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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
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(1) It shall be the general function of the Council3 to consider and report on such matters affecting persons of any racial or religious community in Singapore as may be referred to the Council by Parliament or the Government.
(2) A reference to the Council by Parliament may be made by the Speaker, and a reference to the Council by the Government may be made by a Minister. (Art. 76)
Minorities
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The languages and dialects of the ethnic groups are also official in their territories. The education provided in the communities with their own linguistic traditions will be bilingual. (Art. 10) - Spanish…
Las lenguas y dialectos de los grupos étnicos son también oficiales en sus territorios. La enseñanza que se imparta en las comunidades con tradiciones lingüísticas propias será bilingüe. (Art. 10)
Minorities
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(2) The Republic (Federation, provinces and municipalities) subscribe to its linguistic and cultural multiplicity having grown, expressed in the autochthonous ethnic groups. Language and culture, existence and preservation of these ethnic groups are to be respected, safeguarded and to be supported.
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(2) Die Republik (Bund, Länder und Gemeinden) bekennt sich zu ihrer gewachsenen sprachlichen und kulturellen Vielfalt, die in den autochthonen Volksgruppen zum Ausdruck kommt. Sprache und Kultur, Bestand und Erhaltung dieser Volksgruppen sind zu achten, zu sichern und zu fördern.
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Minorities
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Minority nationalities are entitled to appropriate representation on the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress.
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全国人民代表大会常务委员会组成人员中,应当有适当名额的少数民族代表。
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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)
Minorities
- EnglishGuarantees for inalienable human and minority rights in the Constitution have the purpose of preserving human dignity and exercising full freedom and equality of each individual in a just, open, and democratic society based on the principle of the rule of law. (Art. 19)
- Serbian CyrillicЈемства неотуђивих људских и мањинских права у Уставу служе очувању људског достојанства и остварењу пуне слободе и једнакости сваког појединца у праведном, отвореном и демократском друштву, заснованом на начелу владавине права. (Члан 19)