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Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English
We, the National people, firmly resolve that we shall :
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- stalwartly strive for further burgeoning the eternal principles namely justice, liberty, equality and perpetuation of peace and prosperity of the National people;
… (Preamble) - Burmese
ကျွန်ုပ်တို့တိုင်းရင်းသားပြည်သူအပေါင်းတို့သည် -
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- နိုင်ငံတော်၌ တရားမျှတခြင်း၊ လွတ်လပ်ခြင်းနှင့် ညီမျှခြင်းတည်းဟူသော လောကပါလတရားများ ထွန်းကားစေလျက် တိုင်းရင်းသားပြည်သူအများ ငြိမ်းချမ်းသာယာဝပြောရေးကို တည်တံ့ခိုင်မြဲအောင် စဉ်ဆက်မပြတ် ဆောင်ရွက်ထိန်းသိမ်း သွားကြမည်ဟု သန္နိဌာန်ချမှတ်၍လည်းကောင်း၊
... (နိဒါန်း)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishWomen and men have equal rights and opportunities. Women may not be subjected to any class of discrimination. … (Art. 43)
- SpanishLa mujer y el hombre tienen iguales derechos y oportunidades. La mujer no podrá ser sometida a ninguna clase de discriminación. … (Art. 43)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English
No act of law or other provision may lead to the unfavourable treatment of anyone on grounds of gender, unless the regulation forms part of efforts to achieve equality between men and women … (Instrument of Government, Chapter 2, Art. 13)
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Lag eller annan föreskrift får inte innebära att någon missgynnas på grund av sitt kön, om inte föreskriften utgör ett led i strävanden att åstadkomma jämställdhet mellan män och kvinnor ... (Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform, 2 kap, 13§)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- 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
- English(1) In respect of access to places of public entertainment or resort, not intended for religious purposes only, there shall be no discrimination against any citizen on the ground only of race, religion, caste, sex, residence or place of birth.
(2) Nothing in clause (1) shall prevent the State from making any special provision for women and children. (Art. 26) - Urdu(١) عام تفریح گاہوں یا جمع ہونے کی جگہوں میں جو صرف مذہبی اغراض کے لئے مختص نہ ہوں، آنے جانے کے لئے کسی شہری کے ساتھ محض نسل، مذہب، ذات، جنس، سکونت یا مقام پیدائش کی بناء پر کوئی امتیاز روا نہیں رکھا جائے گا۔
(٢) شق نمبر (١) میں مذکور کوئی امر عورتوں اور بچوں کے لئے کوئی خاص اہتمام کرنے میں مملکت کے مانع نہیں ہو گا۔ (آرٹیکل ۲۶)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- 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.
… (Art. 11)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishWhereas every person in Kiribati is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others or the public interest, to each and all of the following, namely-
a. life, liberty, security of the person and the protection of the law;
… (Sec. 3)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- 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
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(5) The State shall strengthen national unity by promoting co-operation and mutual confidence among all sections of the People of Sri Lanka, including the racial, religious, linguistic and other groups and shall take effective steps in the fields of teaching, education and information in order to eliminate discrimination and prejudice.
(6) The State shall ensure equality of opportunity to citizens, so that no citizen shall suffer any disability on the ground of race, religion, language, caste, sex, political opinion or occupation.
(7) The State shall eliminate economic and social privilege and disparity and the exploitation of man by man or by the State.
… (Art. 27) - Sinhala...
(5) වාර්ගික, ආගමික, විවිධ භාෂා භාවිත කරන සහ වෙනත් ජන කොට්ඨාස ඇතුළු ශ්රී ලංකා වාසී සකල ජනතාව අතර සහයෝගය සහ අන්යොන්ය විශ්වාසය වඩාලීමෙන් ජාතියේ සමගිය තහවුරු කිරීම ද, විශේෂ සැලකිලි සහ වෙනස්කම් තුරන් කිරීම සඳහා ඉගැන්වීම, අධ්යාපනය දීම සහ ප්රවෘත්ති සැපයීම යන ක්ෂේත්රවල ඵලදායී පියවර ගැනීම ද රජය විසින් කළ යුත්තේ ය.
(6) කිසිම පුරවැසියකු, වර්ගය, ආගම, භාෂාව, කුලය, ස්ත්රී පුරුෂ භේදය, දේශපාලන මතය හෝ රැකියාව හේතුවෙන් යම් කිසි අශක්නුතාවකට පත් නොවන පරිදි පුරවැසියන්ට දියුණු වීමට සම ප්රස්තාවන් සැලසීමට රජය වගබලා ගත යුත්තේ ය.
(7) ආර්ථීක සහ සාමාජයික වරප්රසාද හා විෂමතා ද, මිනිසා විසින් හෝ රජය විසින් හෝ මිනිස් ශ්රමය අයථා පරිදි උපයෝගී කර ගැන්ම ද, රජය විසින් තුරන් කළ යුත්තේ ය.
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Equality and Non-Discrimination
- 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)