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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.
… (Pasal 28D)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishThe Republic of Vanuatu, conscious of the importance of decentralisation to enable the people fully to participate in the government of their Provincial Government Region, shall enact legislation necessary to realize that ideal. (Art. 82)
- FrenchLa République de Vanuatu, consciente de l'importance que représente la décentralisation pour permettre au peuple de participer pleinement au gouvernement des provinces, prévoit la législation nécessaire à la réalisation de cet idéal. (Art. 82)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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(2) Every citizen is entitled to equal opportunity and right to equal terms to hold any office or discharge any function under the state authority. (Art. 22)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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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)
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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 members of the Government make or propose the appointments in the public administration and to the diplomatic posts taking into account the necessity to maintain an ethnic, regional, political and gender equilibrium. (Art. 140)
- KirundiAbagize Leta nibo bagena canke bagashikiriza abagenwa mu mabanga y’intwaro mu gihugu hamwe n’abaserukira Uburundi mu makungu bisunze kunganisha amoko, intara, imigambwe n’ibitsina. (Ingingo ya 140)
- FrenchLes membres du Gouvernement font ou proposent les nominations dans l’administration publique et aux postes diplomatiques en prenant en compte la nécessité de maintenir un équilibre ethnique, régional, politique et entre les genres. (Art. 140)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- English(1) Every woman has full and equal dignity of the person with men and this includes equal opportunities in political, economic and social activities.
… (Sec. 80)
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
- EnglishAll citizens have the right of access, within conditions of equality and of freedom, to the public functions and to the elective mandates, within the conditions established by the law. (Art. 33)
- Arabicيحق لجميع المواطنين الوصول إلى الوظائف العامة والولايات المنتخبة في ظل ظروف من المساواة والحرية في إطار الشروط التي وضعها القانون. (المادة 33)
- FrenchTous les citoyens ont le droit d'accéder, dans des conditions d'égalité et de liberté, aux fonctions publiques et aux mandats électifs, dans les conditions établies par la loi. (Art. 33)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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It is the duty of the State to safeguard the national security, to provide protection for the people and the family, to promote the strengthening of the latter, to further the harmonious integration of all the sectors of the Nation and to ensure the right of persons to participate with equality of opportunities in the national life. (Art. 1) - Spanish…
Es deber del Estado resguardar la seguridad nacional, dar protección a la población y a la familia, propender al fortalecimiento de ésta, promover la integración armónica de todos los sectores de la Nación y asegurar el derecho de las personas a participar con igualdad de oportunidades en la vida nacional. (Art. 1)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- 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)