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Obligations of the State
Azerbaijan
- EnglishI. Everyone is authorized to defend his or her human rights and freedoms by accepted means.
II. The State ensures the protection of human rights and freedoms. (Art. 26) - AzerbaijaniI. Hər kəsin qanunla qadağan olunmayan üsul və vasitələrlə öz hüquqlarını və azadlıqlarını müdafiə etmək hüququ vardır.
II. Dövlət hər kəsin hüquqlarının və azadlıqlarının müdafiəsinə təminat verir. (Maddə 26)
Obligations of the State
Namibia
- EnglishWhereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is indispensable for freedom, justice and peace;
Whereas the said rights include the right of the individual to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, regardless of race, colour, ethnic origin, sex, religion, creed or social or economic status;
Whereas the said rights are most effectively maintained and protected in a democratic society, where the government is responsible to freely elected representatives of the people, operating under a sovereign constitution and a free and independent judiciary;
… (Preamble)
Obligations of the State
Portugal
- EnglishThe Portuguese Republic is a democratic state based on the rule of law, the sovereignty of the people, plural democratic expression and political organisation, respect for and the guarantee of the effective implementation of the fundamental rights and freedoms, and the separation and interdependence of powers, with a view to achieving economic, social and cultural democracy and deepening participatory democracy. (Art. 2)
- PortugueseA República Portuguesa é um Estado de direito democrático, baseado na soberania popular, no pluralismo de expressão e organização política democráticas, no respeito e na garantia de efectivação dos direitos e liberdades fundamentais e na separação e interdependência de poderes, visando a realização da democracia económica, social e cultural e o aprofundamento da democracia participativa. (Art. 2)
Obligations of the State
Sri Lanka
- EnglishThe Sovereignty of the People shall be exercised and enjoyed in the following manner:–
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(d) the fundamental rights which are by the Constitution declared and recognized shall be respected, secured and advanced by all the organs of government and shall not be abridged, restricted or denied, save in the manner and to the extent hereinafter provided;
… (Art. 4) - Sinhalaජනතාවගේ පරමාධිපත්යය ක්රියාත්මක වීම ද, භුක්ති විඳීම ද, මතු දැක්වෙන ආකාරයෙන් සිදුවන්නේ ය:–
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(ඈ) ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවෙන් ප්රකාශ කොට පිළිගනු ලබන මූලික අයිතිවාසිකම් සියලු පාලන ආයතන විසින් ගරු කරනු ලැබිය යුත්තේ ය; ආරක්ෂා කරනු ලැබිය යුත්තේ ය; වර්ධනය කරනු ලැබිය යුත්තේ ය; තව ද, ඒ මූලික අයිතිවාසිකම් මෙහි මින් මතු විධිවිධාන සලස්වා ඇති ආකාරයට සහ ප්රමාණයට මිස සංක්ෂිප්ත කිරීම, සීමා කිරීම හෝ අහිමි කිරීම නොකළ යුත්තේ ය;
… (4 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Obligations of the State
Guinea
- EnglishUnder reserve of the provisions of Article 51, the National Assembly alone votes the law and controls the governmental action.
The law establishes the rules concerning:
- the guarantees of the freedoms, [and] of the fundamental rights, the conditions within which they are exercised and the limitations that may be brought [portées] to them;
… (Art. 72) - FrenchSous réserve des dispositions de l'article 51, l'Assemblée nationale vote seule la loi et contrôle l'action gouvernementale.
La loi fixe les règles concernant :
- les garanties des libertés, des droits fondamentaux, les conditions dans lesquelles ils s'exercent et les limitations qui peuvent y être portées ;
… (Art. 72)
Obligations of the State
Solomon Islands
- EnglishAny person any of whose rights or freedoms under this Chapter has been contravened shall be entitled to compensation for the contravention thereof from the person or authority which contravened it. (Sec. 17)
Obligations of the State
Sao Tome and Principe
- EnglishThe National Assembly shall be entirely responsible for legislating on the following matters:
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b) Personal and political rights of citizens;
… (Art. 98) - PortugueseCompete exclusivamente à Assembleia Nacional legislar sobre as seguintes matérias:
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b) Direitos pessoais e políticos dos cidadãos;
… (Art. 98)
Obligations of the State
Chad
- English…
The law establishes the rules concerning:
- the civil rights and the fundamental guarantees accorded to citizens for the exercise of the public freedoms;
… (Art. 127) - Arabic...
يحدد القانون القواعد المتعلقة:
- بالحقوق المدنية والضمانات الأساسية الممنوحة للمواطنين لممارسة الحريات العامة؛
... (المادة 127) - French…
La loi fixe les règles concernant:
- les droits civiques et les garanties fondamentales accordés aux citoyens pour l'exercice des libertés publiques;
… (Art. 127)
Obligations of the State
Timor-Leste
- English1. It is incumbent upon the Government:
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b) To guarantee the exercise of the fundamental rights and freedoms of the citizens;
… (Sec. 115) - Tetum1. Governu nia knaar maka:
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b) Garante ba sidadaun sira-nia direitu no liberdade fundamentál;
… (Art. 115) - Portuguese1. Compete ao Governo:
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b) Garantir o gozo dos direitos e liberdades fundamentais aos cidadãos;
… (Art. 115)
Obligations of the State
Congo
- English[The following] are of the domain of the law:
• … the civic rights and the exercise of the public freedoms;
… (Art. 125) - FrenchSont du domaine de la loi:
- … les droits civiques et l’exercice des libertés publiques;
… (Art. 125)