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Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English1. Jordanians shall be equal before the law with no discrimination between them in rights and duties even if they differ in race, language or religion.
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3. The State shall ensure work and education within the limits of its possibilities, and shall ensure tranquility and equal opportunities to all Jordanians.
… (Art. 6) - Arabic1. الاردنيون أمام القانون سواء لا تمييز بينهم في الحقوق والواجبات وان اختلفوا في العرق أو اللغة أو الدين.
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3. تكفل الدّولة العمل والتعليم ضمن حدود امكانياتها وتكفل الطمأنينة وتكافؤ الفرص لجميع الاردنيين.
... (المادّة 6)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
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we, the Polish Nation - all citizens of the Republic,
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equal in rights and obligations towards the common good - of Poland,
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my, Naród Polski - wszyscy obywatele Rzeczypospolitej,
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równi w prawach i w powinnościach wobec dobra wspólnego - Polski,
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Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishThe law is the supreme expression of the will of the Nation. All, physical or moral persons, and including the public powers, are equal before it and held to submit themselves to it.
The public powers work for the creation of the conditions permitting the effectiveness of liberty and of the equality of citizens to be made general [généraliser], as well as their participation in political, economic, cultural and social life.
… (Art. 6) - Arabicالقانون هو أسمى تعبير عن إرادة الأمّة. والجميع، أشخاصاً ذاتيين أو اعتباريين، بما فيهم السّلطات العمومية، متساوون أمامه، وملزمون بالامتثال له.
تسعى السلطات العمومية إلى توفير الظروف التي تمكن من تعميم الطابع الفعلي لحرّية المواطنات والمواطنين، والمساواة بينهم، ومن مشاركتهم في الحياة السياسيّة والاقتصاديّة والثقافية والاجتماعيّة.
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Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishAll men are born free and equal before the law. There are no privileged classes in Honduras. All Honduras are equal before the law.
All forms of discrimination on account of sex, race, class, or any other reason prejudicial to human dignity shall be punishable.
The law shall establish the crimes and penalties for violators of this provision. (Art. 60) - SpanishTodos los hombres nacen libres e iguales en derechos.
En Honduras no hay clases privilegiadas. Todos los hondureños son iguales ante la Ley.
Se declara punible toda discriminación por motivo de sexo, raza, clase y cualquier otra lesiva a la dignidad humana.
La Ley establecerá los delitos y sanciones para el infractor de este precepto. (Art. 60)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
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Lao citizens both women and men enjoy equal rights in the political, economic, cultural and social fields and in family affairs. (Art. 37)
- Lao
ພົນລະເມືອງລາວຍິງຊາຍ ມີສິດເທົ່າທຽມກັນ ໃນດ້ານການເມືອງ, ເສດຖະກິດ, ວັດທະນະທໍາ-ສັງຄົມ ແລະຄອບຄົວ. (ມາດຕາ 37)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
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(1) All human beings are free and equal in dignity and rights. Their fundamental rights and freedoms are inalienable, irrevocable, and absolutely perpetual.
(2) Fundamental rights shall be guaranteed in the Slovak Republic to every person regardless of sex, race, colour, language, faith, religion, political affiliation or conviction, national or social origin, nationality or ethnic origin, property, birth or any other status, and no person shall be denied their legal rights, discriminated against or favoured on any of these grounds.
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(1) Ľudia sú slobodní a rovní v dôstojnosti i v právach. Základné práva a slobody sú neodňateľné, nescudziteľné, nepremlčateľné a nezrušiteľné.
(2) Základné práva a slobody sa zaručujú na území Slovenskej republiky všetkým bez ohľadu na pohlavie, rasu, farbu pleti, jazyk, vieru a náboţenstvo, politické, či iné zmýšľanie, národný alebo sociálny pôvod, príslušnosť k národnosti alebo etnickej skupine, majetok, rod alebo iné postavenie. Nikoho nemoţno z týchto dôvodov poškodzovať, zvýhodňovať alebo znevýhodňovať.
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Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishSpaniards are equal before the law and may not in any way be discriminated against on account of birth, race, sex, religion, opinion or any other personal or social condition or circumstance. (Sec. 14)
- SpanishLos españoles son iguales ante la ley, sin que pueda prevalecer discriminación alguna por razón de nacimiento, raza, sexo, religión, opinión o cualquier otra condición o circunstancia personal o social. (Art. 14)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
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The State of Rwanda commits itself to upholding and ensuring respect for the following fundamental principles:
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(b) eradication of discrimination and divisionism based on ethnicity, region or any other ground, as well as promotion of national unity;
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(d) building a State governed by the rule of law, a pluralistic democratic Government, equality of all Rwandans and between women and men which is affirmed by women occupying at least 30% of positions in decision-making organs;
(e) building a State committed to promoting social welfare and establishing appropriate mechanisms for equal opportunity to social justice;
… (Art. 10) - Kinyarwanda
Leta y’u Rwanda yiyemeje kugendera ku mahame remezo akurikira no gutuma yubahirizwa:
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(b) kurandura burundu ivangura n’amacakubiri bishingiye ku bwoko, ku turere cyangwa ku kindi icyo ari cyo cyose, no gushyira imbere ubumwe bw’Abanyarwanda;
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(d) kubaka Leta igendera ku mategeko n’ubutegetsi bwa demokarasi ishingiye ku bitekerezo bya politiki binyuranye, uburinganire bw’Abanyarwanda bose n’ubw’abagore n’abagabo bushimangirwa n’uko abagore bagira nibura 30% by’imyanya mu nzego zifatirwamo ibyemezo;
(e) kubaka Leta iharanira imibereho myiza y’abaturage no gushyiraho uburyo bukwiye kugira ngo bagire amahirwe angana mu mibereho yabo;
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L’Etat du Rwanda s’engage à se conformer aux principes fondamentaux suivants et à les faire respecter:
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(b) l’éradication des discriminations et divisions fondées sur l’ethnie, la région ou tout autre motif et la promotion de l’unité nationale;
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(d) l’édification d’un État de droit et d’un régime démocratique pluraliste, l’égalité de tous les Rwandais et l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes reflétée par l’attribution aux femmes d’au moins 30% des postes dans les instances de prise de décisions;
(e) l’édification d’un État œuvrant à la promotion du bien-être de la population et la création des mécanismes appropriés pour faciliter l’accès à la justice sociale;
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Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of subsections (4), (5) and (7), 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), no person shall be treated in a discriminatory manner by any person or authority.
(3) In this section, the expression “discriminatory” means affording different treatment to different persons attributable wholly or mainly to their respective descriptions by sex, 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) 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 subsection (3) (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 which is the personal law of persons of that description;
(d) whereby persons of any such description as is mentioned in subsection (3) may be subjected to any disability or restriction or may be accorded any privilege or advantage that, 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) to the extent that it makes provision with respect to standards or qualifications (not being standards or qualifications specifically relating to sex, race, place of origin, political opinions, colour or creed) to be required of any person who is appointed to or to act in any office or employment.
(6) Subsection (2) shall not apply to anything which is expressly or by necessary implication authorised to be done by any such provision of law as is referred to in subsection (4) or (5).
(7) Nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention to the extent that the law in question makes provision whereby persons of any such description as is mentioned in subsection (3) may be subjected to any restriction on the rights and freedoms guaranteed by sections 7, 9, 10, 11 and 12, being such a restriction as is authorised by section 7(2), 9(5), 10(2), 11(2), 12(3)(a), 12(3)(b) or 12(3)(h), as the case may be.
(8) Nothing contained in subsection (2) shall 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. (Sec. 13)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
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The state is ruled on the basis of justice, shura, and equality. … (Art. 12)
- Arabic
يقوم الحكم في الدولة على أساس العدل والشورى والمساواة، ... (المادّة ١٢)