importing the masculine gender shall be taken to include females;
… (Art. 263) - Urduاس دستور میں،--
(الف) وہ الفاظ جن سے صیغہ مذکر کا مفہوم نکلتا ہو، صیغہ مونث پر بھی حاوی سمجھے جائیں گے؛
... (آرٹیکل ۲۶۳)