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Indigenous Peoples

Panama
  • English
    The State guarantees to indigenous communities the reservation of necessary lands and collective ownership thereof, to ensure their economic and social well-being. Procedures to be followed for obtaining this purpose, and the definition of boundaries within which private appropriation of land is prohibited, shall be regulated by law. (Art. 127)
  • Spanish
    El Estado garantizará a las comunidades indígenas la reserva de las tierras necesarias y la propiedad colectiva de las mismas para el logro de su bienestar económico y social. La Ley regulará los procedimientos que deban seguirse para lograr esta finalidad y las delimitaciones correspondientes dentro de las cuales se prohíbe la apropiación privada de tierras. (Art. 127)

Indigenous Peoples

Vanuatu
  • English
    1. The Republic of Vanuatu recognises, that, subject to any restrictions imposed by law on non-citizens and holders of dual citizenship who are not indigenous or naturalised citizens, all persons are entitled to the following fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual without discrimination on the grounds of race, place of origin, religious or traditional beliefs, political opinions, language or sex but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and to the legitimate public interest in defence, safety, public order, welfare and health-
    ... (Art. 5)
  • French
    1) Sous réserve des restrictions que la Loi peut imposer aux non-citoyens et aux détenteurs de la double nationalité qui ne sont pas indigènes ou citoyens naturalisés et dans le respect des droits et libertés d'autrui et de l'intérêt public légitime en matière de défense, de sécurité, d'ordre public, de prospérité et de santé, la République de Vanuatu reconnaît que toute personne, sans distinction de race, lieu d'origine, croyances religieuses ou traditionnelles, opinions politiques, langue ou sexe jouit des droits fondamentaux et les libertés individuelles suivants:
    ... (Art. 5)

Indigenous Peoples

Vanuatu
  • English
    All land in the Republic of Vanuatu belongs to the indigenous custom owners and their descendants. (Art. 73)
  • French
    Toutes les terres situées dans le territoire de la République appartiennent aux propriétaires coutumiers indigènes et à leur descendance. (Art. 73)

Indigenous Peoples

Afghanistan
  • English
    … The nation of Afghanistan shall be comprised of Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, Turkman, Baluch, Pachaie, Nuristani, Aymaq, Arab, Qirghiz, Qizilbash, Gujur, Brahwui and other tribes. … (Art. 4)
  • Dari
    ... ملت افغانستان متشكل از اقوام پشتون، تاجك ، هزاره، ازبك، تركمن، بلوچ، پشه یی، نورستانی، ایماق، عرب، قرغیز، قزلباش، گوجر، براهوی وسایر اقوام می باشد. ... (مادۀ ۴)
  • Pashto
    د افغانستان ملت له پښتون، تاجك، هزاره، ازبك، تركمن، بلوچ، پشه يې، نورستاني، ايماق، عرب، قرغيز، قزلباش، گوجر، براهوي او نورو قومونو څخه جوړ دى.... (۴ ماده)

Indigenous Peoples

Kenya
  • English
    …
    2. The national values and principles of governance include-
    …
    b. human dignity, equity, social justice, inclusiveness, equality, human rights, non-discrimination and protection of the marginalised;
    … (Art. 10)
  • Swahili
    …
    (2) Tunu za kitaifa na kanuni za utawala ni pamoja na-
    …
    (b) utu wa binadamu, haki, haki ya kijamii, umoja, usawa, haki za binadamu, kutokuwa na ubaguzi na ulinzi kwa waliotengwa na jamii;
    … (Kifungu cha 10)

Indigenous Peoples

Zambia
  • English
    The State shall, in the utilisation of natural resources and management of the environment—
    …
    e. protect and enhance the intellectual property in, and indigenous knowledge of, biodiversity and genetic resources of local communities;
    … (Art. 257)

Indigenous Peoples

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • English
    I. Each public authority or person shall obey the decisions of the rural native indigenous jurisdiction.
    II. To secure compliance with the decisions of the rural native indigenous jurisdiction, its authorities may request the support of the competent bodies of the State.
    III. The State shall promote and strengthen rural native indigenous justice. The law of Jurisdictional Demarcation shall determine the mechanisms of coordination and cooperation between rural native indigenous jurisdiction and ordinary jurisdiction and agro-environmental jurisdiction and all the recognized constitutional jurisdictions. (Art. 192)
  • Spanish
    I. Toda autoridad pública o persona acatará las decisiones de la jurisdicción indígena originaria campesina.
    II. Para el cumplimiento de las decisiones de la jurisdicción indígena originario campesina, sus autoridades podrán solicitar el apoyo de los órganos competentes del Estado.
    III. El Estado promoverá y fortalecerá la justicia indígena originaria campesina. La Ley de Deslinde Jurisdiccional, determinará los mecanismos de coordinación y cooperación entre la jurisdicción indígena originaria campesina con la jurisdicción ordinaria y la jurisdicción agroambiental y todas las jurisdicciones constitucionalmente reconocidas. (Art. 192)

Indigenous Peoples

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • English
    I. The lands that are taken over shall be given to rural native indigenous peoples, intercultural indigenous communities, Afro-Bolivian and rural communities, which do not possess them or have insufficient lands, in accordance with state policy concerned with the ecological and geographic realities, as well as the population, social, cultural and economic necessities. The endowment shall be carried out according to the policies of sustainable rural development and the right of women to access, distribution and redistribution of land, without discrimination based on civil status or marital union.
    … (Art. 395)
  • Spanish
    I. Las tierras fiscales serán dotadas a indígena originario campesinos, comunidades interculturales originarias, afrobolivianos y comunidades campesinas que no las posean o las posean insuficientemente, de acuerdo con una política estatal que atienda a las realidades ecológicas y geográficas, así como a las necesidades poblacionales, sociales, culturales y económicas. La dotación se realizará de acuerdo con las políticas de desarrollo rural sustentable y la titularidad de las mujeres al acceso, distribución y redistribución de la tierra, sin discriminación por estado civil o unión conyugal.
    … (Art. 395)

Indigenous Peoples

India
  • English
    (1) Seats shall be reserved in the House of the People for—
    (a) the Scheduled Castes;
    (b) the Scheduled Tribes except the Scheduled Tribes in the autonomous districts of Assam; and
    (c) the Scheduled Tribes in the autonomous districts of Assam.
    … (Art. 330)
  • Hindi
    (1) लोक सभा में निम्नलिखित के लिए स्थान आरक्षित रहेंगे—
    (क) अनुसूचित जातियों के लिए;
    (ख) असम के स्वशासी जिलों की अनुसूचित जनजातियों को छोड़ कर अन्य अनुसूचित जनजातियों के लिए; और
    (ग) असम के स्वशासी जिलों की अनुसूचित जनजातियों के लिए।
    … (अनुच्छेद 330)

Indigenous Peoples

Colombia
  • English
    The Chamber of Representatives will be elected in territorial circumscriptions and special circumscriptions.
    …
    The special circumscriptions will assure the participation in the Chamber of Representatives of the ethnic groups and those Colombians resident abroad. Through these circumscriptions four (4) Representatives will be elected, so distributed: two (2) by the circumscription of the communities of afro-descent, one (1) by the circumscription of the indigenous communities, and one (1) by the international circumscription. In the latter, only the votes cast [depositados] outside of the national territory by citizens resident abroad will be counted.
    … (Art. 176)
  • Spanish
    La Cámara de Representantes se elegirá en circunscripciones territoriales y circunscripciones especiales.
    ...
    Las circunscripciones especiales asegurarán la participación en la Cámara de Representantes de los grupos étnicos y de los colombianos residentes en el exterior. Mediante estas circunscripciones se elegirán cuatro (4) Representantes, distribuidos así: dos (2) por la circunscripción de las comunidades afrodescendientes, uno (1) por la circunscripción de las comunidades indígenas, y uno (1) por la circunscripción internacional. En esta última, solo se contabilizarán los votos depositados fuera del territorio nacional por ciudadanos residentes en el exterior.
    … (Art. 176)