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Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English
1. The Kyrgyz Republic shall ensure that all persons within its territory and subject to its jurisdiction enjoy protection of their rights and freedoms.
No one shall be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, language, disability, ethnicity, religion, age, political or other opinion, education, origin, property or other status, or other circumstances.
Persons who have discriminated shall be held accountable in accordance with the law.
Special measures established by law and aimed at ensuring equal opportunities for different social groups in accordance with international obligations do not constitute discrimination.
2. In the Kyrgyz Republic, everyone is equal before the law and the courts.
3. In the Kyrgyz Republic, men and women have equal rights and freedoms and equal opportunities to exercise them. (Art. 24) - Russian
1. Кыргызская Республика обеспечивает всем лицам, находящимся в пределах ее территории и под ее юрисдикцией, защиту их прав и свобод.
Никто не может подвергаться дискриминации по признаку пола, расы, языка, инвалидности, этнической принадлежности, вероисповедания, возраста, политических или иных убеждений, образования, происхождения, имущественного или иного положения, а также других обстоятельств.
Лица, допустившие дискриминацию, несут ответственность в соответствии с законом.
Не являются дискриминацией специальные меры, установленные законом и направленные на обеспечение равных возможностей для различных социальных групп в соответствии с международными обязательствами.
2. В Кыргызской Республике все равны перед законом и судом.
3. В Кыргызской Республике мужчины и женщины имеют равные права и свободы и равные возможности для их реализации. (Статья 24) - Kyrgyz
1. Кыргыз Республикасы өз аймагынын чегинде жана өзүнүн юрисдикциясында турган бардык адамдардын укуктарын жана эркиндиктерин камсыз кылат.
Эч ким жынысы, расасы, тили, майыптуулугу, этностук таандыктыгы, туткан дини, курагы, саясий же башка ынанымдары, билими, теги, мүлктүк же башка абалы, ошондой эле башка жагдайлары боюнча басмырланышы мүмкүн эмес.
Басмырлоого жол берген адамдар мыйзамга ылайык жоопкерчилик тартат.
Эл аралык милдеттенмелерге ылайык ар кандай социалдык топтор үчүн бирдей мүмкүнчүлүктөрдү камсыз кылууга багытталган жана мыйзамда белгиленген атайын чаралар басмырлоо болуп саналбайт.
2. Кыргыз Республикасында мыйзам жана сот алдында бардыгы бирдей.
3. Кыргыз Республикасында эркектер жана аялдар бирдей укуктарга жана эркиндиктерге, аларды ишке ашыруу үчүн бирдей мүмкүнчүлүктөргө ээ. (24-берене)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishThe State shall guarantee the equality of women and men and develop equal opportunities policy. (Art. 15)
- Serbian CyrillicДржава јемчи равноправност жена и мушкараца и развија политику једнаких могућности. (Члан 15)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishWe, The Sovereign Nigerien People
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- Resolved to build a State of Law guaranteeing, on the one hand, the exercise of collective and individual rights, freedom, justice, dignity, equality, safety, and well-being as fundamental values of our society and, on the other hand, democratic alternation and good governance;
… (Preamble) - FrenchNous, Peuple nigérien souverain
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- Résolu à bâtir un État de droit garantissant, d’une part, l’exercice des droits collectifs et individuels, la liberté, la justice, la dignité, l’égalité, la sûreté et le bien-être comme valeurs fondamentales de notre société et, d’autre part, l’alternance démocratique et la bonne gouvernance ;
… (Préambule)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishThe Paraguayan People, through their legitimate representatives meeting in Constituent National Convention, invoking God, recognizing human dignity in order to assure liberty, equality and justice; … (Preamble)
- SpanishEl pueblo paraguayo, por medio de sus legítimos representantes reunidos en Convención Nacional Constituyente, invocando a Dios, reconociendo la dignidad humana con el fin de asegurar la libertad, la igualdad y la justicia, … (Preámbulo)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English
The Union’s consistent objectives are :
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(e) enhancing the eternal principles of Justice, Liberty and Equality in the Union and;
… (Sec. 6) - Burmese
နိုင်ငံတော်သည် -
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(င) နိုင်ငံတော်၌ တရားမျှတခြင်း၊ လွတ်လပ်ခြင်းနှင့် ညီမျှခြင်းတည်းဟူသော လောကပါလတရားများ ပိုမိုထွန်းကားရေးနှင့်
... (ပုဒ်မ-၆)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
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3 It [the Swiss Confederation] shall ensure the greatest possible equality of opportunity among its citizens.
… (Art. 2) - French…
3 Elle [la Confédération helvétique] veille à garantir une égalité des chances aussi grande que possible.
… (Art. 2) - German…
3 Sie (Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft) sorgt für eine möglichst grosse Chancengleichheit unter den Bürgerinnen und Bürgern.
… (Art. 2) - Italian…
3 [La Confederazione Svizzera]Provvede ad assicurare quanto possibile pari opportunità ai cittadini.
… (Art. 2)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English
The Republic of Senegal is secular, democratic, and social. It assures the equality before the law of all the citizens, without distinction of origin, of race, of sex [and] of religion.
… (Art. 1) - French
La République du Sénégal est laïque, démocratique et sociale. Elle assure l’égalité devant la loi de tous les citoyens, sans distinction d’origine, de race, de sexe, de religion.
… (Art. 1)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishWhereas the People of Trinidad and Tobago-
(a) have affirmed that the Nation of Trinidad and Tobago is founded upon principles that acknowledge the supremacy of God, faith in fundamental human rights and freedoms, the position of the family in a society of free men and free institutions, the dignity of the human person and the equal and inalienable rights with which all members of the human family are endowed by their Creator;
… (Preamble)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishThe State shall discourage parochial, racial, tribal sectarian and provincial prejudices among the citizens. (Art. 33)
- Urduمملکت شہریوں کے درمیان علاقائی، نسلی، قبائلی، فرقہ وارانہ اور صوبائی تعصبات کی حوصلہ شکنی کرے گی۔ (آرٹیکل ۳۳)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English1. Subject to the provisions of subsections (4), (5) and (8) of this section, no law shall make any provision that is discriminatory either of itself or in its effect.
2. Subject to the provisions of subsections (6), (7) and (8) of this section, no person shall be treated in a discriminatory manner by any person acting by virtue of any written law or in the performance of the functions of any public office or any public authority.
3. In this section, the expression “discriminatory” means affording different treatment to different persons attributable wholly or mainly to their respective descriptions by race, place of origin, political opinions, colour or creed whereby persons of one such description are subjected to disabilities or restrictions to which persons of another such description are not made subject or are accorded privileges or advantages which are not accorded to persons of another such description.
4. Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to any law so far as that law makes provision-
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c. for the application, in the case of persons of any such description as is mentioned in the preceding subsection (or of persons connected with such persons), of the law with respect to adoption, marriage, divorce, burial, devolution of property on death or other like matters that is the personal law applicable to persons of that description;d. with respect to land, the tenure of land, the resumption and acquisition of land and other like purposes; or
e. whereby persons of any such description as is mentioned in the preceding subsection may be subjected to any disability or restriction or may be accorded any privilege or advantage which, having regard to its nature and to special circumstances pertaining to those persons or to persons of any other such description, is reasonably justifiable in a democratic society.
5. Nothing contained in any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of subsection (1) of this section to the extent that it makes provision with respect to standards or qualifications (not being standards or qualifications specifically relating to race, place of origin, political opinions, colour or creed) to be required of any person who is appointed to any office in the public service, any office in a disciplined force, any office in the service of a local government council or any office in a body corporate established directly by any law for public purposes.
6. Subsection (2) of this section shall not apply to anything which is expressly or by necessary implication authorized to be done by any such provision of law as is referred to in subsection (4) or (5) of this section.
7. Subsection (2) of this section shall not affect any discretion relating to the institution, conduct or discontinuance of civil or criminal proceedings in any court that is vested in any person by or under this Constitution or any other law.
8. Nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of this section to the extent that the law in question makes provision whereby persons of any such description as is mentioned in subsection (3) of this section may be subjected to any restriction on the rights and freedoms guaranteed by sections 9, 11, 12, 13, and 14 of this Constitution, being such a restriction as is authorized by section 9 (2), 11 (6), 12 (2), 13 (2) or 14 (3), as the case may be.
9. Nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be inconsistent with the provisions of this section-
a. if that law was in force immediately before the coming into operation of this Constitution and has continued in force at all times since the coming into operation of this Constitution; or
b. to the extent that the law repeals and re-enacts any provision which has been contained in any enactment at all times since immediately before the coming into operation of this Constitution. (Sec. 15)