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- EnglishEveryone has the right to freely express affiliation with his nation or national community, to foster and give expression to his culture, and to use his language and script. (Art. 61)
- SloveneVsakdo ima pravico, da svobodno izraža pripadnost k svojemu narodu ali narodni skupnosti, da goji in izraža svojo kulturo in uporablja svoj jezik in pisavo. (61. Člen)
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- EnglishThe President of the Republic and the Vice President belong to different ethnic groups, political parties and coalitions of political parties or [are] independents of different ethnicities. (Art. 124)
- KirundiUmukuru w’Igihugu ava mu bwoko canke mu migambwe, mu nani z’imigambwe canke mu bitoje ku giti cabo bitandukanye n’ivy’Icegera c’Umukuru w’Igihugu. (Ingingo ya 124)
- FrenchLe Président de la République, et le Vice-Président appartiennent aux groupes ethniques, aux partis politiques et indépendants différents. (Art. 124)
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- EnglishZoroastrian, Jewish, and Christian Iranians are the only recognized religious minorities, who, within the limits of the law, are free to perform their religious rites and ceremonies, and to act according to their own canon in matters of personal affairs and religious education. (Art. 13)
- Persianایرانیان زرتشتی، کلیمی و مسیحی تنها اقلیتهای دینی شناخته میشوند که در حدود قانون در انجام مراسم دینی خود آزادند و در احوال شخصیه و تعلیمات دینی بر طبق آیین خود عمل میکنند. (اصل 13)
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The laws establish the conditions of assistance and of protection accorded to workers, and most particularly to the most young, to the most elderly, to the handicapped and to the minorities. (Art. 11) - French…
Des lois fixent les conditions d’assistance et de protection accordées aux travailleurs, plus particulièrement aux plus jeunes, aux plus âgés, aux personnes handicapées et aux minorités. (Art. 11)
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- English
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(6) A federal law shall provide that in filing candidacy by political parties for the election to the Provincial Assembly under the proportional electoral system, representation shall be ensured on the basis of a closed list also from women, Dalit, indigenous nationalities (Aadibasi Janajati), Khas Arya, Madhesi, Tharu, Muslims and backward regions, minority communities, on the basis of population. In so filing candidacy, regard shall also be had to geographical balance of the concerned Province.
Explanation: For the purposes of this clause, "Khas Arya" means Kshetri, Brahmin, Thakuri, Sanyasi (Dashnami) community.
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(६) समानुपातिक निर्वाचन प्रणाली बमोजिम हुने प्रदेश सभाको निर्वाचनका लागि राजनीतिक दलले उम्मेदवारी दिंदा जनसंख्याको आधारमा महिला, दलित, आदिवासी जनजाति, खस आर्य, मधेसी, थारू, मुस्लिम, पिछडिएको क्षेत्र, अल्पसंख्यक समुदाय समेतबाट बन्द सूचीका आधारमा प्रतिनिधित्व हुने व्यवस्था संघीय कानून बमोजिम हुनेछ । त्यसरी उम्मेदवारी दिंदा सम्बन्धित प्रदेशको भौगोलिक सन्तुलनलाई समेत ध्यान दिनु पर्नेछ ।
स्पष्टीकरण : यस भागको प्रयोजनका लागि “खस आर्य” भन्नाले क्षेत्री, ब्राम्हण, ठकुरी, संन्यासी (दशनामी) समुदाय सम्झनु पर्छ ।
... (धारा १७६)
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- English1. This Constitution is founded upon the following underlying principles—
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d. the inherent dignity and worth of each human being requires that the State and all persons shall recognize and protect human rights and afford the fullest protection to the rights and views of all individuals, groups and minorities whether or not they are entitled to vote;
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- EnglishThe Legislature shall by law make provision for regulating Muslim religious affairs and for constituting a Council to advise the President in matters relating to the Muslim religion. (Art. 153)
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- EnglishThe law will regulate the exercise of suffrage in accordance with the following principles:
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6. Guarantees of representation for the minorities;
… (Art. 95) - SpanishLa ley regulará el ejercicio del sufragio de acuerdo con los siguientes principios:
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6) Garantías de representación para las minorías.
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Everyone shall have the right to maintain his national identity and no one shall be compelled to determine and declare his national identity.
Insult to national dignity is punishable under the law.
Everyone shall have the right to use his or her mother tongue and choose the language of communication. The state shall guarantee, in accordance with the law, the freedom to choose the language of upbringing and education. (Art. 50) - Belarusian
Кожны мае права захоўваць сваю нацыянальную прыналежнасць, таксама як ніхто не можа быць прымушаны да вызначэння і ўказання нацыянальнай прыналежнасці.
Знявага нацыянальнай годнасці караецца згодна з законам.
Кожны мае права карыстацца роднай мовай, выбіраць мову зносін. Дзяржава гарантуе ў адпаведнасці з законам свабоду выбару мовы выхавання і навучання. (Артыкул 50) - Russian
Каждый имеет право сохранять свою национальную принадлежность, равно как никто не может быть принужден к определению и указанию национальной принадлежности.
Оскорбление национального достоинства преследуется согласно закону.
Каждый имеет право пользоваться родным языком, выбирать язык общения. Государство гарантирует в соответствии с законом свободу выбора языка воспитания и обучения. (Статья 50)
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- EnglishCitizens of all nationalities have the right to use the spoken and written languages of their own nationalities in court proceedings. The people's courts and people's procuratorates should provide translation for any party to the court proceedings who is not familiar with the spoken or written languages in common use in the locality.
In an area where people of a minority nationality live in a compact community or where a number of nationalities live together, hearings should be conducted in the language or languages in common use in the locality; indictments, judgments, notices and other documents should be written, according to actual needs, in the language or languages in common use in the locality. (Art. 139) - Chinese各民族公民都有用本民族语言文字进行诉讼的权利。人民法院和人民检察院对于不通晓当地通用的语言文字的诉讼参与人,应当为他们翻译。
在少数民族聚居或者多民族共同居住的地区,应当用当地通用的语言进行审理;起诉书、判决书、布告和其他文书应当根据实际需要使用当地通用的一种或者几种文字。 (第一百三十九条)