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Equality and Non-Discrimination
Zambia
- 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
Viet Nam
- English1. All people are equal before law.
2. No one is subject to discriminatory treatment in political, civil, economic, cultural or social life. (Art. 16) - Vietnamese1. Mọi người đều bình đẳng trước pháp luật.
2. Không ai bị phân biệt đối xử trong đời sống chính trị, dân sự, kinh tế, văn hóa, xã hội. (Điều 16)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Angola
- EnglishAngola shall be a sovereign and independent Republic, based on the dignity of the individual and the will of the Angolan people, whose primary objective shall be to build a free, just, democratic, solidary society of peace, equality and social progress. (Art. 1)
- PortugueseAngola é uma República soberana e independente, baseada na dignidade da pessoa humana e na vontade do povo angolano, que tem como objectivo fundamental a construção de uma sociedade livre, justa, democrática, solidária, de paz, igualdade e progresso social. (Art. 1)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Equatorial Guinea
- 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
Argentina
- 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)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Bulgaria
- EnglishWe, the Members of the Seventh Grand National Assembly, guided by our desire to express the will of the people of Bulgaria, by pledging our loyalty to the universal human values of liberty, peace, humanism, equality, justice and tolerance;
… (Preamble) - BulgarianНие, народните представители от Седмото Велико народно събрание, в стремежа си да изразим волята на българския народ,
като обявяваме верността си към общочовешките ценности: свобода, мир, хуманизъм, равенство, справедливост и търпимост;
… (Предисловие)