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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Cyprus
- 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)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Kazakhstan
- English1. The Republic of Kazakhstan shall recognize ideological and political diversity. The formation of political parties in state bodies shall not be permitted.
… (Art. 5) - Kazak1. Қазақстан Республикасында идеологиялық және саяси әр-алуандылық танылады. Мемлекеттiк органдарда партия ұйымдарын құруға жол берiлмейдi.
... (5-бап)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Nepal
- English(1) There shall be an organization of the Nepal Army in Nepal, which is inclusive and committed to this Constitution, for the safeguarding of independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and national unity of Nepal.
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(3) Entry of women, Dalit, indigenous people, indigenous nationalities, Khas Arya, Madhesi, Tharu, Pichhada class and backward region citizens into the Nepal Army shall, on the basis of principles of equality and inclusion, be ensured by the Federal law.
… (Art. 267) - Nepali(१) नेपालको स्वतन्त्रता, सार्वभौमसत्ता, भौगोलिक अखण्डता, स्वाधीनता र राष्ट्रिय एकताको रक्षाका लागि यस संविधानप्रति प्रतिबद्ध समावेशी नेपाली सेनाको एक संगठन रहनेछ ।
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(३) नेपाली सेनामा महिला, दलित, आदिवासी, आदिवासी जनजाति, खस आर्य, मधेशी, थारू, मुस्लिम, पिछडा वर्ग तथा पिछडिएको क्षेत्रका नागरिकको प्रवेश समानता र समावेशी सिद्धान्तको आधारमा संघीय कानून बमोजिम सुनिश्चित गरिनेछ ।
... (धारा २६७)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Sri Lanka
- English...
(4) The State shall strengthen and broaden the democratic structure of government and the democratic rights of the People by decentralizing the administration and by affording all possible opportunities to the People to participate at every level in national life and in government.
… (Art. 27) - Sinhala...
(4) පරිපාලනය විමධ්යගත කිරීමෙන් සහ මහජන කටයුතුවලට සහ පාලන කටයුතුවලට සෑම අවස්ථාවක ම ජනතාව සහභාගි කරවා ගැනීමෙන් ආණ්ඩුවේ ප්රජාතන්තවාදී පදනම සහ ජනතාවගේ ප්රජාතන්තවාදී අයිතිවාසිකම් ද රජය විසින් තහවුරු කොට පුළුල් කළ යුත්තේ ය.
… (27 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
United Arab Emirates
- EnglishThe door for holding a public office is open to all citizens on the basis of equal conditions and in accordance with the provisions of the law. … (Art. 35)
- Arabicباب الوظائف العامة مفتوح لجميع المواطنين على أساس المساواة بينهم في الظروف وفقا لأحكام القانون ... (المادّة 35)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Bangladesh
- English...
(2) The State shall adopt effective measures to remove social and economic inequality between men and women and to ensure the equitable distribution of wealth among citizens, and of opportunities in order to attain a uniform level of economic development throughout the Republic.
(3) The State Shall endeavour to ensure equality of opportunity and participation of women in all spheres of national life. (Art. 19) - Bengali...
(২) মানুষে মানুষে সামাজিক ও অর্থনৈতিক অসাম্য বিলোপ করিবার জন্য, নাগরিকদের মধ্যে সম্পদের সুষম বন্টন নিশ্চিত করিবার জন্য এবং প্রজাতন্ত্রের সর্বত্র অর্থনৈতিক উন্নয়নের সমান স্তর অর্জনের উদ্দেশ্যে সুষম সুযোগ-সুবিধাদান নিশ্চিত করিবার জন্য রাষ্ট্র কার্যকর ব্যবস্থা গ্রহণ করিবেন৷
(৩) জাতীয় জীবনের সর্বস্তরে মহিলাদের অংশগ্রহণ ও সুযোগের সমতা রাষ্ট্র নিশ্চিত করিবেন। (অনুচ্ছেদ ১৯)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Korea, Republic of
- English1. All citizens shall be equal before the law, and there shall be no discrimination in political, economic, social or cultural life on account of sex, religion or social status.
… (Art. 11) - Korean① 모든 국민은 법 앞에 평등하다. 누구든지 성별·종교 또는 사회적 신분에 의하여 정치적·경제적·사회적·문화적 생활의 모든 영역에 있어서 차별을 받지 아니한다.
… (제11조)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Palestine
- 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
Tajikistan
- EnglishIn Tajikistan public life shall be developed on the basis of political and ideological diversity. … (Art. 8)
- RussianВ Таджикистане общественная жизнь развивается на основ политического и идеологического плюрализма. … (Статья 8)
- TajikДар Тоҷикистон ҳаёти ҷамъиятӣ дар асоси равияҳои гуногуни сиёсӣ ва мафкуравӣ инкишоф меёбад. … (Моддаи 8)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Yemen
- EnglishThe state shall guarantee equal opportunities for all citizens in the fields of political, economic, social and cultural activities and shall enact the necessary laws for the realization thereof. (Art. 24)
- Arabicتكفل الدولة تكافؤ الفرص لجميع المواطنين سياسياً واقتصادياً واجتماعياً وثقافياً وتصدر القوانين لتحقيق ذلك. (المادّة 24)