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Political Rights and Association
- EnglishCitizens shall, without previous permission, be at liberty to assemble unarmed.
... (Sec. 79) - DanishBorgerne har ret til uden forudgående tilladelse at samle sig ubevæbnede.
... (§ 79)
Political Rights and Association
- English
Any person has the right to freely constitute associations, under reserve of conforming themselves to the law.
This same right is recognized for the creation of political parties.
… (Art. 14) - French
Toute personne a le droit de constituer librement des associations sous réserve de se conformer à la loi.
Ce même droit est reconnu pour la création de partis politiques.
… (Art. 14)
Political Rights and Association
- English(1) Except to his or her own consent, no person shall be hindered in the enjoyment of his or her freedom of assembly, association and freedom to demonstrate peacefully, that to say, his or her right to assemble freely, to demonstrate peacefully and to associate with other persons and in particular to form or belong to political parties, trade unions or other associations for the protection of his or her interests.
… (Art. 147)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishAll citizens of Latvia who have the right to vote in elections of the Saeima may participate in national referendums. (Art. 80)
- LatvianTautas nobalsošanā var piedalīties visi Latvijas pilsoņi, kuriem ir balsstiesība Saeimas vēlēšanās. (Art. 80)
Political Rights and Association
- English(1) Except with his own consent, a person shall not be hindered in the enjoyment of his freedom of assembly and association, that is to say, his right to assemble freely and associate with other persons and in particular to form or belong to trade unions or other associations for the protection of his interests.
… (Sec. 11)
Political Rights and Association
- English…
(3) Every person shall have the right to the freedom to associate, to assemble and to express opinions. (Art. 28E) - Indonesian…
(3) Setiap orang berhak atas kebebasan berserikat, berkumpul, dan mengeluarkan pendapat. (Pasal 28E)
Political Rights and Association
- English
Any citizen fulfilling the legal conditions is [an] elector and eligible. (Art. 56)
- Arabic
حقّ إنشاء الأحزاب السّياسيّة معترف به ومضمون. (المــادة 56)
- French
Tout citoyen remplissant les conditions légales est électeur et éligible. (Art. 56)
Political Rights and Association
- English1. Elected organs of sovereignty and of local government shall be chosen by free, direct, secret, personal and regular universal suffrage.
2. Registration of voters shall be compulsory and officially initiated, single and universal, to be up-dated for each election.
3. Electoral campaigns shall be governed in accordance with the following principles:
a) Freedom to canvass;
b) Equality of opportunity and treatment for all candidacies;
c) Impartiality towards candidacies on the part of public bodies;
d) Transparency and supervision of electoral expenses.
4. Conversion of the votes into mandates shall observe the principle of proportional representation;
5. The electoral process shall be regulated by law.
… (Sec. 65) - Tetum1. Órgaun eleitu soberania nian ho podér lokál sei hili tuir eleisaun, hosi eleisaun universál, livre, diretu, sekretu ema ida votu ida, no periódiku.
2. Resenseamentu eleitorál ne’e obrigatóriu, ofisiál no ida de’it no universál no sei atualiza iha eleisaun ida-idak.
3. Kampaña eleitorál hala’o tuir PRINSÍPIU hirak tuirmai ne’e:
a) Liberdade ba propaganda eleitorál;
b) Oportunidade no tratamentu hanesan ba kandidatura hotu-hotu;
c) Imparsialidade na’in ulun boot públiku sira-nian kona-ba kandidatura;
d) Transparénsia no fiskalizasaun sura votu nian.
4. Konversaun votu nian iha mandatu hala’o tuir sistema reprezentasaun proporsionál.
5. Prosesu eleitorál sei regula tuir lei.
… (Art. 65) - Portuguese1. Os órgãos eleitos de soberania e do poder local são escolhidos através de eleições, mediante sufrágio universal, livre, directo, secreto, pessoal e periódico.
2. O recenseamento eleitoral é obrigatório, oficioso, único e universal, sendo actualizado para cada eleição.
3. As campanhas eleitorais regem-se pelos seguintes princípios:
a) Liberdade de propaganda eleitoral;
b) Igualdade de oportunidades e de tratamento das diversas candidaturas;
c) Imparcialidade das entidades públicas perante as candidaturas;
d) Transparência e fiscalização das contas eleitorais.
4. A conversão dos votos em mandatos obedece ao sistema de representação proporcional.
5. O processo eleitoral é regulado por lei.
… (Art. 65)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishAll citizens of the country, both men and women, equally enjoy the protection of the law and enjoy all human, political, economic, social, and cultural rights, in conformity with Islamic criteria. (Art. 20)
- Persianهمه افراد ملت اعم از زن و مرد یکسان در حمایت قانون قرار دارند و از همه حقوق انسانی، سیاسی، اقتصادی، اجتماعی و فرهنگی با رعایت موازین اسلام برخوردارند. (اصل 20)
Political Rights and Association
- English…
(2) Women and men have the right to equal treatment, including the right to equal opportunities in political, economic, cultural and social spheres.
… (Sec. 56)