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Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe prime objectives of the State shall be:
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b) To promote respect for, and the effectiveness of, the personal, economic, social, cultural and political rights of citizens;
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b) Promover o respeito e a efectivação dos direitos pessoais, económicos, sociais, culturais e políticos dos cidadãos;
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Political Rights and Association
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the people of Eswatini have a right to be heard through and represented by their own freely chosen representatives in the government of the country.(2) Without derogating from the generality of the foregoing subsection, the women of Eswatini and other marginalized groups have a right to equitable representation in Parliament and other public structures. (Sec. 84)
Political Rights and Association
- English1. Everyone shall have the right to the freedom of association with others, … (Art. 45)
- Armenian1. Յուրաքանչյուր ոք ունի այլոց հետ ազատորեն միավորվելու, … (Հոդված 45)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishA person having the following qualifications has the right to vote at an election:
1. being of Thai nationality, provided that a person who has acquired Thai nationality by naturalisation must hold the Thai nationality for not less than five years;
2. being not less than eighteen years of age on the election day;
3. having his or her name listed in the household register in the constituency for not less than ninety days up to the date of the election.
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A voter who fails to vote without notification of a reasonable cause under the Organic Act on the Election of Members of the House of Representatives may be subject to a restriction of certain rights as provided by law. (Sec. 95) - Thaiบุคคลผู้มีคุณสมบัติดังต่อไปนี้ เป็นผู้มีสิทธิเลือกตั้ง
(๑) มีสัญชาติไทย แต่บุคคลผู้มีสัญชาติไทยโดยการแปลงสัญชาติจะต้องได้รับสัญชาติไทยมาแล้วไม่น้อยกว่าห้าปี
(๒) มีอายุไม่ต่ำกว่าสิบแปดปีในวันเลือกตั้ง
(๓) มีชื่ออยู่ในทะเบียนบ้านในเขตเลือกตั้งมาแล้วเป็นเวลาไม่น้อยกว่าเก้าสิบวันนับถึงวันเลือกตั้ง
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ผู้มีสิทธิเลือกตั้งซึ่งไม่ไปใช้สิทธิเลือกตั้งโดยมิได้แจ้งเหตุอันสมควรตามพระราชบัญญัติประกอบรัฐธรรมนูญว่าด้วยการเลือกตั้งสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎร อาจถูกจํากัดสิทธิบางประการตามที่กฎหมายบัญญัติ (มาตรา ๙๕)
Political Rights and Association
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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)
Political Rights and Association
- English… 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)
- Kirundi… 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)
- French… 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)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe right of the people, including those employed in the public and private sectors, to form unions, associations, or societies for purposes not contrary to law shall not be abridged. (Art. III, Sec. 8)
- FilipinoHindi dapat hadlangan ang karapatan ng mga taong-bayan kabilang ang mga naglilingkod sa publiko at pribadong sektor na magtatag ng mga asosasyon, mga unyon, o mga kapisanan sa mga layuning hindi lalabag sa batas. (Art. III, Seksyon 8)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishEcuadorians have the following duties and obligations, without detriment to others provided for by the Constitution or by law:
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17. To participate honestly and transparently in the country’s political, civic and community life. (Art. 83) - SpanishSon deberes y responsabilidades de las ecuatorianas y los ecuatorianos, sin perjuicio de otros previstos en la Constitución y la ley:
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17. Participar en la vida política, cívica y comunitaria del país, de manera honesta y transparente. (Art. 83)
Political Rights and Association
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II. The Azerbaijan people implement their sovereign right by universal elections-referendum and by their representatives elected on the basis of universal, direct and equal elections by secret and individual ballot. (Art. 2) - Azerbaijani…
II. Azərbaycan xalqı öz suveren hüququnu bilavasitə ümumxalq səsverməsi - referendum və ümumi, bərabər və birbaşa seçki hüququ əsasında sərbəst, gizli və şəxsi səsvermə yolu ilə seçilmiş nümayəndələri vasitəsi ilə həyata keçirir. (Maddə 2)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishWomen and men shall have the same rights and duties in all areas of family, political, economic, social and cultural life. (Sec. 17)
- TetumFeto no mane iha direitu no obrigasaun hanesan iha moris família, kulturál, sosiál, ekonómiku no polítiku nia laran. (Art. 17)
- PortugueseA mulher e o homem têm os mesmos direitos e obrigações em todos os domínios da vida familiar, cultural, social, económica e política. (Art. 17)