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Indigenous Peoples
Panama
- EnglishTo fulfill the objectives of the Agrarian Policy, the State shall carry out the following activities:
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4. Establish means of communication and transportation to link rural and indigenous communities with centers of storage, distribution and consumption;
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The policy established for the implementation of this Chapter4 shall be applicable to Indian Communities in accordance with scientific methods of cultural changes. (Art. 126) - SpanishPara el cumplimiento de los fines de la política agraria, el Estado desarrollará las siguientes actividades:
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4. Establecer medios de comunicación y transporte para unir las comunidades campesinas e indígena con los centros de almacenamiento, distribución y consumo;
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La política establecida para el desarrollo de este Capítulo será aplicable a las comunidades indígenas de acuerdo con los métodos científicos de cambio cultural. (Art. 126)
Indigenous Peoples
Vanuatu
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4. For the purposes of determining national sovereignty, people of Vanuatu means all indigenous and naturalised citizens of Vanuatu. (Art. 4) - French…
4) Aux fins de la définition de la souveraineté nationale, peuple de Vanuatu désigne tous les citoyens indigènes et naturalisés de Vanuatu. (Art. 4)
Indigenous Peoples
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- EnglishNative peoples have the right to participate in politics. The State shall guarantee native representation in the National Assembly and the deliberating organs of federal and local entities with a native population, in accordance with law. (Art. 125)
- SpanishLos pueblos indígenas tienen derecho a la participación política. El Estado garantizará la representación indígena en la Asamblea Nacional y en los cuerpos deliberantes de las entidades federales y locales con población indígena, conforme a la ley. (Art. 125)
Indigenous Peoples
Congo
- EnglishThe law guarantees and assures the promotion and the protection of the rights of the autochthonous Peoples. (Art. 16)
- FrenchLa loi garantit et assure la promotion et la protection des droits des peuples autochtones. (Art. 16)
Indigenous Peoples
Uganda
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2. A person shall not be qualified to be elected a regional chairperson unless
a. he or she is a citizen of Uganda by birth as defined in article 10 of this Constitution and one of whose parents or grandparents is or was resident in the region and a member of the indigenous communities existing and residing within the borders of the region as at the first day of February, 1926;
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Indigenous Peoples
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- EnglishI. The rural native indigenous jurisdiction is based on the specific connection between the persons who are members of the respective nation or rural native indigenous people.
II. The rural native indigenous jurisdiction is exercised in the following areas of personal, material and territorial legal effect:
1. Members of the nation or rural native indigenous people are subject to this jurisdiction whether they act as plaintiffs or defendants, claimants or accusers, whether they are persons who are denounced or accused, or are appellants or respondents.
2. This jurisdiction hears rural native indigenous matters pursuant to that established in a law of Jurisdictional Demarcation.
3. This jurisdiction applies to the relations and juridical acts that are carried out, or the effects of which are produced, within the jurisdiction of a rural native indigenous people. (Art. 191) - SpanishI. La jurisdicción indígena originario campesina se fundamenta en un vínculo particular de las personas que son miembros de la respectiva nación o pueblo indígena originario campesino.
II. La jurisdicción indígena originario campesina se ejerce en los siguientes ámbitos de vigencia personal, material y territorial:
1. Están sujetos a esta jurisdicción los miembros de la nación o pueblo indígena originario campesino, sea que actúen como actores o demandado, denunciantes o querellantes, denunciados o imputados, recurrentes o recurridos.
2. Esta jurisdicción conoce los asuntos indígena originario campesinos de conformidad a lo establecido en una Ley de Deslinde Jurisdiccional.
3. Esta jurisdicción se aplica a las relaciones y hechos jurídicos que se realizan o cuyos efectos se producen dentro de la jurisdicción de un pueblo indígena originario campesino. (Art. 191)
Indigenous Peoples
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
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III. The State recognizes, protects and guarantees communitarian or collective property, which includes rural native indigenous territory, native, intercultural communities and rural communities. Collective property is indivisible, may not be subject to prescription or attachment, is inalienable and irreversible, and it is not subject to agrarian property taxes. Communities can be owners, recognizing the complementary character of collective and individual rights, respecting the territorial unity in common. (Art. 394) - Spanish...
III. El Estado reconoce, protege y garantiza la propiedad comunitaria o colectiva, que comprende el territorio indígena originario campesino, las comunidades interculturales originarias y de las comunidades campesinas. La propiedad colectiva se declara indivisible, imprescriptible, inembargable, inalienable e irreversible y no está sujeta al pago de impuestos a la propiedad agraria. Las comunidades podrán ser tituladas reconociendo la complementariedad entre derechos colectivos e individuales respetando la unidad territorial con identidad. (Art. 394)
Indigenous Peoples
India
- English(1) Seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in every Municipality and the number of seats so reserved shall bear, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in that Municipality as the population of the Scheduled Castes in the Municipal area or of the Scheduled Tribes in the Municipal area bears to the total population of that area and such seats may be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in a Municipality.
… (Art. 243T) - Hindi(1) प्रत्येक नगरपालिका में अनुसूचित जातियों और अनुसूचित जनजातियों के लिए स्थान आरक्षित रहेंगे और इस प्रकार आरक्षित स्थानों की संख्या का अनुपात, उस नगरपालिका में प्रत्यक्ष निर्वाचन द्वारा भरे जाने वाले स्थानों की कुल संख्या से यथाशक्य वही होगा जो उस नगरपालिका क्षेत्र में अनुसूचित जातियों की अथवा उस नगरपालिका क्षेत्र में अनुसूचित जनजातियों की जनसंख्या का अनुपात उस क्षेत्र की कुल जनसंख्या से है और ऐसे स्थान किसी नगरपालिका के भिन्न-भिन्न निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों को चक्रानुक्रम से आबंटित किए जा सकेंगे।
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Indigenous Peoples
Colombia
- EnglishThe Senate of the Republic will be made up of one hundred members elected in one national circumscription.
There will be an additional number of two Senators elected in a special national circumscription by indigenous communities.
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The Special District for the election of Senators by the indigenous communities will be governed by the system of the electoral quotient [sistema de cuociente electoral].
The representatives of the indigenous communities who aspire to become part of the Senate of the Republic must have exercised a position of traditional authority in their respective community or have been [a] leader of an indigenous organization, [a] qualification that will be verified by a certificate from the respective organization, endorsed by the Minister of Government. (Art. 171) - SpanishEl Senado de la República estará integrado por cien miembros elegidos en circunscripción nacional.
Habrá un número adicional de dos senadores elegidos en circunscripción nacional especial por comunidades indígenas.
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La Circunscripción Especial para la elección de senadores por las comunidades indígenas se regirá por el sistema de cuociente electoral.
Los representantes de las comunidades indígenas que aspiren a integrar el Senado de la República, deberán haber ejercido un cargo de autoridad tradicional en su respectiva comunidad o haber sido líder de una organización indígena, calidad que se acreditará mediante certificado de la respectiva organización, refrendado por el Ministro de Gobierno. (Art. 171)
Indigenous Peoples
Myanmar
- EnglishThe State is where multi-National races collectively reside. (Sec. 3)
- Burmeseနိုင်ငံတော်သည် တိုင်းရင်းသားလူမျိုးပေါင်းစုံတို့ စုပေါင်းနေထိုင်ကြသော နိုင်ငံ ဖြစ်သည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃)