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(3) All State organs and all public officers have the duty to address the needs of vulnerable groups within society, including women, older members of society, persons with disabilities, children, youth, members of minority or marginalised communities, and members of particular ethnic, religious or cultural communities.
… (Art. 21) - Swahili...
(3) Vyombo vyote vya Serikali na watumishi wa umma wana wajibu wa kushughulikia mahitaji ya makundi yaliyopo katika mazingira hatarishi katika jamii, ikiwa ni pamoja na wanawake, wazee, watu wenye ulemavu, watoto, vijana, wanajamii wenye uwakilishi mdogo katika jamii au watu waliotengwa na jamii, na watu wa jamii ya kabila, dini au utamaduni fulani.
… (Kifungu cha 21)
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
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House of Representatives:
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2) considers draft laws … on the rights of national minorities
… (Art. 97) - Belarusian
Палата прадстаўнікоў:
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2) разглядае праекты законаў, у тым ліку … аб правах нацыянальных меншасцей
… (Артыкул 97) - Russian
Палата представителей:
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2) рассматривает проекты законов, в том числе … о правах национальных меньшинств
… (Статья 97)
Minorities
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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
- EnglishEveryone shall have the right to use his/her language in the proceedings before the court, other state body or organization performing public powers, when his/her right or duty is decided on.
Unfamiliarity with the language of the proceedings may not be an impediment for the exercise and protection of human and minority rights. (Art. 199) - Serbian CyrillicСвако има право да користи свој језик у поступку пред судом, другим државним органом или организацијом која врши јавна овлашћења, када се решава о његовом праву или обавези.
Незнање језика на коме се поступак води не сме бити сметња за остваривање и заштиту људских и мањинских права. (Члан 199)
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)