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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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The sovereign People of Senegal,
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PROCLAIM:
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- the access of all the citizens, without discrimination, to the exercise of power at all its levels,
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Le peuple du Sénégal souverain,
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PROCLAME :
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- l’accès de tous les citoyens, sans discrimination, à l’exercice du pouvoir à tous les niveaux ;
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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 law shall provide measures for encouraging the equal opportunity of men and women in standing for election to state authorities and local community authorities. (Art. 43) - Slovene
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Zakon določi ukrepe za spodbujanje enakih možnosti moških in žensk pri kandidiranju na volitvah v državne organe in organe lokalnih skupnosti. (43. Člen)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- English1. Every citizen shall have the right to take part in any level of government directly or through freely chosen representative, and shall have the right to nominate himself or herself or be nominated for a public post or office in accordance with this Constitution and the law.
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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.
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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(2) EQUALITY AND PARTICIPATION.
We declare our second goal to be for all citizens to have an equal opportunity to participate in, and benefit from, the development of our country.
WE ACCORDINGLY CALL FOR-
(1) an equal opportunity for every citizen to take part in the political, economic, social, religious and cultural life of the country; and
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(5) equal participation by women citizens in all political, economic, social and religious activities; and
(6) the maximization of the number of citizens participating in every aspect of development; and
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(9) every citizen to be able to participate, either directly or through a representative, in the consideration of any matter affecting his interests or the interests of his community;
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishThe liberty of forming societies and unions on a national basis and by peaceful means is guaranteed in conformity with the conditions and the stipulations specified by Law; and no person shall be constrained to join any society or union. (Art. 43)
- Arabicحرية تكوين الجمعيات والنقابات على أسس وطنية وبوسائل سليمة مكفولة وفقاً للشروط والأوضاع التي يبينها القانون، ولا يجوز إجبار أحد على الانضمام إلى أي جمعية أو نقابة. (المادّة 43)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishThe quality of [being] in full exercise of citizenship [ciudadano en ejercicio] is a prior and indispensable condition for exercising the right of suffrage, to be elected and to perform public responsibilities [cargos] which have authority or jurisdiction attached [to them]. (Art. 99)
- SpanishLa calidad de ciudadano en ejercicio es condición previa e indispensable para ejercer el derecho de sufragio, para ser elegido y para desempeñar cargos públicos que lleven anexa autoridad o jurisdicción. (Art. 99)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishAll Burundians are equal in merits and in dignity. All citizens enjoy the same rights and have right to the same protection of the law. No Burundian may be excluded from the social, economical or political life of the nation because of their race, of their language, of their religion, of their sex or of their ethnic origin. (Art. 13)
- KirundiAbarundi bose baranganya iteka n’ivyo bakwiye kuronka. Abanyagihugu bose baranganya amateka kandi amabwirizwa abakingira kumwe. Nta murundi n’umwe azokumirwa mu vyerekeye imibano, ubutunzi canke intwaro y’igihugu kubera ibara ry’urukoba, ururimi, idini, igitsina canke ubwoko vyiwe. (Ingingo ya 13)
- FrenchTous les burundais sont égaux en mérite et en dignité. Tous les citoyens jouissent des mêmes droits et ont droit à la même protection de la loi. Aucun burundais ne sera exclu de la vie sociale, économique ou politique de la nation du fait de sa race, de sa langue, de sa religion, de son sexe ou de son origine ethnique. (Art. 13)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- English(1) No citizen otherwise qualified for appointment in the service of Pakistan shall be discriminated against in respect of any such appointment on the ground only of race, religion, caste, sex, residence or place of birth:
Provided that, for a period not exceeding [forty years] from the commencing day, posts may be reserved for persons belonging to any class or area to secure their adequate representation in the service of Pakistan:
Provided further that, in the interest of the said service, specified posts or services may be reserved for members of either sex if such posts or services entail the performance of duties and functions which cannot be adequately performed by members of the other sex[:]
[Provided also that under-representation of any class or area in the service of Pakistan may be redressed in such manner as may be determined by an Act of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)].
… (Art. 27) - Urdu(ا) کسی شہری کے ساتھ جو بہ اعتبار دیگر پاکستان کی ملازمت میں تقرر کا اہل ہو، کسی ایسے تقرر کے سلسلے میں محض نسل، مذہب، ذات، جنس، سکونت یا مقام پیدائش کی بنا پر امتیاز روا نہیں رکھا جائے گا:
مگر شرط یہ ہے کہ یوم آغاز سے زیادہ سے زیادہ [چالیس] سال کی مدت تک کسی طبقے یا علاقے کے لوگوں کے لیے آسامیاں محفوظ کی جا سکیں گی تا کہ پاکستان کی ملازمت میں ان کو مناسب نمائندگی حاصل ہو جائے:
مزید شرط یہ ہے کہ مذکورہ ملازمت کے مفاد میں مصرحہ آسامیاں یا ملازمتیں کسی ایک جنس کے افراد کے لیے محفوظ کی جا سکیں گی اگر مذکورہ آسامیوں یا ملازمتوں میں ایسے فرائض اور کارہائے منصبی کی انجام دہی درکار ہو جو دوسری جنس کے افراد کی جانب سے مناسب طور پر انجام نہ دیے جا سکتے ہوں۔[:]
[مگر شرط یہ بھی ہے کہ پاکستان کی ملازمت میں کسی بھی طبقے یا علاقے کی کم نمائندگی کی مذکورہ طریقہ کار پر تلافی کی جائے گی جیسا مجلسِ شوریٰ (پارلیمنٹ) کے کسی ایکٹ کے ذریعے تعین کیا جا سکے]۔
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