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Minorities
- English(1) Citizens of Canada
(a) whose first language learned and still understood is that of the English or French linguistic minority population of the province in which they reside, or
(b) who have received their primary school instruction in Canada in English or French and reside in a province where the language in which they received that instruction is the language of the English or French linguistic minority population of the province,
have the right to have their children receive primary and secondary school instruction in that language in that province.
(2) Citizens of Canada of whom any child has received or is receiving primary or secondary school instruction in English or French in Canada, have the right to haveall their children receive primary and secondary school instruction in the same language.
(3) The right of citizens of Canada under subsections (1) and (2) to have their children receive primary and secondary school instruction in the language of the English or French linguistic minority population of a province
(a) applies wherever in the province the number of children of citizens who have such a right is sufficient to warrant the provision to them out of public funds of minority language instruction; and
(b) includes, where the number of those children so warrants, the right to have them receive that instruction in minority language educational facilities provided out of public funds. (Constitution Act 1982, Sec. 23) - French(1) Les citoyens canadiens:
a) dont la première langue apprise et encore comprise est celle de la minorité francophone ou anglophone de la province où ils résident,
b) qui ont reçu leur instruction, au niveau primaire, en français ou en anglais au Canada et qui résident dans une province où la langue dans laquelle ils ont reçu cette instruction est celle de la minorité francophone ou anglophone de la province, ont, dans l’un ou l’autre cas, le droit d’y faire instruire leurs enfants, aux niveaux primaire et secondaire, dans cette langue.
(2) Les citoyens canadiens dont un enfant a reçu ou reçoit son instruction, au niveau primaire ou secondaire, en français ou en anglais au Canada ont le droit de faire instruire tous leurs enfants, aux niveaux primaire et secondaire, dans la langue de cette instruction.
(3) Le droit reconnu aux citoyens canadiens par les paragraphes (1) et (2) de faire instruire leurs enfants, aux niveaux primaire et secondaire, dans la langue de la minorité francophone ou anglophone d’une province:
a) s’exerce partout dans la province où le nombre des enfants des citoyens qui ont ce droit est suffisant pour justifier à leur endroit la prestation, sur les fonds publics, de l’instruction dans la langue de la minorité;
b) comprend, lorsque le nombre de ces enfants le justifie, le droit de les faire instruire dans des établissements d’enseignement de la minorité linguistique finances sur les fonds publics. (Loi constitutionnelle de 1982, Sec. 23)
Minorities
- English
1. Persons who belong to national minorities exercise in full equality before the law their human rights and freedoms.
2. They have the right to freely express, without prohibition or compulsion, their ethnic, cultural, religious and linguistic belonging. They have the right to preserve and develop them, to study and to be taught in their mother tongue, as well as unite in organizations and associations for the protection of their interests and identity. (Art. 20) - Albanian
1. Personat që u përkasin pakicave kombëtare ushtrojnë në barazi të plotë para ligjit të drejtat dhe liritë e tyre.
2. Ata kanë të drejtë të shprehin lirisht, pa u ndaluar as detyruar, përkatësinë e tyre etnike, kulturore, fetare e gjuhësore. Ata kanë të drejtë t'i ruajnë e zhvillojnë ato, të mësojnë dhe të mësohen në gjuhën e tyre amtare, si dhe të bashkohen në organizata e shoqata për mbrojtjen e interesave dhe të identitetit të tyre. (Neni 20)
Minorities
- EnglishThe National People's Congress is composed of deputies elected from the provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, and the special administrative regions, and of deputies elected from the armed forces. All the minority nationalities are entitled to appropriate representation.
… (Art. 59) - Chinese全国人民代表大会由省、自治区、直辖市、特别行政区和军队选出的代表组成。各少数民族都应当有适当名额的代表。
… (第五十九条)
Minorities
- EnglishEveryone has the right to address government agencies, local authorities, and their officials in Estonian and to receive responses in Estonian.
In localities where at least one half of the permanent residents belong to a national minority, everyone has the right to receive responses from government agencies, local authorities and their officials also in the language of the national minority. (Sec. 51) - EstonianIgaühel on õigus pöörduda riigiasutuste, kohalike omavalitsuste ja nende ametiisikute poole eesti keeles ja saada eestikeelseid vastuseid.
Paikkondades, kus vähemalt pooled püsielanikest on vähemusrahvusest, on igaühel õigus saada riigiasutustelt ja kohalikelt omavalitsustelt ning nende ametiisikutelt vastuseid ka selle vähemusrahvuse keeles. (§ 51)
Minorities
- EnglishForceful assimilation of the persons belonging to minority nations and other minority national communities shall be prohibited.
The state shall protect the persons belonging to minority nations and other minority national communities from all forms of forceful assimilation. (Art. 80) - MontenegrinZabranjena je nasilna asimilacija pripadnika manjinskih naroda i drugih manjinskih nacionalnih zajednica.
Država je dužna da zaštiti pripadnike manjinskih naroda i drugih manjinskih nacionalnih zajednica od svih oblika nasilne asimilacije. (Član 80)
Minorities
- English(1) The State recognizes and guarantees the right of persons belonging to national minorities to the preservation, development and expression of their ethnic, cultural, linguistic and religious identity.
(2) The protection measures taken by the Romanian State for the preservation, development and expression of identity of the persons belonging to national minorities shall conform to the principles of equality and non-discrimination in relation to the other Romanian citizens. (Art. 6) - Romanian(1) Statul recunoaşte şi garantează persoanelor aparţinând minorităţilor naţionale dreptul la păstrarea, la dezvoltarea şi la exprimarea identităţii lor etnice, culturale, lingvistice şi religioase.
(2) Măsurile de protecţie luate de stat pentru păstrarea, dezvoltarea şi exprimarea identităţii persoanelor aparţinând minorităţilor naţionale trebuie să fie conforme cu principiile de egalitate şi de nediscriminare în raport cu ceilalţi cetăţeni români. (Art. 6)
Minorities
- EnglishForced assimilation of members of national minorities shall be strictly prohibited.
Protection of members of national minorities from all activities directed towards their forced assimilation shall be regulated by the Law.
Undertaking measures, which would cause artificial changes in ethnic structure of population in areas where members of national minorities live traditionally and in large numbers, shall be strictly prohibited. (Art. 78) - Serbian CyrillicЗабрањена је насилна асимилација припадника националних мањина.
Заштита припадника националних мањина од сваке радње усмерене ка њиховој насилној асимилацији уређује се законом.
Забрањено је предузимање мера које би проузроковале вештачко мењање националног састава становништва на подручјима где припадници националних мањина живе традиционално и у значајном броју. (Члан 78)
Minorities
- English...
2 Collective employment agreements may be declared generally applicable only if they take appropriate account of the justified interests of minorities and regional particularities, and they respect the principle of equality before the law and the right to form professional associations.
… (Art. 110) - French...
2 Le champ d’application d’une convention collective de travail ne peut être étendu que si cette convention tient compte équitablement des intérêts légitimes des minorités et des particularités régionales et qu’elle respecte le principe de l’égalité devant la loi et la liberté syndicale.
… (Art. 110) - German...
2 Gesamtarbeitsverträge dürfen nur allgemeinverbindlich erklärt werden, wenn sie begründeten Minderheitsinteressen und regionalen Verschiedenheiten angemessen Rechnung tragen und die Rechtsgleichheit sowie die Koalitionsfreiheit nicht beeinträchtigen.
… (Art. 110) - Italian...
2 I contratti collettivi di lavoro possono essere dichiarati di obbligatorietà generale soltanto se tengono conto adeguatamente di legittimi interessi minoritari e delle diversità regionali e non pregiudicano né l’uguaglianza giuridica né la libertà sindacale.
… (Art. 110)
Minorities
- English(1) Any section of the citizens residing in the territory of India or any part thereof having a distinct language, script or culture of its own shall have the right to conserve the same.
(2) No citizen shall be denied admission into any educational institution maintained by the State or receiving aid out of State funds on grounds only of religion, race, caste, language or any of them. (Art. 29) - Hindi(1) भारत के राज्यक्षेत्र या उसके किसी भाग के निवासी नागरिकों के किसी अनुभाग को, जिसकी अपनी विशेष भाषा, लिपि या संस्कृति है, उसे बनाए रखने का अधिकार होगा।
(2) राज्य द्वारा पोषित या राज्य-निधि से सहायता पाने वाली किसी शिक्षा संस्था में प्रवेश से किसी भी नागरिक को केवल धर्म, मूलवंश, जाति, भाषा या इनमें से किसी के आधार पर वंचित नहीं किया जाएगा। (अनुच्छेद 29)
Minorities
- EnglishThe Senate is composed of:
1) Two delegates from each province, elected by an electoral college composed of members of the Communal Councils of the considered province, originating from different ethnic communities and elected by distinct ballots;
2) Three persons originating from the Twa ethnicity;
A minimum of 30% of women is assured. The electoral law determines the practical modalities of it, with co-optation the case arising. (Art. 185) - KirundiAbagize Inama nkenguzamateka ni aba:
1° abantu babiri baserukira intara imwe imwe batowe n’abaserukira abandi mu makomine agize iyo ntara bo mu moko adasa kandi badatorewe ku rutonde rumwe;
2° abantu batatu bo mu bwoko bw’abatwa;
Mu bagize Inama Nkenguzamateka hategerezwa kubamwo n’imiburiburi ibice 30% vy’abagore. Ibwirizwa rigenga amatora rirerekana ingene bigenda mukubishira mu ngiro bikenewe hakongerwako kugira ibitigiri bikwire. (Ingingo ya 185) - FrenchLe Sénat est composé de :
1° Deux délégués de chaque province, élus par un collège électoral composé de membres des Conseils communaux de la province considérée, provenant de communautés ethniques différentes et élus par des scrutins distincts;
2° Trois personnes issues de l’ethnie Twa;
Il est assuré un minimum de 30% de femmes. La loi électorale en détermine les modalités pratiques, avec cooptation le cas échéant. (Art. 185)