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Minorities
- English(1) There shall be a National Dalit Commission of Nepal, consisting of a Chairperson and four other members.
… (Art. 255) - Nepali(१) नेपालमा एक राष्ट्रिय दलित आयोग रहनेछ जसमा अध्यक्ष र अन्य चार जना सदस्य रहनेछन् ।
… (धारा २५५)
Minorities
- English(1) The number of members of the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities and their appointment and terms of office must be prescribed by national legislation.
(2) The composition of the Commission must—
(a) be broadly representative of the main cultural, religious and linguistic communities in South Africa; and
(b) broadly reflect the gender composition of South Africa. (Sec. 186)
Minorities
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of this Constitution, all persons of whatever race in the same grade of the service of the Government shall, subject to the terms and conditions of their employment, be treated impartially. (Art. 154)
Minorities
- EnglishIndigenous communities, peoples and nations, the Afro-Ecuadorian people, the back-country people (montubios) of the inland coastal region, and communes are part of the single and indivisible Ecuadorian State. (Art. 56)
- SpanishLas comunidades, pueblos, y nacionalidades indígenas, el pueblo afroecuatoriano, el pueblo montubio y las comunas forman parte del Estado ecuatoriano, único e indivisible. (Art. 56)
Minorities
- English
House of Representatives:
…
2) considers draft laws … on the rights of national minorities
… (Art. 97) - Belarusian
Палата прадстаўнікоў:
…
2) разглядае праекты законаў, у тым ліку … аб правах нацыянальных меншасцей
… (Артыкул 97) - Russian
Палата представителей:
…
2) рассматривает проекты законов, в том числе … о правах национальных меньшинств
… (Статья 97)
Minorities
- English
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(2) The participation of national minorities living in Hungary in the work of the National Assembly shall be regulated by a cardinal Act.
… (The State, Art. 2) - Hungarian
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(2) A Magyarországon élő nemzetiségek részvételét az Országgyűlés munkájában sarkalatos törvény szabályozza.
… (Az Állam, 2. cikk)
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
- EnglishThe enjoyment of the rights and freedoms set forth in this Convention shall be secured without discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a national minority, property, birth or other status. (Art. 14 of ECHR, Human Rights Act 1998 Schedule 1)
Minorities
- English(1) Seats shall be reserved in the House of the People for—
(a) the Scheduled Castes;
(b) the Scheduled Tribes except the Scheduled Tribes in the autonomous districts of Assam; and
(c) the Scheduled Tribes in the autonomous districts of Assam.
… (Art. 330) - Hindi(1) लोक सभा में निम्नलिखित के लिए स्थान आरक्षित रहेंगे—
(क) अनुसूचित जातियों के लिए;
(ख) असम के स्वशासी जिलों की अनुसूचित जनजातियों को छोड़ कर अन्य अनुसूचित जनजातियों के लिए; और
(ग) असम के स्वशासी जिलों की अनुसूचित जनजातियों के लिए।
… (अनुच्छेद 330)