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Latvia as democratic, socially responsible and national state is based on the rule of law and on respect for human dignity and freedom, it recognises and protects fundamental human rights and respects ethnic minorities.
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Latvija kā demokrātiska, tiesiska, sociāli atbildīga un nacionāla valsts balstās uz cilvēka cieņu un brīvību, atzīst un aizsargā cilvēka pamattiesības un ciena mazākumtautības.
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Minorities
- English(1) Parliament passes constitutional, organic, and ordinary laws.
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(3) Organic laws shall regulate:
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r) the status of national minorities in Romania;
… (Art. 73) - Romanian(1) Parlamentul adoptă legi constituţionale, legi organice şi legi ordinare.
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(3) Prin lege organică se reglementează:
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r) statutul minorităţilor naţionale din România;
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Minorities
- EnglishMembers of national minorities may found educational and cultural associations, which are funded voluntarily.
The Republic of Serbia shall acknowledge a specific role of educational and cultural associations of national minorities in their exercise of rights of members of national minorities.
Members of national minorities shall have a right to undisturbed relations and cooperation with their compatriots outside the territory of the Republic of Serbia. (Art. 80) - Serbian CyrillicПрипадници националних мањина могу да оснивају просветна и културна удружења, која добровољно финансирају.
Република Србија признаје просветним и културним удружењима националних мањина посебну улогу у остваривању права припадника националних мањина.
Припадници националних мањина имају право на несметане везе и сарадњу са сународницима изван територије Републике Србије. (Члан 80)
Minorities
- EnglishThe State promotes the consolidation and development of the Ukrainian nation, of its historical consciousness, traditions and culture, and also the development of the ethnic, cultural, linguistic and religious identity of all indigenous peoples and national minorities of Ukraine. (Art. 11)
- UkrainianДержава сприяє консолідації та розвиткові української нації, її історичної свідомості, традицій і культури, а також розвиткові етнічної, культурної, мовної та релігійної самобутності всіх корінних народів і національних меншин України. (Стаття 11)
Minorities
- English(1) Everyone shall have the right to avail himself of the national and universal human cultural values and to develop his own culture in accordance with his ethnic self identification, which shall be recognized and guaranteed by the law.
… (Art. 54) - Bulgarian(1) Всеки има право да се ползва от националните и общочовешките културни ценности, както и да развива своята култура в съответствие с етническата си принадлежност, което се признава и гарантира от закона.
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(2) The State recognises and guarantees all its citizens the right to the preservation, development and expression of their ethnic, cultural, linguistic and religious identity. (Art. 10) - Moldovian
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(2) Statul recunoaşte şi garantează dreptul tuturor cetăţenilor la păstrarea, la dezvoltarea şi la exprimarea identităţii lor etnice, culturale, lingvistice şi religioase. (Art. 10)
Minorities
- English1. The following shall be within the joint jurisdiction of the Russian Federation and constituent entities of the Russian Federation:
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b. ... protection of the rights of national minorities,
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l. protection of the traditional habitat and the traditional way of life of small ethnic communities;
... (Art. 72) - Russian1. В совместном ведении Российской Федерации и субъектов Российской Федерации находятся:
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б) ... защита прав национальных меньшинств;
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м) защита исконной среды обитания и традиционного образа жизни малочисленных этнических общностей;
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Minorities
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(3) Every person has the right to freely decide which national group he or she is a member of. All manner of influence or coercion that may affect or lead to a denial of a person's original nationality shall be prohibited.
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(3) Kaţdý má právo slobodne rozhodovať o svojej národnosti. Zakazuje sa akékoľvek ovplyvňovanie tohto rozhodovania a všetky spôsoby nátlaku smerujúce k odnárodňovaniu.
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Minorities
- EnglishA person's affiliation with any national or ethnic minority group may not be to her detriment. (Charter, Art. 24)
- CzechPříslušnost ke kterékoli národnostní nebo etnické menšině nesmí být nikomu na újmu. (Listina, Čl. 24)
Minorities
- EnglishThe official language of government agencies and local authorities is Estonian.
In localities where the language of the majority of the residents is not Estonian, local authorities may, to the extent and pursuant to a procedure provided by law, use the language of the majority of the permanent residents of the locality as their internal working language.
The use of foreign languages, including the languages of national minorities, in government agencies, in courts and in pre-trial procedure is provided by law. (Sec. 52) - EstonianRiigiasutuste ja kohalike omavalitsuste asjaajamiskeel on eesti keel.
Paikkondades, kus elanike enamiku keel ei ole eesti keel, võivad kohalikud omavalitsused seaduses sätestatud ulatuses ja korras kasutada sisemise asjaajamiskeelena selle paikkonna püsielanike enamiku keelt.
Võõrkeelte, sealhulgas vähemusrahvuste keelte kasutamise riigiasutuses ning kohtu- ja kohtueelses menetluses sätestab seadus. (§ 52)