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Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishAll the inhabitants of the Republic are equal in dignity and rights. No discriminations are admitted. The State will remove the obstacles and prevent the factors that maintain or propitiate them.
The protections established concerning unjust inequalities will not be considered as discriminatory factors, but as egalitarian [factors]. (Art. 46) - SpanishTodos los habitantes de la República son iguales en dignidad y derechos. No se admiten discriminaciones. El Estado removerá los obstáculos e impedirá los factores que las mantengan o las propicien.
Las protecciones que se establezcan sobre desigualdades injustas no serán consideradas como factores discriminatorios sino igualitarios. (Art. 46)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
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All citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall have equal rights and freedoms, and shall be equal before the law, without discrimination by sex, race, nationality, language, religion, social origin, convictions and social status.
Any privileges shall be granted solely by the law and must conform to the principles of social justice. (Art. 19) - Uzbek
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O‘zbekiston Respublikasida barcha fuqarolar bir xil huquq va erkinliklarga ega bo‘lib, jinsi, irqi, millati, tili, dini, e’tiqodi, ijtimoiy kelib chiqishi, ijtimoiy mavqeyidan qat’i nazar, qonun oldida tengdirlar.
Imtiyozlar faqat qonunga muvofiq belgilanadi va ijtimoiy adolat prinsiplariga mos bo‘lishi shart. (19-modda)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
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Any act of racial, ethnic, or religious discrimination, … [,] is punished by the law. (Art. 5)
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Tout acte de discrimination raciale, ethnique ou religieuse, … sont punis par la loi. (Art. 5)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
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Justice is founded on the principles of legality and of equality.
… (Art. 165) - Arabic
يقوم القضاء على أساس مبادئ الشّرعيّة والمساواة.
… (المــادة 165) - French
La justice est fondée sur les principes de légalité et d'égalité.
… (Art. 165)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishIt is hereby recognised and declared that in Trinidad and Tobago there have existed and shall continue to exist, without discrimination by reason of race, origin, colour, religion or sex, the following fundamental human rights and freedoms, namely–
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(b) the right of the individual to equality before the law and the protection of the law;
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(d) the right of the individual to equality of treatment from any public authority in the exercise of any functions;
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Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishBased on respect for human dignity, liberty, and equality,
… (Preamble) - BosnianOslanjajući se na poštovanje ljudskog dostojanstva, slobode i jednakosti,
… (Preambula) - CroatianNa temelju poštivanja ljudskog dostojanstva, slobode i jednakosti,
… (Preambula) - SerbianПолазећи од поштовања људског достојанства, слободе и једнакости,
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Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishWe, the People of South Sudan, …
Recalling our long and heroic struggle for justice, freedom, equality and dignity in South Sudan; …
Determined to lay the foundation for a united, peaceful and prosperous society based on justice, equality, respect for human rights and the rule of law;
Committed to establishing a decentralized democratic multi-party system of governance in which power shall be peacefully transferred and to upholding values of human dignity and equal rights and duties of men and women;
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Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishAll forms of discrimination against women shall be abolished.
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Men and women have equal rights in all fields, especially with respect to those of marriage and family.
… (Art. 45) - Khmerការរើសអើងគ្រប់ប្រភេទ ប្រឆាំងនឹងស្រី្តភេទ ត្រូវបំបាត់ចោល។
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បុរសនិងស្ត្រីមានសិទ្ធិស្មើគ្នាក្នុងគ្រប់វិស័យទាំងអស់ ជាពិសេសក្នុងអាពាហ៍ពិពាហ៍ និងគ្រួសារ
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Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishAll Burundians are equal in merits and in dignity. All citizens enjoy the same rights and have right to the same protection of the law. No Burundian may be excluded from the social, economical or political life of the nation because of their race, of their language, of their religion, of their sex or of their ethnic origin. (Art. 13)
- KirundiAbarundi bose baranganya iteka n’ivyo bakwiye kuronka. Abanyagihugu bose baranganya amateka kandi amabwirizwa abakingira kumwe. Nta murundi n’umwe azokumirwa mu vyerekeye imibano, ubutunzi canke intwaro y’igihugu kubera ibara ry’urukoba, ururimi, idini, igitsina canke ubwoko vyiwe. (Ingingo ya 13)
- FrenchTous les burundais sont égaux en mérite et en dignité. Tous les citoyens jouissent des mêmes droits et ont droit à la même protection de la loi. Aucun burundais ne sera exclu de la vie sociale, économique ou politique de la nation du fait de sa race, de sa langue, de sa religion, de son sexe ou de son origine ethnique. (Art. 13)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishThe main objectives of state policy in the economic, social, and cultural spheres shall be:
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4. To promote factual equality between women and men;
… (Art. 86) - ArmenianՏնտեսական, սոցիալական և մշակութային ոլորտներում պետության քաղաքականության հիմնական նպատակներն են`
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4) կանանց և տղամարդկանց միջև փաստացի հավասարության խթանումը.
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