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Equality and Non-Discrimination
Morocco
- 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،
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Equality and Non-Discrimination
Haiti
- 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)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
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Lao citizens are all equal before the law regardless women or men, social status, education, beliefs and ethnic group. (Art. 35)
- Lao
ພົນລະເມືອງລາວ ໂດຍບໍ່ຈໍາແນກຍິງຊາຍ, ຖານະທາງດ້ານສັງຄົມ, ລະດັບການສຶກສາ, ຄວາມເຊື່ອຖື ແລະຊົນເຜົ່າ ລ້ວນແຕ່ມີຄວາມສະເໝີພາບຕໍ່ໜ້າກົດໝາຍ. (ມາດຕາ 35)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Serbia
- EnglishEqual protection of rights before courts and other state bodies, entities exercising public powers and bodies of the autonomous province or local self-government shall be guaranteed.
… (Art. 36) - Serbian CyrillicЈемчи се једнака заштита права пред судовима и другим државним органима, имаоцима јавних овлашћења и органима аутономне покрајине и јединица локалне самоуправе.
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Equality and Non-Discrimination
Niger
- EnglishThe State sees to the elimination of all forms of discrimination concerning [à l’égard de] women, young girls and handicapped persons.
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It assures to them an equitable representation within the public institutions through the national policy [concerning] gender and the respect for the quotas. (Art. 22) - FrenchL’Etat veille à l’élimination de toute forme de discrimination à l’égard de la femme, de la jeune fille et des personnes handicapées.
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Il leur assure une représentation équitable dans les institutions publiques à travers la politique nationale du genre et le respect des quotas. (Art. 22)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Paraguay
- EnglishMen and women have equal civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights. The State will promote the conditions and will create the adequate mechanisms for, making equality real and effective, by leveling [allanando] the obstacles that prevent or hinder its exercise and facilitating the participation of women in all areas [ámbitos] of the national life. (Art. 48)
- SpanishEl hombre y la mujer tienen iguales derechos civiles, políticos, sociales, económicos y culturales. El Estado promoverá las condiciones y creará los mecanismos adecuados para que la igualdad sea real y efectiva, allanando los obstáculos que impidan o dificulten su ejercicio y facilitando la participación de la mujer en todos los ámbitos de la vida nacional. (Art. 48)