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Indigenous Peoples
- English(1) The House of Representatives shall be composed of not more than two hundred and fifty members, unless otherwise fixed by law, who shall be elected from legislative districts apportioned among the provinces, cities, and the Metropolitan Manila area in accordance with the number of their respective inhabitants, and on the basis of a uniform and progressive ratio, and those who, as provided by law, shall be elected through a party-list system of registered national, regional, and sectoral parties or organizations.
(2) The party-list representatives shall constitute twenty per centum of the total number of representatives including those under the party list. For three consecutive terms after the ratification of this Constitution, one-half of the seats allocated to party-list representatives shall be filled, as provided by law, by selection or election from the labor, peasant, urban poor, indigenous cultural communities, women, youth, and such other sectors as may be provided by law, except the religious sector.
... (Art. VI, Sec. 5) - Filipino(1) Ang Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ay dapat buuin ng hindi hihigit sa dalawang daan at limampung kagawad matangi kung magtakda ang batas ng naiiba, na dapat ihalal mula sa mga purok pangkapulungan na pinaghati-hati sa mga lalawigan, mga lungsod at Metropolitan Manila Area ayon sa rami ng kinauukulang mga naninirahan, at batay sa magkakatulad at paunlad na pagdami at yaong ayon sa itinatadhana ng batas ay dapat ihalal sa pamamagitan ng sistemang party-list ng rehistradong mga partido o organisasyong pambansa, panrehiyon, at pansektor.
(2) Ang kinatawang party-list ay dapat na binubuo ng dalawampung porsyento ng lahat ng mga kagawad ng Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan. Sa loob ng tatlong magkakasunod na taning ng panunungkulan pagkaraang maratipikahan ang Konstitusyong ito, ang kalahati sa mga pwestong nakalaan sa mga kinatawang party-list ay dapat punan, ayon sa itinatadhana ng batas, sa pamamagitan ng pagpili o paghahalal mula sa sektor ng mga manggagawa, magsasaka, mahirap na taga-lungsod, mga katutubong pamayanang pangkalinangan, mga kababaihan, kabataan at sa iba pang mga sektor na maaaring itadhana ng batas, maliban sa sektor na panrelihiyon.
... (Art. VI, Seksyon 5)
Indigenous Peoples
- English
The Communities of the Caribbean Coast are [an] indivisible part of the Nicaraguan people and as such enjoy the same rights and have the same obligations.
The Communities of the Caribbean Coast have the right to preserve and to develop their cultural identity within the national unity; to be granted their own forms of social organization, and to administer their local affairs in accordance with their traditions.
The State recognizes the communal forms of land ownership of the Communities of the Caribbean Coast. It equally recognizes the enjoyment, use and benefit of the waters and forests of these communal lands. (Art. 89) - Spanish
Las comunidades de la Costa Caribe son parte indisoluble del pueblo nicaragüense y como tal gozan de los mismos derechos y tienen las mismas obligaciones.
Las comunidades de la Costa Caribe tienen el derecho de preservar y desarrollar su identidad cultural en la unidad nacional; dotarse de sus propias formas de organización social y administrar sus asuntos locales conforme a sus tradiciones.
El Estado reconoce las formas comunales de propiedad de la tierra de las comunidades de la Costa Caribe. Igualmente reconoce el goce, uso y disfrute de las aguas y bosques de sus tierras comunales. (Art. 89)
Indigenous Peoples
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2 The Cantons shall decide on their official languages. In order to preserve harmony between linguistic communities, the Cantons shall respect the traditional territorial distribution of languages and take account of indigenous linguistic minorities.
… (Art. 70) - French...
2 Les cantons déterminent leurs langues officielles. Afin de préserver l’harmonie entre les communautés linguistiques, ils veillent à la répartition territoriale traditionnelle des langues et prennent en considération les minorités linguistiques autochtones.
… (Art. 70) - German...
2 Die Kantone bestimmen ihre Amtssprachen. Um das Einvernehmen zwischen den Sprachgemeinschaften zu wahren, achten sie auf die herkömmliche sprachliche Zusammensetzung der Gebiete und nehmen Rücksicht auf die angestammten sprachlichen Minderheiten.
… (Art. 70) - Italian…
2 I Cantoni designano le loro lingue ufficiali. Per garantire la pace linguistica rispettano la composizione linguistica tradizionale delle regioni e considerano le minoranze linguistiche autoctone.
… (Art. 70)
Indigenous Peoples
- EnglishThe right to participate in the economic, social, political and cultural life of the country, is guaranteed to the Indigenous peoples in accordance with their customary uses, of the Constitution, and the national laws. (Art. 65)
- SpanishSe garantiza a los pueblos indígenas el derecho a participar en la vida económica, social, política y cultural del país, de acuerdo con sus usos consuetudinarios, ésta Constitución y las leyes nacionales. (Art. 65)
Indigenous Peoples
- English1. The Judicial Service Commission shall consist of the Minister responsible for justice, as Chairman, the Chief Justice, the Chairman of the Public Service Commission, and a representative of the Malvatumauri Council of Chiefs appointed by the Council.
... (Art. 48) - French1) La Commission de la Magistrature est composée du Ministre responsable de la justice, qui la préside, du président de la Cour Suprême, du président de la Commission de la Fonction publique, et d'un représentant du Conseil des Chefs Malvatumauri nommé par le Conseil.
... (Art. 48)
Indigenous Peoples
- 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
- English…
2. Each Nation, Nationality and People shall be represented in the House of the Federation by at least one member. Each Nation or Nationality shall be represented by one additional representative for each one million of its population.
… (Art. 61) - Amharic…
2. እያንዳንዱ ብሔር፣ ብሔረሰብ፣ ሕዝብ ቢያንስ አንድ ተወካይ ይኖረዋል፤በተጨማሪም የብሔር ወይም ብሔረሰቡ አንድ ሚሊዮን ሕዝብ አንድ ተጨማሪ ወኪል ይኖረዋል፡፡
… (አንቀጽ 61)
Indigenous Peoples
- English…
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;
... (Fifth schedule: Regional Governments, Art. 4)
Indigenous Peoples
- EnglishI. The State shall promote the relations of social, political, cultural and economic integration with other states, nations and peoples of the world and, in particular, Latin American integration, based on the principles of a just, equitable relationship with recognition of asymmetry.
II. The state shall strengthen the integration of its nations and rural native indigenous peoples with the indigenous peoples of the world. (Art. 265) - SpanishI. El Estado promoverá, sobre los principios de una relación justa, equitativa y con reconocimiento de las asimetrías, las relaciones de integración social, política, cultural y económica con los demás estados, naciones y pueblos del mundo y, en particular, promoverá la integración latinoamericana.
II. El Estado fortalecerá la integración de sus naciones y pueblos indígena originario campesinos con los pueblos indígenas del mundo. (Art. 265)
Indigenous Peoples
- English
The federal judges have the competence to institute legal proceeding and trial of:
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XI – disputes over the rights of Indians.
… (Art. 109) - Portuguese
Aos juízes federais compete processar e julgar:
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XI - a disputa sobre direitos indígenas.
… (Art. 109)