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Political Rights and Association
- English(1) Every woman is entitled to equal rights and status with men in all spheres of political, economic and social life. All forms of discrimination against women on the basis of gender or sex are illegal.
(2) Every woman is entitled to equal access with men to academic, vocational and professional training, equal opportunities in employment, remuneration and promotion and in social, political and cultural activity. (Art. 149F)
Political Rights and Association
- English
Every Dutch national shall have an equal right to elect the members of the general representative bodies and to stand for election as a member of those bodies, subject to the limitations and exceptions prescribed by Act of Parliament. (Art. 4)
- Dutch
Iedere Nederlander heeft gelijkelijk recht de leden van algemeen vertegenwoordigende organen te verkiezen alsmede tot lid van deze organen te worden verkozen, behoudens bij de wet gestelde beperkingen en uitzonderingen. (Art. 4)
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
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Statutes shall promote equal access by women and men to elective offices and posts as well as to position of professional and social responsibility. (1958 Constitution, Art. 1) - French…
La loi favorise l'égal accès des femmes et des hommes aux mandats électoraux et fonctions électives, ainsi qu'aux responsabilités professionnelles et sociales. (Constitution 1958, Art. 1er)
Political Rights and Association
- English(1) Every citizen is entitled to –
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(c) the freedom of association;
… (Art. 14) - Sinhala(1) සෑම පුරවැසියකුට ම –
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(ඇ) සමාගමයේ නිදහසට;
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Political Rights and Association
- English
(1) Persons have the right to assemble and associate peaceably and to form or belong to trade unions or other associations.
… (Art. 13)
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
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(2) The Federal law shall provide that, in fielding candidacy by political parties for the election to the House of Representatives under the proportional electoral system, representation shall be ensured on the basis of a closed list also from women,
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(5) Each citizen of Nepal who has completed the age of eighteen years shall have the right to vote in any one election constituency as provided for in the Federal law.
… (Art. 84) - Nepali…
(२) समानुपातिक निर्वाचन प्रणाली बमोजिम हुने प्रतिनिधि सभाको निर्वाचनका लागि राजनीतिक दलले उम्मेदवारी दिंदा महिला, … समेतबाट बन्द सूचीका आधारमा प्रतिनिधित्व गराउने व्यवस्था संघीय कानून बमोजिम हुनेछ ।
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(५) अठार वर्ष उमेर पूरा भएको प्रत्येक नेपाली नागरिकलाई संघीय कानून बमोजिम कुनै एक निर्वाचन क्षेत्रमा मतदान गर्ने अधिकार हुनेछ ।
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Political Rights and Association
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(2) Any person who has attained the age of eighteen shall be entitled to vote; any person who has attained the age of majority may be elected.
… (Art. 38) - German…
(2) Wahlberechtigt ist, wer das achtzehnte Lebensjahr vollendet hat; wählbar ist, wer das Alter erreicht hat, mit dem die Volljährigkeit eintritt.
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Political Rights and Association
- English
Suffrage is universal, free, equal and secret.
All Ivorian nationals of both genders[,] eighteen years old at least and enjoying their civil and political rights[,] are electors within the conditions determined by the law. (Art. 52) - French
Le suffrage est universel, libre, égal et secret.
Sont électeurs, dans les conditions déterminées par la loi, tous les nationaux Ivoiriens des deux sexes âgés d'au moins dix-huit ans et jouissant de leurs droits civils et politiques. (Art. 52)