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- EnglishA citizen has the right to determine his or her ethnicity, use his or her mother tongue and choose his or her language of communication. (Art. 42)
- VietnameseCông dân có quyền xác định dân tộc của mình, sử dụng ngôn ngữ mẹ đẻ, lựa chọn ngôn ngữ giao tiếp. (Điều 42)
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- English1. Everyone shall have the right to preserve his national and ethnic identity.
2. Persons belonging to national minorities shall have the right to preserve and develop their traditions, religion, language, and culture.
3. The exercise of the rights stipulated by this Article shall be regulated by law. (Art. 56) - Armenian1. Յուրաքանչյուր ոք ունի իր ազգային և էթնիկ ինքնությունը պահպանելու իրավունք:
2. Ազգային փոքրամասնություններին պատկանող անձինք ունեն իրենց ավանդույթների, կրոնի, լեզվի և մշակույթի պահպանման ու զարգացման իրավունք:
3. Սույն հոդվածով սահմանված իրավունքների իրականացումը կարգավորվում է օրենքով: (Հոդված 56)
Minorities
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The decision-making of the majority shall take into consideration the interests of minorities. (1993 Constitution, Art. 6) - Czech…
Rozhodování většiny dbá ochrany menšin. (Ústava 1993, Čl. 6)
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- English
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STRIVING to satisfy the interests of citizens of a different ethnic origin who alongside with the Moldovans constitute the people of the Republic of Moldova,
… (Preamble) - Moldovian
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NĂZUIND spre satisfacerea intereselor cetăţenilor de altă origine etnică, care împreună cu moldovenii constituie poporul Republicii Moldova,
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Minorities
- EnglishThe Russian Federation shall have jurisdiction over:
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c. ... regulation and protection of the rights of national minorities;
... (Art. 71) - RussianВ ведении Российской Федерации находятся:
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в) ... регулирование и защита прав национальных меньшинств;
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Minorities
- English
We, the Slovak People
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Together with members of national minorities and ethnic groups living in the Slovak Republic,
… (Preamble) - Slovak
My, národ slovenský,
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spoločne s príslušníkmi národnostných menšín a etnických skupín ţijúcich na území Slovenskej republiky,
... (Preambula)
Minorities
- EnglishA person who belongs to an ethnic, religious, or linguistic minority in New Zealand shall not be denied the right, in community with other members of that minority, to enjoy the culture, to profess and practise the religion, or to use the language, of that minority. (Bill of Rights Act 1990, Sec. 20)
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- English(1) Seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, except the Scheduled Tribes in the autonomous districts of Assam, in the Legislative Assembly of every State.
… (Art. 332) - Hindi(1) प्रत्येक राज्य की विधान सभा में, अनुसूचित जातियों के लिए और असम के स्वशासी जिलों की अनुसूचित जनजातियों को छोड़ कर अन्य अनुसूचित जनजातियों के लिए स्थान आरक्षित रहेंगे।
… (अनुच्छेद 332)
Minorities
- EnglishA time period of five years is granted to the Senate to evaluate in order to put an end to or to extend the system of ethnic quotas in the Executive, the Legislative and the Judiciary after the establishment of the institutions issuing from this Constitution. (Art. 289)
- KirundiInama Nkenguzamateka ihawe ikiringo c’imyaka itanu hamaze gushirwaho inzego zitegekanijwe n’iri Bwirizwa Shingiro kugira irimbure ivyakozwe hanyuma hakurwe mw’Ibwirizwa Shingiro ingendo ijanye n’ivy’amoko muri Reta, mu Nama Nshingamateka na Nkenguzamateka hamwe no mu Rwego rw’Ubutungane. (Art. 289)
- FrenchUn délai de cinq ans est accordé au Sénat pour évaluer afin de mettre fin ou proroger le système de quota ethniques dans l’Exécutif, le Législatif et le Judiciaire après la mise en place des institutions issues de la présente Constitution. (Art. 289)
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- EnglishIn accordance with the sacred verse "God does not forbid you to deal kindly and justly with those who have not fought against you because of your religion and who have not expelled you from your homes" [60:8], the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and all Muslims are duty-bound to treat non-Muslims in conformity with good morals and the principles of Islamic justice and equity, and to respect their human rights. This principle applies to all who refrain from engaging in conspiracy or activity against Islam and the Islamic Republic of Iran. (Art. 14)
- Persianبه حکم آیه شریفه "لاینهاکم الله عن الدین لم یقاتلوکم فی الدین و لم یخرجوکم من دیارکم ان تبروهم و تقسطوا الیهم ان الله یحب المقسطین" دولت جمهوری اسلامی ایران و مسلمانان موظفند نسبت به افراد غیر مسلمان با اخلاق حسنه و قسط و عدل اسلامی عمل نمایند و حقوق انسانی آنان را رعایت کنند. این اصل در حق کسانی اعتبار دارد که بر ضد اسلام و جمهوری اسلامی ایران توطئه و اقدام نکنند. (اصل 14)