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Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English(1) Subject to this Constitution, all citizens have the same rights, privileges, obligations and duties irrespective of race, tribe, place of origin, political opinion, colour, creed, religion or sex.
(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent the making of laws for the special benefit, welfare, protection or advancement of females, children and young persons, members of under-privileged or less advanced groups or residents of less advanced areas.
(3) Subsection (1) does not affect the operation of a pre-Independence law. (Sec. 55)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
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5. In adjudicating cases of both civil and criminal nature, the courts shall, subject to the law, apply, inter alia, the following principles:
a. justice shall be done to all irrespective of their social, political or economic status, gender, religion or beliefs;
… (Art. 122)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English
Women and men shall have equal rights.
The State shall ensure equal rights and opportunities for women and men in the administration of public and state affairs and in other spheres of social and state life. (Art. 58) - Uzbek
Xotin-qizlar va erkaklar teng huquqlidirlar.
Davlat xotin-qizlar va erkaklarga jamiyat hamda davlat ishlarini boshqarishda, shuningdek jamiyat va davlat hayotining boshqa sohalarida teng huquq va imkoniyatlarni ta’minlaydi. (58-modda)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishPeople are equal in human dignity, and citizens are equal before the law in public rights and duties. There shall be no discrimination among them on the basis of sex, origin, language, religion or creed. (Art. 18)
- Arabicالناس سواسية في الكرامة الإنسانية، ويتساوى المواطنون لدى القانون في الحقوق والواجبات العامة، لا تمييز بينهم في ذلك بسبب الجنس أو الأصل أو اللغة أو الدين أو العقيدة. (المادّة 18)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishWe, the people of Angola, …
Armed with a culture of tolerance and profoundly committed to reconciliation, equality, justice and development;
Having decided to build a society based on equal opportunities, commitment, fraternity and unity in diversity;
Determined to build together a just and progressive society that respects life, equality, diversity and human dignity;
… (Preamble) - PortugueseNós, o Povo de Angola, …
Revestidos de uma cultura de tolerância e profundamente comprometidos com a reconciliação, a igualdade, a justiça e o desenvolvimento;
Decididos a construir uma sociedade fundada na equidade de oportunidades, no compromisso, na fraternidade e na unidade na diversidade;
Determinados a edificar, todos juntos, uma sociedade justa e de progresso que respeita a vida, a igualdade, a diversidade e a dignidade das pessoas;
… (Preâmbulo)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishWE, THE PEOPLE OF ZAMBIA:
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CONFIRM the equal worth of women and men and their right to freely participate in, determine and build a sustainable political, legal, economic and social order; … (Preamble)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishFreedom, equal rights, national equality and equality of sexes, peace-making, social justice, respect for human rights, inviolability of ownership, conservation of nature and the environment, the rule of law and a democratic multiparty system are the highest values of the constitutional order of the Republic of Croatia and the basis for interpreting the Constitution. (Art. 3)
- CroatianSloboda, jednakost, nacionalna ravnopravnost i ravnopravnost spolova, mirotvorstvo, socijalna pravda, poštivanje prava čovjeka, nepovredivost vlasništva, očuvanje prirode i čovjekova okoliša, vladavina prava i demokratski višestranački sustav najviše su vrednote ustavnog poretka Republike Hrvatske i temelj za tumačenje Ustava. (Članak 3)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishAll citizens shall have equal social dignity and shall be equal before the law. No one may be privileged, favored or disadvantaged, deprived of any right or exempted from any duty by reason of race, sex, ascendancy, language, origin, religion, social and economic conditions or political or ideological convictions. (Art. 24)
- PortugueseTodos os cidadãos têm igual dignidade social e são iguais perante a lei, ninguém podendo ser privilegiado, beneficiado ou prejudicado, privado de qualquer direito ou isento de qualquer dever em razão de raça, sexo, ascendência, língua, origem, religião, condições sociais e económicas ou convicções políticas ou ideológicas. (Art. 24)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishThe fundamentals of the Equatoguinean society are:
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c) The recognition of the right of equality between the man and the woman;
… (Art. 5) - SpanishLos fundamentos de la sociedad ecuatoguineana son:
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c) El reconocimiento del derecho de igualdad entre el hombre y la mujer.
… (Art. 5) - FrenchLes fondements de la société équatoguinéenne sont:
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c) La reconnaissance du droit à l'égalité entre l'homme et la femme.
… (Art. 5)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishCongress is empowered:
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23.- To legislate and promote positive measures guaranteeing true equal opportunities and treatment, the full benefit and exercise of the rights recognized by this Constitution and by the international treaties on human rights in force, particularly referring to children, women, the aged, and disabled persons.
… (Sec. 75) - SpanishCorresponde al Congreso:
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23. Legislar y promover medidas de acción positiva que garanticen la igualdad real de oportunidades y de trato, y el pleno goce y ejercicio de los derechos reconocidos por esta Constitución y por los tratados internacionales vigentes sobre derechos humanos, en particular respecto de los niños, las mujeres, los ancianos y las personas con discapacidad.
… (Art. 75)