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Equality and Non-Discrimination
Saint Lucia
- EnglishWHEREAS the People of Saint Lucia-
…
(b) believe that all persons have been endowed equally by God with inalienable rights and dignity;
… (Preamble)
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
Sierra Leone
- EnglishWhereas every person in Sierra Leone is entitled to the fundamental human rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, has the right, whatever his race, tribe, place of origin, political opinion, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, to each and all of the following—
a. ... the protection of law;
… (Sec. 15)
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)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- EnglishVenezuela constitutes itself as a Democratic and Social State of Law and Justice, which holds as superior values of its legal order and actions those of life, liberty, justice, equality, solidarity, democracy, social responsibility and, in general, the preeminence of human rights, ethics and political pluralism. (Art. 2)
- SpanishVenezuela se constituye en un Estado democrático y social de Derecho y de Justicia, que propugna como valores superiores de su ordenamiento jurídico y de su actuación, la vida, la libertad, la justicia, la igualdad, la solidaridad, la democracia, la responsabilidad social y en general, la preeminencia de los derechos humanos, la ética y el pluralismo político. (Art. 2)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Burundi
- EnglishEvery person has the duty to respect their compatriots and to show them [leur témoigner] consideration, without any discrimination. (Art. 62)
- KirundiUmuntu wese ategerezwa kwubaha abo basangiye igihugu akabereka ko abasonera ata gukumira. (Ingingo ya 62)
- FrenchToute personne a le devoir de respecter ses compatriotes et de leur témoigner de la considération, sans discrimination aucune. (Art. 62)