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Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe Republic of Djibouti as composed of the entirety of the persons that it recognizes as members and who have accepted the duties, without distinction of language, of race, of sex or of religion.
The national sovereignty belongs to the Djiboutian people who exercise it through their representatives or by way of referendum. No fraction of the people nor any individual may arrogate the exercise of it.
No one may be arbitrarily deprived of the status of member of the national community. (Art. 3) - Arabicتتألف جمهورية جيبوتي من مجموعة الأشخاص الذين تعترف بهم كأعضاء والذين قبلوا بالواجبات دون التمييز في اللغة أو العنصر أو الجنس أو الدين.
وتعود السيادة الوطنية للشعب الجيبوتي الذي يمارسها من خلال ممثلين أو عن طريق الاستفتاء. لا يجوز لأي جزء من الشعب أو أي فرد الادعاء لنفسه بممارستها.
لا يجوز حرمان أحد تعسفياً من حالة كونه عضواً في المجتمع الوطني. (المادة 3) - FrenchLa République de Djibouti est composée de l'ensemble des personnes qu'elle reconnaît comme membres et qui en acceptent les devoirs, sans distinction de langue, de race, de sexe ou de religion.
La souveraineté nationale appartient au peuple djiboutien qui l'exerce par ses représentants ou par la voie du référendum. Aucune fraction du peuple ni aucun individu ne peut s'en attribuer l'exercice.
Nul ne peut être arbitrairement privé de la qualité de membre de la communauté nationale. (Art. 3)
Political Rights and Association
- English(1) Every person has the right to freedom of assembly and association, and the right not to assemble or associate with others.
(2) No person may be compelled to belong to an association or to attend a meeting or gathering. (Sec. 58)
Political Rights and Association
- English(1) Women have the right to equal treatment with men and that right shall include equal opportunities in political, economic and social activities.
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(5) The State shall actively promote the integration of the peoples of Ghana and prohibit discrimination and prejudice on the grounds of place of origin, circumstances of birth, ethnic origin, gender or religion, creed or other beliefs.
(6) Towards the achievement of the objectives stated in clause (5) of this article, the State shall take appropriate measures to—
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(d) make democracy a reality by decentralizing the administrative and financial machinery of government to the regions and districts and by affording all possible opportunities to the people to participate in decision-making at every level in national life and in government;
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2. In particular, the State shall take appropriate measures in order to promote equality of opportunity for the disadvantaged groups in the society to enable them to participate fully in all spheres of public life. (Sec. 26)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe State guarantees to all citizens the public and individual freedoms, notably:
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- the freedom of association and the freedom to adhere to any political or syndical organization of their choice;
… (Art. 10) - Arabicتضمن الدّولة لكافة المواطنين الحرّيات العمومية و الفردية، و على وجه الخصوص:
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- حرية تكوين الجمعيات و حرية الانخراط في أيّة منظّمة سياسيّة و نقابيّة يختارونها،
... (المادّة 10) - FrenchL'État garantit à tous les citoyens les libertés publiques et individuelles, notamment :
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- la liberté d'association et la liberté d'adhérer à toute organisation politique ou syndicale de leur choix.
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Political Rights and Association
- English1. All citizens shall have the right to freely associate with one another without requiring any administrative authorisation, on condition that such associations are organised on the basis of democratic principles, under the terms of the law.
… (Art. 48) - Portuguese1. Os cidadãos têm o direito de, livremente e sem dependência de qualquer autorização administrativa, constituir associações, desde que estas se organizem com base em princípios democráticos, nos termos da lei.
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Political Rights and Association
- English(1) All persons shall have the right to:
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(e) freedom of association, which shall include freedom to form and join associations or unions, including trade unions and political parties;
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Political Rights and Association
- English1. Power shall be exercised by the people through referendum, suffrage and through other forms constitutionally provided for.
2. Holders of posts in organs of political power shall be appointed by suffrage. They may also be appointed by the representatives of the people or through any other constitutionally or legally established form. (Art. 4) - Portuguese1. O poder político é exercido pelo povo através do referendo, do sufrágio e pelas demais formas constitucionalmente estabelecidas.
2. Para além da designação por sufrágio dos titulares dos órgãos do poder político, estes poderão ser também designados pelos representantes do povo ou pela forma constitucional ou legalmente estabelecida. (Art. 4)
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Suffrage may be direct or indirect. It is always universal, equal, and secret.
All Senegalese nationals of both sexes, who are 18 years old, enjoying their civil and political rights, are electors within the conditions determined by the law. (Art. 3) - French
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Le suffrage peut être direct ou indirect. Il est toujours universel, égal et secret.
Tous les nationaux sénégalais des deux sexes, âgés de 18 ans accomplis, jouissant de leurs droits civils et politiques, sont électeurs dans les conditions déterminées par la loi. (Art. 3)