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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)
Minorities
- English1. The State and society shall make investments to further the protection of and care for the People’s health, implement the universal health insurance, and adopt policies to prioritize health care for ethnic minority people and people living in mountainous areas, on islands, and in areas that have extremely difficult socio-economic conditions.
… (Art. 58) - Vietnamese1. Nhà nước, xã hội đầu tư phát triển sự nghiệp bảo vệ, chăm sóc sức khỏe của Nhân dân, thực hiện bảo hiểm y tế toàn dân, có chính sách ưu tiên chăm sóc sức khoẻ cho đồng bào dân tộc thiểu số, đồng bào ở miền núi, hải đảo và vùng có điều kiện kinh tế - xã hội đặc biệt khó khăn.
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Minorities
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2. In the manner stipulated by the Electoral Code, places shall be assigned in the National Assembly for representatives of national minorities.
… (Art. 89) - Armenian…
2. Ազգային ժողովում Ընտրական օրենսգրքով սահմանված կարգով տեղեր են հատկացվում ազգային փոքրամասնությունների ներկայացուցիչներին:
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Minorities
- EnglishA person's affiliation with any national or ethnic minority group may not be to her detriment. (Charter, Art. 24)
- CzechPříslušnost ke kterékoli národnostní nebo etnické menšině nesmí být nikomu na újmu. (Listina, Čl. 24)
Minorities
- 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)
Minorities
- 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)