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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishPalestinians shall have the right to participate in political life, both individually and in groups. They shall have the following rights in particular:
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4. To hold public office and positions, in accordance with the principle of equal opportunities.
… (Art. 26) - Arabicللفلسطينيين حق المشاركة في الحياة السياسية أفرادا وجماعات ولهم على وجه الخصوص الحقوق الآتية:
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4- تقلد المناصب والوظائف العامة على قاعدة تكافؤ الفرص.
... (المادّة 26)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishThe Election Law shall include the provisions that ensure:
1. The freedom of voters to choose their representatives … (Art. 61) - Arabicيجب أن يتضمن قانون الانتخاب الأحكام التي تكف ل:
1حريةالناخبين باختيار ممثليھم وسلامة الإجراءات الانتخابية ونزاھتھا. (المادّة 61)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- English1. Citizens have the right to participate in the management of the State and management of society, and to discuss and propose to state agencies issues about their base units, localities and the whole country.
2. The State shall create the conditions for citizens to participate in the management of the State and society; and shall publicly and transparently receive and respond to the opinions and petitions of citizens. (Art. 28) - Vietnamese1. Công dân có quyền tham gia quản lý nhà nước và xã hội, tham gia thảo luận và kiến nghị với cơ quan nhà nước về các vấn đề của cơ sở, địa phương và cả nước.
2. Nhà nước tạo điều kiện để công dân tham gia quản lý nhà nước và xã hội; công khai, minh bạch trong việc tiếp nhận, phản hồi ý kiến, kiến nghị của công dân. (Điều 28)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishKhmer citizens of both sexes have the right to participate actively in the political, economic, social and cultural life of the nation.
… (Art. 35) - Khmerប្រជាពលដ្ឋខ្មែរទាំងពីរភេទ មានសិទ្ធិចូលរួមយ៉ាងសកម្ម ក្នុងជីវភាពនយោបាយ សេដ្ឋកិច្ច សង្គមកិច្ច និងវប្បធម៌របស់ប្រទេសជាតិ។
... (មាត្រា ៣៥)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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(3) Every citizen shall have the right to obtain equal opportunities in government.
… (Art. 28D) - Indonesian…
(3) Setiap warga negara berhak memperoleh kesempatan yang sama dalam pemerintahan.
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- English
The Lao Front for National Development, Lao Veterans Federation, the Lao Federation of Trade Unions, the Lao Women's Union, the Lao People's Revolutionary Youth Union and other social organisations are the organs to unite and mobilise all strata of the multi-ethnic people to take part in the tasks of protection and construction of the country; to develop the right of self- determination of the people and to protect the legitimate rights and interests of members of their respective organisations. (Art. 7)
- Lao
ແນວລາວສ້າງຊາດ, ສະຫະພັນນັກຮົບເກົ່າ, ສະຫະພັນກໍາມະບານລາວ, ສະຫະພັນແມ່ຍິງລາວ, ຄະນະຊາວໜຸ່ມປະຊາຊົນປະຕິ ວັດລາວ ແລະ ບັນດາອົງການຈັດຕັ້ງສັງຄົມ ເປັນບ່ອນສຶກສາອົບຮົມ, ເຕົ້າໂຮມຄວາມສາມັກຄີ ແລະ ປຸກລະດົມບັນດາຊັ້ນຄົນຂອງທຸກຊົນເຜົ່າ ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມໃນພາລະກິດປົກປັກຮັກສາ ແລະສ້າງສາປະເທດຊາດ, ເສີມຂະຫຍາຍສິດເປັນເຈົ້າຂອງປະຊາຊົນ, ປົກປັກຮັກສາສິດ ແລະຜົນປະໂຫຍດອັນຊອບທໍາຂອງສະມາຊິກໃນອົງການຈັດຕັ້ງຂອງຕົນ. (ມາດຕາ 7 (ປັບປຸງ)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishThe right of the people and their organizations to effective and reasonable participation at all levels of social, political, and economic decision-making shall not be abridged. The State shall, by law, facilitate the establishment of adequate consultation mechanisms. (Art. XIII, Sec. 16)
- FilipinoHindi dapat bawalan ang karapatan ng sambayanan at ng kanilang mga organisasyon sa mabisa at makatwirang pakikilahok sa lahat ng mga antas ng pagpapasiyang panlipunan, pampulitika, at pangkabuhayan. Dapat padaliin ng Estado, sa pamamagitan ng batas, ang pagtatatag ng sapat na mga pamamaraan sa pakikipagsanggunian. (Art. XIII, Seksyon 16)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishNational reform under this Chapter must be carried out to achieve the following objectives:
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3. the people are happy, have good quality of life, and participate in development of the country and democratic regime of government with the King as Head of State. (Sec. 257) - Thaiการปฏิรูปประเทศตามหมวดนี้ต้องดําเนินการเพื่อบรรลุเป้าหมายดังต่อไปนี้
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(๓) ประชาชนมีความสุข มีคุณภาพชีวิตที่ดี และมีส่วนร่วมในการพัฒนาประเทศและการปกครองในระบอบประชาธิปไตยอันมีพระมหากษัตริย์ทรงเป็นประมุข (มาตรา ๒๕๗)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishEvery citizen shall have the right to enter the public service on an equal basis. Details shall be stipulated by law. (Art. 49)
- ArmenianՅուրաքանչյուր քաղաքացի ունի ընդհանուր հիմունքներով հանրային ծառայության անցնելու իրավունք: Մանրամասները սահմանվում են օրենքով: (Հոդված 49)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- English1. The security forces of the Republic shall consist of the police and gendarmerie and shall have a contingent of two thousand men which may be reduced or increased by common agreement of the President and the Vice-President of the Republic.
… (Art. 130) - Greek1. Aι δυνάμεις ασφαλείας της Δημοκρατίας αποτελούνται εκ της αστυνομίας και της χωροφυλακής και έχουσι δύναμιν δύο χιλιάδων ανδρών, ήτις δύναται να μειωθή ή αυξηθή κατόπιν κοινής συμφωνίας του Προέδρου και του Aντιπροέδρου της Δημοκρατίας.
… (Αρθρον 130) - Turkish1. Cumhuriyetin emniyet kuvvetleri polis ve jandarmadan müteşekkildir ve Cumhurbaşkanının ve Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısının müşterek mutabakatı ile sayısı azaltılıp çoğaltılabilecek olan iki bin erkekten oluşacaktır.
... (Madde 130)