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Minorities
- EnglishThe Central African People, …
Resolved to build a State of Law founded on a pluralistic democracy, the respect for the separation and the equilibrium of the powers to [en vue de] guarantee the security of persons and of property [biens], the protection of the most weak, notably vulnerable persons, the minorities, and the full exercise of the fundamental freedoms and rights;
… (Preamble) - FrenchLE PEUPLE CENTRAFRICAIN, …
Résolu à construire un Etat de droit fondé sur une démocratie pluraliste, le respect de la séparation et de l’équilibre des pouvoirs en vue de garantir la sécurité des personnes et des biens, la protection des plus faibles, notamment des personnes vulnérables, des minorités et le plein exercice des libertés et des droits fondamentaux;
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Minorities
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(2) The federal law shall provide that in filing candidacy by political parties for the election to the House of Representatives 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, on the basis of population. In so filing candidacy, regard shall also be had to geography and regional balance.
Explanation: For the purposes of this clause, "Khas Arya" means Kshetri, Brahmin, Thakuri, Sanyasi (Dashnami) communities.
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(२) समानुपातिक निर्वाचन प्रणाली बमोजिम हुने प्रतिनिधि सभाको निर्वाचनका लागि राजनीतिक दलले उम्मेदवारी दिंदा जनसंख्याको आधारमा महिला, दलित, आदिवासी जनजाति, खस आर्य, मधेसी, थारू, मुस्लिम, पिछडिएको क्षेत्र समेतबाट बन्द सूचीका आधारमा प्रतिनिधित्व गराउने व्यवस्था संघीय कानून बमोजिम हुनेछ । त्यसरी उम्मेदवारी दिंदा भूगोल र प्रादेशिक सन्तुलनलाई समेत ध्यान दिनु पर्नेछ ।
स्पष्टीकरणः यस उपधाराको प्रयोजनका लागि “खस आर्य” भन्नाले क्षेत्री, ब्राम्हण, ठकुरी, संन्यासी (दशनामी) समुदाय सम्झनु पर्छ ।
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Minorities
- English(1) The values and principles of public service include—
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(i) affording adequate and equal opportunities for appointment, training and advancement, at all levels of the public service, of—
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(ii) the members of all ethnic groups;
… (Art. 232) - Swahili(1) Tunu na kanuni za utumishi wa umma ni pamoja na—
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(i) kupata fursa sawa na stahiki kwa ajili ya uteuzi, mafunzo na maendeleo, katika ngazi zote za utumishi wa umma, wa-
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(ii) watu wa makundi yote ya makabila;
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Minorities
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(6) No Bill to which this Article applies shall be presented to the President for assent unless it is accompanied by a certificate under the hand of the Speaker stating that —
(a) in the opinion of the Council4 no provision of the Bill would, if enacted, be a differentiating measure5;
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Minorities
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The exceptional regime that is established [estatuya] in the law for the circumscriptions of ethnic and political minorities, in which it will be sufficient to obtain representation in the Congress, is excepted.
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Se exceptúa el régimen excepcional que se estatuya en la ley para las circunscripciones de minorías étnicas y políticas, en las cuales bastará haber obtenido representación en el Congreso.
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Minorities
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The State shall regulate relations between social, national and other communities based on the principles of equality before the law and respect for their rights and interests.
… (Art. 14) - Belarusian
Дзяржава рэгулюе адносіны паміж сацыяльнымі, нацыянальнымі і іншымі супольнасцямі на аснове прынцыпаў роўнасці перад законам, павагі іх правоў і інтарэсаў.
… (Артыкул 14) - Russian
Государство регулирует отношения между социальными, национальными и другими общностями на основе принципов равенства перед законом, уважения их прав и интересов.
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Minorities
- EnglishThe State Council exercises the following functions and powers:
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(11) To direct and administer affairs concerning the nationalities and to safeguard the equal rights of minority nationalities and the right of autonomy of the national autonomous areas;
... (Art. 89) - Chinese国务院行使下列职权:
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(十一)领导和管理民族事务,保障少数民族的平等权利和民族自治地方的自治权利;
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The Sami, as an indigenous people, as well as the Roma and other groups, have the right to maintain and develop their own language and culture. Provisions on the right of the Sami to use the Sami language before the authorities are laid down by an Act.
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Saamelaisilla alkuperäiskansana sekä romaneilla ja muilla ryhmillä on oikeus ylläpitää ja kehittää omaa kieltään ja kulttuuriaan. Saamelaisten oikeudesta käyttää saamen kieltä viranomaisessa säädetään lailla.
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Samerna såsom urfolk samt romerna och andra grupper har rätt att bevara och utveckla sitt språk och sin kultur. Bestämmelser om samernas rätt att använda samiska hos myndigheterna utfärdas genom lag.
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Minorities
- EnglishThe Assembly shall establish a Committee for Inter-Community Relations.
The Committee consists of 19 members of whom 7 members each are from the ranks of the Macedonians and Albanians within the Assembly, and a member each from among the Turks, Vlachs, Romas, Serbs and Bosniaks. If one of the communities does not have representatives, the Public Attorney, after consultation with relevant representatives of those communities, shall propose the remaining members of the Committee.
The Assembly elects the members of the Committee. The Committee considers issues of inter-community relations in the Republic and makes appraisals and proposals for their solution. The Assembly is obliged to take into consideration the appraisals and proposals of the Committee and to make decisions regarding them. In the event of a dispute among members of the Assembly regarding the application of the voting procedure specified in Article 69(2), the Committee shall decide by a majority vote whether the procedure applies. (Art. 78)8 - MacedonianСобранието основа Комитет за односи меѓу заедниците.
Комитетот го сочинуваат 19 члена од кои по седум члена од редот на пратениците во Собранието Македонци и Албанци и по еден член од редот на пратениците Турци, Власи, Роми, Срби и Бошњаци. Доколку некоја од заедниците нема пратеници, народниот правобранител, по консултации со релевантните претставници на тие заедници, ќе ги предложи другите членови на Комитетот.
Собранието ги избира членовите на Комитетот. Комитетот разгледува прашања од односите меѓу заедниците во Републиката и дава мислења и предлози за нивно решавање. Собранието е должно да ги разгледува мислењата и предлозите на Комитетот и да донесе одлука во врска со нив. Во случај на спор во врска со спроведување на постапката за гласање во Собранието, утврдена во членот 69 став 2 Комитетот одлучува, со мнозинство гласови од членовите, за тоа дали ќе се спроведе постапката. (Член 78)
Minorities
- EnglishPersons belonging to national minorities shall be guaranteed special individual or collective rights in addition to the rights guaranteed to all citizens by the Constitution. Individual rights shall be exercised individually and collective rights in community with others, in accordance with the Constitution, law and international treaties.
Persons belonging to national minorities shall take part in decision-making or decide independently on certain issues related to their culture, education, information and official use of languages and script through their collective rights in accordance with the law.
Persons belonging to national minorities may elect their national councils in order to exercise the right to self-governance in the field of culture, education, information and official use of their language and script, in accordance with the law. (Art. 75) - Serbian CyrillicПрипадницима националних мањина, поред права која су Уставом зајемчена свим грађанима, јемче се додатна, индивидуална или колективна права. Индивидуална права остварују се појединачно, а колективна у заједници са другима, у складу са Уставом, законом и међународним уговорима.
Путем колективних права припадници националних мањина, непосредно или преко својих представника, учествују у одлучивању или сами одлучују о појединим питањима везаним за своју културу, образовање, обавештавање и службену употребу језика и писма, у складу са законом.
Ради остварења права на самоуправу у култури, образовању, обавештавању и службеној употреби језика и писма, припадници националних мањина могу изабрати своје националне савете, у складу са законом. (Члан 75)