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Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishI. Everyone is equal before the law and the court.
II. Men and women have equal rights and freedoms.
III. Everyone has equal rights and freedoms irrespective of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, origin, property status, social position, convictions, political party, trade union organization and social unity affiliation. Limitations or recognition of rights and freedoms because of race, ethnicity, social status, language, origin, convictions and religion are prohibited.
IV. No one may be harmed, granted advantages or privileges, or deprived from granting advantages and privileges on the basis of the abovementioned grounds.
V. Everyone shall be guaranteed equal rights in any proceeding before state authorities and bearers of public authority that decide on his or her rights and duties.
... (Art. 25) - AzerbaijaniI. Hamı qanun və məhkəmə qarşısında bərabərdir.
II. Kişi ilə qadının eyni hüquqları və azadlıqları vardır.
III. Dövlət irqindən, etnik mənsubiyyətindən, dinindən, dilindən, cinsindən, mənşəyindən, əmlak vəziyyətindən, qulluq mövqeyindən, əqidəsindən, siyasi partiyalara, həmkarlar ittifaqlarına və digər ictimai birliklərə mənsubiyyətindən asılı olmayaraq hər kəsin hüquq və azadlıqlarının bərabərliyinə təminat verir. İnsan və vətəndaş hüquqlarını və azadlıqlarını irqi, etnik, dini, dil, cinsi, mənşəyi, əqidə, siyasi və sosial mənsubiyyətə görə məhdudlaşdırmaq qadağandır.
IV. Heç kəsə bu maddənin III hissəsində göstərilən əsaslara görə zərər vurula bilməz, güzəştlər və ya imtiyazlar verilə bilməz, yaxud güzəştlərin və ya imtiyazların verilməsindən imtina oluna bilməz.
V. Hüquq və vəzifələrlə bağlı qərarlar qəbul edən dövlət orqanları və dövlət hakimiyyəti səlahiyyətlərinin daşıyıcıları ilə münasibətlərdə hər kəsin bərabər hüquqları təmin edilir.
... (Maddə 25)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishThe Union shall guarantee any person to enjoy equal rights before the law and shall equally provide legal protection. (Sec. 347)
- Burmeseနိုင်ငံတော်သည် မည်သူ့ကိုမဆို ဥပဒေအရာတွင် တန်းတူညီမျှအခွင့်အရေးရရှိစေရမည်။ ထို့ပြင် ဥပဒေ၏အကာအကွယ်ကိုလည်း တန်းတူညီမျှစွာ ရယူပိုင်ခွင့်ပေးရမည်။(ပုဒ်မ-၃၄၇)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English1 Every person has the right to equal and fair treatment in judicial and administrative proceedings and to have their case decided within a reasonable time.
… (Art. 29) - French1 Toute personne a droit, dans une procédure judiciaire ou administrative, à ce que sa cause soit traitée équitablement et jugée dans un délai raisonnable.
… (Art. 29) - German1 Jede Person hat in Verfahren vor Gerichts- und Verwaltungsinstanzen Anspruch auf gleiche und gerechte Behandlung sowie auf Beurteilung innert angemessener Frist.
… (Art. 29) - Italian1 In procedimenti dinanzi ad autorità giudiziarie o amministrative, ognuno ha diritto alla parità ed equità di trattamento, nonché ad essere giudicato entro un termine ragionevole.
… (Art. 29)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishThe Togolese Republic assures the equality before the law of all citizens without distinction of origin, of race, of sex, of social condition or of religion. … (Art. 2)
- FrenchLa République Togolaise assure l’égalité devant la loi de tous les citoyens sans distinction d’origine, de race, de sexe, de condition sociale ou de religion. … (Art. 2)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishThe Qatari society is based on the values of justice, benevolence, freedom, equality, and high morals. (Art. 18)
- Arabicيقوم المجتمع القطري على دعامات العدل، والإحسان، والحرّية، والمساواة، ومكارم الأخلاق. (المادّة 18)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English
(1) The primary functions of the Commission are—
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(c) to promote racial equality and cultural diversity; and
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(2) The Commission has, in order to carry out its primary functions under subsection (1), the following functions:
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(ca) to make public statements promoting an understanding of, and compliance with, this Act or the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (for example, statements promoting understanding of measures to ensure equality, of indirect discrimination, or of institutions and procedures under this Act for dealing with complaints of unlawful discrimination):
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(l) to make public statements in relation to any group of persons in, or who may be coming to, New Zealand who are or may be subject to hostility, or who have been or may be brought into contempt, on the basis that that group consists of persons against whom discrimination is unlawful under this Act:
… (Human Rights Act 1993, Sec. 5)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishThe State shall ensure equal opportunities for all citizens without discrimination. (Art. 9)
- Arabicتلتزم الدولة بتحقيق تكافؤ الفرص بين جميع المواطنين، دون تمييز. (المادّة 9)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English(1) Every woman has full and equal dignity of the person with men and this includes equal opportunities in political, economic and social activities.
… (Sec. 80)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English1. All persons are equal before the law. Any discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, sex, origin, ethnicity, language, religion, political or other views, social affiliation, property or titular status, place of residence, or on any other grounds shall be prohibited.
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3. The State shall provide equal rights and opportunities for men and women. The State shall take special measures to ensure the essential equality of men and women and to eliminate inequality.
… (Art. 11) - Georgian1. ყველა ადამიანი სამართლის წინაშე თანასწორია. აკრძალულია დისკრიმინაცია რასის, კანის ფერის, სქესის, წარმოშობის, ეთნიკური კუთვნილების, ენის, რელიგიის, პოლიტიკური ან სხვა შეხედულებების, სოციალური კუთვნილების, ქონებრივი ან წოდებრივი მდგომარეობის, საცხოვრებელი ადგილის ან სხვა ნიშნის მიხედვით.
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3. სახელმწიფო უზრუნველყოფს თანაბარ უფლებებსა და შესაძლებლობებს მამაკაცებისა და ქალებისათვის. სახელმწიფო იღებს განსაკუთრებულ ზომებს მამაკაცებისა და ქალების არსებითი თანასწორობის უზრუნველსაყოფად და უთანასწორობის აღმოსაფხვრელად.
… (მუხლი 11)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishThe State should organise a management system of justice process in every aspect to ensure efficiency, fairness and non-discrimination … (Sec. 68)
- Thaiรัฐพึงจัดระบบการบริหารงานในกระบวนการยุติธรรมทุกด้านให้มีประสิทธิภาพ เป็นธรรม และไม่เลือกปฏิบัติ … (มาตรา ๖๘)