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Minorities
- English
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The State recognizes the existence of the indigenous and Afro-descendant Peoples, who enjoy the rights, duties and guarantees consigned in the Constitution[,] and especially, those to maintain and develop their identity and culture, to have their own forms of social organization and to administer their local affairs; as well as to maintain the communal forms of ownership of their lands and the enjoyment, use and yields [disfrute] [of them], all in accordance with the law. For the communities of the Caribbean Coast the regime of autonomy is established in this Constitution.
... (Art. 5) - Spanish
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El Estado reconoce la existencia de los pueblos originarios y afrodescendientes, que gozan de los derechos, deberes y garantías consignados en la Constitución y en especial, los de mantener y desarrollar su identidad y cultura, tener sus propias formas de organización social y administrar sus asuntos locales; así como mantener las formas comunales de propiedad de sus tierras y el goce, uso y disfrute, todo de conformidad con la Ley. Para las comunidades de la Costa Caribe se establece el régimen de autonomía en la presente Constitución.
... (Art. 5)
Minorities
- EnglishThe Croatian Parliament shall adopt laws (organic laws) regulating the rights of national minorities by a two-thirds majority of all Members.
… (Art. 83) - CroatianZakone (organski zakoni) kojima se uređuju prava nacionalnih manjina Hrvatski sabor donosi dvotrećinskom većinom glasova svih zastupnika.
… (Članak 83)
Minorities
- EnglishEthnic communities of citizens shall independently manage the affairs of their ethnic culture, education, charity, and mutual assistance.
Ethnic communities shall be provided support by the State. (Art. 45) - LithuanianPiliečių tautinės bendrijos savo tautinės kultūros reikalus, švietimą, labdarą, savitarpio pagalbą tvarko savarankiškai.
Tautinėms bendrijoms valstybė teikia paramą. (45 straipsnis)
Minorities
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(2) Romanian citizens belonging to national minorities have the right to express themselves in their mother tongue before the courts of law, under the terms of the organic law.
… (Art. 128) - Romanian…
(2) Cetăţenii români aparţinând minorităţilor naţionale au dreptul să se exprime în limba maternă în faţa instanţelor de judecată, în condiţiile legii organice.
… (Art. 128)
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
- 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)
Minorities
- 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)
Minorities
- 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)
Minorities
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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)
Minorities
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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.
… (Art. 176) - Nepali
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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)