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Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English1. All who are within the territory of Suriname shall have an equal claim to protection of person and property.
2. No one shall be discriminated against on the grounds of birth, sex, race, language, religious origin, education, political beliefs, economic position or any other status. (Art. 8) - Dutch1. Allen die zich op het grondgebied van Suriname bevinden hebben gelijke aanspraak op bescherming van personen en goederen.
2. Niemand mag op grond van zijn geboorte, geslacht, ras, taal, godsdienst, afkomst, educatie, politieke overtuiging, economische positie of sociale omstandigheden of enige andere status gediscrimineerd worden. (Art. 8)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English(1) Every person shall have the right of recognition, guarantees, protection and certainty before a just law, and of equal treatment before the law.
… (Art. 28D) - Indonesian(1) Setiap orang berhak atas pengakuan, jaminan, perlindungan, dan kepastian hukum yang adil serta perlakuan yang sama di hadapan hukum.
… (Pasal 28D)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English(1) This Bill of Rights is a cornerstone of democracy in South Africa. It enshrines the rights of all people in our country and affirms the democratic values of human dignity, equality and freedom.
… (Sec. 7)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishAll Monegasques are equal before the law. There is no privilege among them. (Art. 17)
- FrenchLes Monégasques sont égaux devant la loi. Il n'y a pas entre eux de privilèges. (Art. 17)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishEveryone shall be equal before the law. (Art. 28)
- ArmenianԲոլորը հավասար են օրենքի առջև: (Հոդված 28)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English1. All citizens shall be equal before the law, and there shall be no discrimination in political, economic, social or cultural life on account of sex, religion or social status.
2. No privileged caste shall be recognized or ever established in any form.
… (Art. 11) - Korean① 모든 국민은 법 앞에 평등하다. 누구든지 성별·종교 또는 사회적 신분에 의하여 정치적·경제적·사회적·문화적 생활의 모든 영역에 있어서 차별을 받지 아니한다.
②사회적 특수계급의 제도는 인정되지 아니하며, 어떠한 형태로도 이를 창설할 수 없다.
… (제11조)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English(1) All human beings are born free, and are all equal.
(2) Every person is entitled to recognition and respect for his dignity. (Art. 12)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English…
(2) Romania is the common and indivisible homeland of all its citizens, without any discrimination on account of race, nationality, ethnic origin, language, religion, sex, opinion, political adherence, property or social origin. (Art. 4) - Romanian…
(2) România este patria comună şi indivizibilă a tuturor cetăţenilor săi, fără deosebire de rasă, de naţionalitate, de origine etnică, de limbă, de religie, de sex, de opinie, de apartenenţă politică, de avere sau de origine socială. (Art. 4)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English
All Ivoirians are born and remain free and equal in rights.
No one shall be privileged or discriminated [against] by virtue of their race, of their ethnicity, of their clan, of their tribe, of the color of their skin, of their gender [sexe], of their region, of their social origin, of their religion or belief, of their opinions, of their fortune, of their difference of culture or of language, of their social situation or of their physical or mental state. (Art. 4) - French
Tous les Ivoiriens naissent et demeurent libres et égaux en droit.
Nul ne peut être privilégié ou discriminé en raison de sa race, de son ethnie, de son clan, de sa tribu, de sa couleur de peau, de son sexe, de sa région, de son origine sociale, de sa religion ou croyance, de son opinion, de sa fortune, de sa différence de culture ou de langue, de sasituation sociale ou de son état physique ou mental. (Art. 4)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishEvery individual is equal before and under the law, and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law. (Art. 20)
- Dhivehiޤާނޫނުގެ ކުރިމަތީގައި، އަދި އެ މީހެއްގެ މައްޗައް ޤާނޫނު ހިންގުމުގައި ކޮންމެ މީހަކީ ވެސް ހަމަހަމަވެގެންވާ މީހެކެވެ. އަދި ޤާނޫނުގެ ރައްކާތެރިކަމާއި، ޤާނޫނުން ލިބިދޭ މަންފާތައް ހަމަހަމަކަމާއެކު ލިބުމަކީ ހަމަ ކޮންމެ މީހެއްގެ ވެސް ޙައްޤެކެވެ. (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 20 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)