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Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishCitizens have a right to social security and social insurance, determined by law and collective agreement. (Art. 34)
- MacedonianГраѓаните имаат право на социјална сигурност и социјално осигурување утврдени со закон и со колективен договор. (Член 34)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishAll persons are entitled to Social Security as a nonprofit public service to guarantee health and protection in contingencies of maternity, fatherhood, illness, invalidity, catastrophic illness, disability, special needs, occupational risks, loss of employment, unemployment, old age, widowhood, loss of parents, housing, burdens deriving from family life, and any other social welfare circumstances. The State has the obligation and responsibility of ensuring the efficacy of this right, creating a universal and complete Social Security system, with joint, unitary, efficient and participatory financing from direct and indirect contributions. The lack of ability to contribute shall not be ground for excluding persons from protection by the system. … (Art. 86)
- SpanishToda persona tiene derecho a la seguridad social como servicio público de carácter no lucrativo, que garantice la salud y asegure protección en contingencias de maternidad, paternidad, enfermedad, invalidez, enfermedades catastróficas, discapacidad, necesidades especiales, riesgos laborales, pérdida de empleo, desempleo, vejez, viudedad, orfandad, vivienda, cargas derivadas de la vida familiar y cualquier otra circunstancia de previsión social. El Estado tiene la obligación de asegurar la efectividad de este derecho, creando un sistema de seguridad social universal, integral, de financiamiento solidario, unitario, eficiente y participativo, de contribuciones directas o indirectas. La ausencia de capacidad contributiva no será motivo para excluir a las personas de su protección. … (Art. 86)
Public Institutions and Services
- English(1) Except with his own consent, no person shall be subjected to the search of his person or his property or the entry by others on his premises, or interference with his correspondence, telephone conversations and telegraphic and electronic communications.
(2) Nothing contained in or done under authority of any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of this section to the extent that the law in question makes provision that is reasonably required—
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e. for the purpose of affording such special care and assistance as are necessary for the health, safety, development and well-being of women, children and young persons, the aged and the handicapped; and except in so far as that provision or, as the case may be, the thing done under authority thereof is shown not to be reasonably justifiable in a democratic society. (Sec. 22)
Public Institutions and Services
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It is the obligation of the State to guide the national economy to achieve the utilizations of the natural resources and the human potential, to increase wealth and to try to achieve full employment and the equitable distribution of the national income.
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Es obligación del Estado orientar la economía nacional para lograr la utilización de los recursos naturales y el potencial humano, para incrementar la riqueza y tratar de lograr el pleno empleo y la equitativa distribución del ingreso nacional.
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Public Institutions and Services
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The State and society attend to implementing policies on social security, especially towards national heroes, soldiers, retired civil servants, disabled people, [and the] families of those who have sacrificed their lives for the revolution and who have contributed extensively to the nation. (Art. 28)
- Lao
ລັດ ແລະ ສັງຄົມ ເອົາໃຈໃສ່ປະຕິບັດນະໂຍບາຍສະຫວັດດີການສັງຄົມເປັນຢ່າງດີ ໂດຍສະເພາະ ຕໍ່ວິລະຊົນແຫ່ງຊາດ, ນັກຮົບແຂ່ງຂັນ, ພະນັກງານບຳນານ, ຜູ້ເສຍອົງຄະ, ຄອບຄົວຜູ້ເສຍສະລະຊີວິດ ເພື່ອພາລະກິດປະຕິວັດ ແລະ ຜູ້ມີຄຸນງາມຄວາມດີຕໍ່ປະເທດຊາດ. (ມາດຕາ. 28)
Public Institutions and Services
- English1. Maternity, childhood and family shall be protected by the State.
... (Art. 38) - Russian1. Материнство и детство, семья находятся под защитой государства.
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Public Institutions and Services
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Khmer citizens of both sexes shall have the right to enjoy social security and other social benefits as determined by law.
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ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរទាំងពីរភេទ មានសិទ្ធិទទួលការធានា រ៉ាប់រងសង្គម និងអត្ថប្រយោជន៍ខាងសង្គមកិច្ចដែលមាន ចែងក្នុងច្បាប់។
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Public Institutions and Services
- English(1) Independent commissions shall be established, and figures with attested competence and integrity shall be nominated therefor. They are formed and their competencies defined by the laws that establish them.
(2) For nomination to membership on such commissions, candidates shall meet the following requirements:
(a) Academic qualification and practical expertise in the relevant field;
(b) May not have held sovereign or constitutional positions during the period of rule from June 1989;
(c) Neutrality, integrity, competence and professional independence;
(3) The Sovereignty Council appoints the chairman and members of the following commissions, in consultation with the Cabinet:
(a) Peace Commission;
(b) Borders Commission;
(c) Constitutional Drafting and the Constitutional Conference Commission;
(d) Elections Commission.
(5) [sic] (a) Legal Reform Commission;
(b) Anti-Corruption and Public Funds Recovery Commission;
(c) Human Rights Commission;
(d) Civil Service Reform Commission;
(e) Land Commission;
(f) Transitional Justice Commission;
(g) Women and Gender Equality Commission;
(h) Any other commissions that the Cabinet deems necessary to establish. (Art. 38) - Arabic1. تنشأ مفوضيات مستقلة ويرشح لها شخصيات من الخبراء مشهود لهم بالكفاءة والنزاهة، وتشكل وتحدد إختصاصاتها وفق القوانيين التي تنشئها.
2. يشترط في المرشح لعضوية المفوضيات:
ا. التأهيل العلمي والخبرة العملية في المجال المعني.
ب. عدم تولي مناصب سياديه او دستوريه خلال فترة حكم ثلاثين يونيو 1989م
ج. الحياد والنزاهة والكفاءة والاستقلالية.
3. يعين مجلس الوزراء رئيس واعضاء المفوضيات الأتيه بالتشاور مع مجلس الوزراء:
ا. مفوضية السلام
ب. مفوضية الحدود،
ج. مفوضية صناعة الدستور والمؤتمر الدستوري.
د. مفوضية الانتخابات.
4. يعين مجلس الوزراء رئيس واعضاء المفوضيات الاتيه:
ا. مفوضية الاصلاح القانونى.
ب. مفوضية مكافحة الفساد واسترداد الاموال العامة.
ج. مفوضية حقوق الانسان.
د. مفوضية اصلاح الخذمة المدنية.
ه. مفوضية الاراضي
و. مفوضية العدالة الانتقالية.
ز. مفوضية المرأة والمساواة النوعية
ح. اي مفوضية اخري يري مجلس الوزراء ضرورة لإنشاءها. (المادة 39)
Public Institutions and Services
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B. In the matter of broadcasting [radiodifusión] and telecommunications:
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V. The law will establish a public decentralized organ [organismo] with technical [and] operative autonomy, [autonomy] of decision and of administration [gestion] autonomy, having the objective of providing the service of not-for-profit broadcasting [radiodifusión sin fines de lucro], to the effect of assuring the access of the greater number of persons in each one of the entities [entidades] of the Federation, to contents that promote [promuevan] the national integration, the educational, cultural and civic training [formación], equality between women and men, the diffusion of impartial, objective, opportune and truthful [veraz] information of the national and international events [acontecer], and to give space to the works [obras] of independent production, as well as to the expression of the diversity and plurality of ideas and opinions that fortify the democratic life of the society.
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B. En materia de radiodifusión y telecomunicaciones:
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V. La ley establecerá un organismo público descentralizado con autonomía técnica, operativa, de decisión y de gestión, que tendrá por objeto proveer el servicio de radiodifusión sin fines de lucro, a efecto de asegurar el acceso al mayor número de personas en cada una de las entidades de la Federación, a contenidos que promuevan la integración nacional, la formación educativa, cultural y cívica, la igualdad entre mujeres y hombres, la difusión de información imparcial, objetiva, oportuna y veraz del acontecer nacional e internacional, y dar espacio a las obras de producción independiente, así como a la expresión de la diversidad y pluralidad de ideas y opiniones que fortalezcan la vida democrática de la sociedad.
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Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe State shall pursue the following policies:
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(b) Policies relating to political and governance system of State:
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(4) to guarantee good governance by ensuring the equal and easy access of the people to the services and facilities delivered by the State, while making public administration fair, competent, impartial, transparent, free from corruption, accountable and participatory,
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(f) Policies relating to development:
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(6) to make provisions enabling the general public to enjoy fruits of development in a just manner, while according priority to the indigent citizens in the distribution of such fruits,
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(h) Policies relating to basic needs of the citizens:
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(6) to ensure easy, convenient and equal access of all to quality health services,
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(13) to ensure planned supply system by according special priority to the remote and backward regions, while ensuring equal access of all citizens to basic goods and services,
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(j) Policies relating to social justice and inclusion:
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(2) to make self-dependent the women who are vulnerable, subjected to social and family exclusion and victims of violence self-reliant by making their rehabilitation, protection and empowerment,
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(6) to identify the freed bonded labours, Kamlari, Harawa, Charawa, tillers, landless, squatters and rehabilitate them by providing housing, housing plot for residence and cultivable land or employment for their livelihoods,
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(12) to accord priority to the indigent within all sexes, regions and communities in the provision of social security and social justice,
… (Art. 51) - Nepaliराज्यले देहायका नीतिहरू अवलम्बन गर्नेछ:
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(ख) राजनीतिक तथा शासन व्यवस्था सम्बन्धी नीतिः
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(४) सार्वजनिक प्रशासनलाई स्वच्छ, सक्षम, निष्पक्ष, पारदर्शी, भ्रष्टाचारमुक्त, जनउत्तरदायी र सहभागितामूलक बनाउँदै राज्यबाट प्राप्त हुने सेवा सुविधामा जनताको समान र सहज पहुँच सुनिश्चित गरी सुशासनको प्रत्याभूति गर्ने,
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(च) विकास सम्बन्धी नीतिः
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(६) विकासको प्रतिफल वितरणमा विपन्न नागरिकलाई प्राथमिकता दिंदै आम जनताले न्यायोचित रूपमा पाउने व्यवस्था गर्ने,
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(ज) नागरिकका आधारभूत आवश्यकता सम्बन्धी नीतिः
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(६) गुणस्तरीय स्वास्थ्य सेवामा सबैको सहज, सुलभ र समान पहँुच सुनिश्चित गर्र्ने,
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(१३) आधारभूत वस्तु तथा सेवामा सबै नागरिकहरूको समान पहँुच सुनिश्चित गर्दै दुर्गम र पछाडि पारिएको क्षेत्रलाई विशेष प्राथमिकता दिई योजनाबद्ध आपूर्तिको व्यवस्था गर्ने,
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(ञ) सामाजिक न्याय र समावेशीकरण सम्बन्धी नीतिः
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(२) जोखिममा परेका, सामाजिक र पारिवारिक बहिष्करणमा परेका तथा हिंसा पीडित महिलालाई पुनःस्थापना, संरक्षण, सशक्तीकरण गरी स्वावलम्बी बनाउने,
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(६) मुक्त कमैया, कम्हलरी, हरवा, चरवा, हलिया, भूमिहीन, सुकुम्बासीहरूको पहिचान गरी बसोबासकालागि घर घडेरी तथा जीविकोपार्जनकालागि कृषियोग्य जमीन वा रोजगारीको व्यवस्था गर्दै पुनःस्थापना गर्ने,
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(१२) सामाजिक सुरक्षा र सामाजिक न्याय प्रदान गर्दा सबै लिंग, क्षेत्र र समुदाय भित्रका आर्थिक रूपले विपन्नलाई प्राथमिकता प्रदान गर्ने,
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