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Minorities
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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
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C. This Constitution recognizes the Afro-Mexican peoples and communities, whatever their self-denomination may be, as part of the multicultural composition of the Nation. They will have in what is conducive [en lo conducente] the rights specified in the previous sections [apartados] of this Article5 in the terms that the laws establish, in order to guarantee their free determination, autonomy, development and social inclusion. (Art. 2) - Spanish
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Esta Constitución reconoce a los pueblos y comunidades afromexicanas, cualquiera que sea su autodenominación, como parte de la composición pluricultural de la Nación. Tendrán en lo conducente los derechos señalados en los apartados anteriores del presente artículo en los términos que establezcan las leyes, a fin de garantizar su libre determinación, autonomía, desarrollo e inclusión social. (Art. 2)
Minorities
- EnglishThe claims of the members of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes shall be taken into consideration, consistently with the maintenance of efficiency of administration, in the making of appointments to services and posts in connection with the affairs of the Union or of a State:
Provided that nothing in this article shall prevent in making of any provision in favour of the members of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes for relaxation in qualifying marks in any examination or lowering the standards of evaluation, for reservation in matters or promotion to any class or classes of services or posts in connection with the affairs of the Union or of a State. (Art. 335) - Hindiसंघ या किसी राज्य के कार्यकलाप से संबंधित सेवाओं और पदों के लिए नियुक्तियाँ करने में, अनुसूचित जातियों और अनुसूचित जनजातियों के सदस्यों के दावों का, प्रशासन की दक्षता बनाए रखने की संगति के अनुसार ध्यान रखा जाएगा:
परंतु इस अनुच्छेद की कोई बात अनुसूचित जातियों और अनुसूचित जनजातियों के सदस्यों के पक्ष में, संघ या किसी राज्य के कार्यकलाप से संबंधित सेवाओं के किसी वर्ग या वर्गों में या पदों पर प्रोन्नति के मामलों में आरक्षण के लिए, किसी परीक्षा में अर्हक अंकों में छूट देने या मूल्यांकन के मानकों को घटाने के लिए उपबंध करने से निवारित नहीं करेगी। (अनुच्छेद 335)
Minorities
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(2) The State shall ensure the protection of minorities and shall preserve the rights of indigenous populations in accordance with the law;
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(2) L'Etat assure la protection des minorités et préserve les droits des populations autochtones conformément à la loi.
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Minorities
- EnglishThe State shall pursue the following policies:
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(j) Policies relating to social justice and inclusion:
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(9) to make special provisions for opportunities and benefits to minority communities to enjoy social and cultural rights, with maintaining their identity,
(10) to make special provisions for equal distribution of economic, social and cultural opportunities and benefits to the Madhesi community, Muslims and backward class, and for opportunities and benefits to the indigent citizens within such communities for their protection, upliftment, empowerment and development,
… (Art. 51) - Nepaliराज्यले देहायका नीतिहरू अवलम्बन गर्नेछ:
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(ञ) सामाजिक न्याय र समावेशीकरण सम्बन्धी नीतिः
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(९) अल्पसंख्यक समुदायलाई आफ्नो पहिचान कायम राखी सामाजिक र सांस्कृतिक अधिकार प्रयोगको अवसर तथा लाभकालागि विशेष व्यवस्था गर्ने,
(१०) मधेशी समुदाय, मुस्लिम र पिछडा वर्गलाई आर्थिक, सामाजिक तथा सांस्कृतिक अवसर र लाभको समान वितरण तथा त्यस्ता समुदायभित्रका विपन्न नागरिकको संरक्षण, उत्थान, सशक्तीकरण र विकासका अवसर तथा लाभकालागि विशेष व्यवस्था गर्ने,
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Minorities
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(3) The national government may use the Equalisation Fund-
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(b) either directly, or indirectly through conditional grants to counties in which marginalised communities exist.
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(3) Serikali ya kitaifa inaweza kutumia Mfuko wa Usawa-
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(b) ama kwa dhahiri, au si kwa dhahiri kupitia ruzuku zenye masharti kwenda kwenye kaunti ambazo kuna jamii za pembezoni.
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Minorities
- EnglishThe State shall safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of minorities, including their due representation in the Federal and Provincial services. (Art. 36)
- Urduمملکت، اقلیتوں کے جائز حقوق اور مفادات کا، جن میں وفاقی اور صوبائی ملازمتوں میں ان کی مناسب نمائندگی شامل ہے، تحفظ کرے گی۔ (آرٹیکل ۳۶)
Minorities
- EnglishThe Afro-Bolivian people enjoy, in everything corresponding, the economic, social, political and cultural rights that are recognized in the Constitution for the nations and the rural native indigenous peoples. (Art. 32)
- SpanishEl pueblo afroboliviano goza, en todo lo que corresponda, de los derechos económicos, sociales, políticos y culturales reconocidos en la Constitución para las naciones y pueblos indígena originario campesinos. (Art. 32)