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(1) It shall be the general function of the Council3 to consider and report on such matters affecting persons of any racial or religious community in Singapore as may be referred to the Council by Parliament or the Government.
(2) A reference to the Council by Parliament may be made by the Speaker, and a reference to the Council by the Government may be made by a Minister. (Art. 76)
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The languages and dialects of the ethnic groups are also official in their territories. The education provided in the communities with their own linguistic traditions will be bilingual. (Art. 10) - Spanish…
Las lenguas y dialectos de los grupos étnicos son también oficiales en sus territorios. La enseñanza que se imparta en las comunidades con tradiciones lingüísticas propias será bilingüe. (Art. 10)
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(2) The Republic (Federation, provinces and municipalities) subscribe to its linguistic and cultural multiplicity having grown, expressed in the autochthonous ethnic groups. Language and culture, existence and preservation of these ethnic groups are to be respected, safeguarded and to be supported.
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(2) Die Republik (Bund, Länder und Gemeinden) bekennt sich zu ihrer gewachsenen sprachlichen und kulturellen Vielfalt, die in den autochthonen Volksgruppen zum Ausdruck kommt. Sprache und Kultur, Bestand und Erhaltung dieser Volksgruppen sind zu achten, zu sichern und zu fördern.
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Minority nationalities are entitled to appropriate representation on the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress.
… (Art. 65) - Chinese…
全国人民代表大会常务委员会组成人员中,应当有适当名额的少数民族代表。
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- 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)
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- EnglishMembers of communities have a right freely to express, foster and develop their identity and community attributes, and to use their community symbols. The Republic guarantees the protection of the ethnic, cultural, linguistic and religious identity of all communities. Members of communities have the right to establish institutions for culture, art, science and education, as well as scholarly and other associations for the expression, fostering and development of their identity. Members of communities have the right to instruction in their language in primary and secondary education, as determined by law. In schools where education is carried out in another language, the Macedonian language is also studied. (Art. 48)7
- MacedonianПрипадниците на заедниците имаат право слободно да го изразуваат, негуваат и развиваат својот идентитет и особеностите на своите заедници и да ги употребуваат симболите на својата заедница. Републиката им ја гарантира заштитата на етничкиот, културниот, јазичниот и верскиот идентитет на сите заедници.Припадниците на заедниците имаат право да основаат културни, уметнички, образовни институции, како и научни и други здруженија заради изразување, негување и развивање на својот идентитет. Припадниците на заедниците имаат право на настава на својот јазик во основното и средното образование на начин утврден со закон. Во училиштата во кои образованието се одвива на друг јазик се изучува и македонскиот јазик. (Член 48)
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- EnglishMembers of national minorities shall have a right to: expression, preservation, fostering, developing and public expression of national, ethnic, cultural, religious specificity; use of their symbols in public places; use of their language and script; have proceedings also conducted in their languages before state bodies, organizations with delegated public powers, bodies of autonomous provinces and local self-government units, in areas where they make a significant majority of population; education in their languages in public institutions and institutions of autonomous provinces; founding private educational institutions; use of their name and family name in their language; traditional local names, names of streets, settlements and topographic names also written in their languages, in areas where they make a significant majority of population; complete, timely and objective information in their language, including the right to expression, receiving, sending and exchange of information and ideas; establishing their own mass media, in accordance with the Law.
Under the Law and in accordance with the Constitution, additional rights of members of national minorities may be determined by provincial regulations. (Art. 79) - Serbian CyrillicПрипадници националних мањина имају право: на изражавање, чување, неговање, развијање и јавно изражавање националне, етничке, културне и верске посебности; на употребу својих симбола на јавним местима; на коришћење свог језика и писма; да у срединама где чине значајну популацију, државни органи, организације којима су поверена јавна овлашћења, органи аутономних покрајина и јединица локалне самоуправе воде поступак и на њиховом језику; на школовање на свом језику у државним установама и установама аутономних покрајина; на оснивање приватних образовних установа; да на своме језику користе своје име и презиме; да у срединама где чине значајну популацију, традиционални локални називи, имена улица, насеља и топографске ознаке буду исписане и на њиховом језику; на потпуно, благовремено и непристрасно обавештавање на свом језику, укључујући и право на изражавање, примање, слање и размену обавештења и идеја; на оснивање сопствених средстава јавног обавештавања, у складу са законом.
У складу са Уставом, на основу закона, покрајинским прописима могу се установити додатна права припадника националних мањина. (Члан 79)
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- English… In Ukraine, the free development, use and protection of Russian, and other languages of national minorities of Ukraine, is guaranteed.
… (Art. 10) - Ukrainian… В Україні гарантується вільний розвиток, використання і захист російської, інших мов національних меншин України.
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- English(1) All minorities, whether based on religion or language, shall have the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice.
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(2) The State shall not, in granting aid to educational institutions, discriminate against any educational institution on the ground that it is under the management of a minority, whether based on religion or language. (Art. 30) - Hindi(1) धर्म या भाषा पर आधारित सभी अल्पसंख्यक-वर्गों को अपनी रूचि कि शिक्षा संस्थानों की स्थापना और प्रशासन का अधिकार होगा।
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(2) शिक्षा संस्थाओं को सहायता देने में राज्य किसी शिक्षा संस्था के विरुद्ध इस आधार पर विभेद नहीं करेगा कि वह धर्म या भाषा पर आधारित किसी अल्पसंख्यक-वर्ग के प्रबंध में है। (अनुच्छेद 30)
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- EnglishThe Senate is provided with the following competences:
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5. Controlling the application of the constitutional provisions by demanding [exigeant] the ethnic and gender representativeness and the equilibrium within all the structures and institutions of the State, notably the public administration and the Corps of Defense and of Security;
… (Art. 192) - KirundiInama nkenguzamateka ifise ububasha bukurikira:
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5. kugenzura ko ibitegekanijwe n’Ibwirizwa shingiro vyerekeye ingene amoko n’ibitsina biserukiwe bikwiye mu nzego zose za Leta na cane cane mu kazi ka Leta, mu ntwaramiheto no mu bajejwe umutekano ;
… (Ingingo ya 192) - FrenchLe Sénat est doté des compétences suivantes :
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5. Contrôler l’application des dispositions constitutionnelles exigeant la représentativité ethnique et de genre et l’équilibre dans toutes les structures et les institutions de l’Etat notamment l’administration publique et les corps de défense et de sécurité ;
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