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Political Rights and Association
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, every Eswatini or person ordinarily resident in Eswatini has a right to vote at any election of members of the House or members of the Bucopho.… (Sec. 85)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe citizens of Afghanistan shall have the right to elect and be elected. The conditions of exercising this right shall be regulated by law. (Art. 33)
- Dariاتباع افغانستان حق انتخاب كردن و انتخاب شدن را دارا می باشند. شرایط و طرز استفاده از این حق توسط قانون تنظیم میگردد. (مادۀ ۳۳)
- Pashtoد افغانستان اتباع د انتخابولو او د انتخابېدلو حق لري. له دې حق څخه د گټي اخيستو شرايط او لارې د قانون له ليارې تنظيمېږي. (۳۳ ماده)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe aim of every political association is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of Man. These rights are Liberty, Property, Safety and Resistance to Oppression. (1789 Declaration, Art. 2)
- FrenchLe but de toute association politique est la conservation des droits naturels et imprescriptibles de l'Homme. Ces droits sont la liberté, la propriété, la sûreté, et la résistance à l'oppression. (Déclaration 1789, Art. 2)
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 or to form or belong to political parties or other political associations.
… (Sec. 13)
Political Rights and Association
- English
The Lao Front for National Development, the Lao Veterans Federation, the Lao Federation of Trade Unions, the Lao Women's Union, the Lao People's Revolutionary Youth Union and other social organisations are the organs to unite and mobilise all strata of the multi-ethnic people to take part in the tasks of protection and construction of the country; to develop the right of self- determination of the people and to protect the legitimate rights and interests of members of their respective organisations. (Art. 7)
- Lao
ແນວລາວສ້າງຊາດ, ສະຫະພັນນັກຮົບເກົ່າ, ສະຫະພັນກຳມະບານລາວ, ສະຫະພັນແມ່ຍິງລາວ, ຄະນະຊາວໜຸ່ມປະຊາຊົນປະຕິວັດລາວ ແລະ ບັນດາອົງການຈັດຕັ້ງສັງຄົມ ເປັນບ່ອນສຶກສາ ອົບຮົມ, ເຕົ້າໂຮມຄວາມສາມັກຄີ ແລະ ປຸກລະດົມບັນດາຊັ້ນຄົນຂອງທຸກຊົນເຜົ່າ ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມໃນພາລະກິດ ປົກປັກຮັກສາ ແລະ ສ້າງສາປະເທດຊາດ, ເສີມຂະຫຍາຍສິດເປັນເຈົ້າຂອງປະຊາຊົນ, ປົກປັກຮັກສາສິດ ແລະ ຜົນປະໂຫຍດອັນຊອບທຳຂອງສະມາຊິກໃນອົງການຈັດຕັ້ງຂອງຕົນ, ມີ ສິດ ແລະ ໜ້າທີ່ ຕິດຕາມກວດກາ ການເຄື່ອນໄຫວຂອງ ສະພາແຫ່ງຊາດ, ສະພາປະຊາຊົນທ້ອງຖິ່ນ ແລະ ສະມາຊິກ ຂອງສະພາດັ່ງກ່າວ. (ມາດຕາ. 7) (ປັບປຸງ)
Political Rights and Association
- English(1) The right to form political parties is hereby guaranteed.
(2) Every citizen of Ghana of voting age has the right to join a political party.
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(10) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, every citizen of voting age has the right to participate in political activity intended to influence the composition and policies of the Government.
… (Art. 55)
Political Rights and Association
- English…
(2) Women shall have equal rights with men in all spheres of the State and of public life.
… (Art. 28) - Bengali…
(২) রাষ্ট্র ও গণজীবনের সর্বস্তরে নারী পুরুষের সমান অধিকার লাভ করিবেন।
… (অনুচ্ছেদ ২৮)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishAssociations may be formed without prior permission for any lawful purpose, including political associations and trade unions.
… (Art. 74) - IcelandicRétt eiga menn á að stofna félög í sérhverjum löglegum tilgangi, þar með talin stjórnmálafélög og stéttarfélög, án þess að sækja um leyfi til þess.
… (74. gr.)
Political Rights and Association
- English…
(2) EQUALITY AND PARTICIPATION.
We declare our second goal to be for all citizens to have an equal opportunity to participate in, and benefit from, the development of our country.
WE ACCORDINGLY CALL FOR-
(1) an equal opportunity for every citizen to take part in the political, economic, social, religious and cultural life of the country; and
(2) the creation of political structures that will enable effective, meaningful participation by our people in that life, and in view of the rich cultural and ethnic diversity of our people for those structures to provide for substantial decentralization of all forms of government activity; and
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(5) equal participation by women citizens in all political, economic, social and religious activities;
… (Preamble, National Goals and Directive Principles)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishSovereignty resides exclusively in the people from whom public power emanates. The people exercise it in direct form or by means of their representatives according to the terms established by the Constitution. (Art. 3)
- SpanishLa soberanía reside exclusivamente en el pueblo, del cual emana el poder público. El pueblo la ejerce en forma directa o por medio de sus representantes, en los términos que la Constitución establece. (Art.3 )