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Indigenous Peoples
Philippines
- EnglishThe State shall recognize, respect, and protect the rights of indigenous cultural communities to preserve and develop their cultures, traditions, and institutions. It shall consider these rights in the formulation of national plans and policies. (Art. XIV, Sec. 17)
- FilipinoDapat kilalanin, igalang, at pangalagaan ng Estado ang mga karapatan ng mga katutubong pamayanang kultural sa pagpapanatili at pagpapayaman ng kanilang kultura, mga tradisyon, at mga institusyon. Dapat isaalang-alang nito ang mga karapatang ito sa pagbabalangkas ng mga pambansang plano at mga patakaran. (Art. XIV, Seksyon 17)
Indigenous Peoples
Afghanistan
- EnglishWe the people of Afghanistan:
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Comprehending that a united, indivisible Afghanistan belongs to all its tribes and peoples;
… (Preamble) - Dariما مردم افغانستان:
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با درك این كه افغانستان واحد و یكپارچه به همه اقوام و مردم این سرزمین تعلق دارد؛
... (مقدمه) - Pashtoموږ د افغانستان خلكو:
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په دې درك سره چې واحد او يو مو ټى افغانستان ددې خاورې په ټولو قومونو او خلكو اړه لري؛
... (سريزه)
Indigenous Peoples
Malaysia
- English(1) All persons are equal before the law and entitled to the equal protection of the law.
(2) Except as expressly authorized by this Constitution, there shall be no discrimination against citizens on the ground only of religion, race, descent, place of birth or gender in any law or in the appointment to any office or employment under a public authority or in the administration of any law relating to the acquisition, holding or disposition of property or the establishing or carrying on of any trade, business, profession, vocation or employment.
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(5) This Article does not invalidate or prohibit—
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(c) any provision for the protection, well-being or advancement of the aboriginal peoples of the Malay Peninsula (including the reservation of land) or the reservation to aborigines of a reasonable proportion of suitable positions in the public service;
… (Art. 8) - Malay(1) Semua orang adalah sama rata di sisi undang-undang dan berhak mendapat perlindungan yang sama rata di sisi undang-undang.
(2) Kecuali sebagaimana yang dibenarkan dengan nyata oleh Perlembagaan ini tidak boleh ada diskriminasi terhadap warganegara semata-mata atas alasan agama, ras, keturunan, tempat lahir atau jantina dalam mana-mana undang-undang atau dalam pelantikan kepada apa-apa jawatan atau pekerjaan di bawah sesuatu pihak berkuasa awam atau dalam pentadbiran mana-mana undang-undang yang berhubungan dengan pemerolehan, pemegangan atau pelupusan harta atau berhubungan dengan penubuhan atau penjalanan apa-apa pertukangan, perniagaan, profesion, kerjaya atau pekerjaan.
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(5) Perkara ini tidak menidaksahkan atau melarang—
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(c) apa-apa peruntukan bagi perlindungan, kesentosaan atau pemajuan orang asli Semenanjung Tanah Melayu (termasuk perizaban tanah) atau perizaban bagi orang asli suatu perkadaran yang munasabah daripada jawatan-jawatan yang sesuai dalam perkhidmatan awam;
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Indigenous Peoples
Nepal
- EnglishThe State shall pursue the following policies:
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(j) Policies relating to social justice and inclusion:
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(8) to make the indigenous nationalities participate in decisions concerning that community by making special provisions for opportunities and benefits in order to ensure the right of these nationalities to live with dignity, along with their identity, and protect and promote traditional knowledge, skill, culture, social tradition and experience of the indigenous nationalities and local communities,
… (Art. 51) - Nepaliराज्यले देहायका नीतिहरू अवलम्बन गर्नेछ ः–
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(ञ) सामाजिक न्याय र समावेशीकरण सम्बन्धी नीतिः
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(८) आदिवासी जनजातिको पहिचान सहित सम्मानपूर्वक बाँच्न पाउने अधिकार सुनिश्चित गर्न अवसर तथा लाभकालागि विशेष व्यवस्था गर्दै यस समुदायसँग सरोकार राख्ने निर्णयहरूमा सहभागी गराउने तथा आदिवासी जनजाति र स्थानीय समुदायको परम्परागत ज्ञान, सीप, संस्कृति, सामाजिक परम्परा र अनुभवलाई संरक्षण र संवर्धन गर्र्नेे,
... (धारा ५१)