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Political Rights and Association
Syrian Arab Republic
- EnglishFreedom of forming associations and unions shall be based on a national basis, for lawful purposes and by peaceful means which are guaranteed in accordance with the terms and conditions prescribed by law. (Art. 45)
- Arabicحرّية تكوين الجمعيات والنقابات على أسس وطنية ولأهداف مشروعة وبوسائل سلمية، مكفولة وفقاً للشروط والأوضاع التي يبينها القانون. (المادّة 45)
Political Rights and Association
Egypt
- EnglishParticipation of citizens in the public life is a national duty. Every citizen shall have the right to vote, run for elections, and express his/her opinion in referendums. The Law shall regulate the exercise of these rights. There may be exemption from the performance of this duty in certain cases to be specified by Law.
The State shall be responsible for entering the name of each citizen in the voters database without request therefrom provided he/she satisfies the conditions for voting.
… (Art. 87) - Arabicمشاركة المواطن فى الحياة العامة واجب وطنى، ولكل مواطن حق الانتخاب والترشح وإبداء الرأى فى الاستفتاء، وينظم القانون مباشرة هذه الحقوق، ويجوز الإعفاء من أداء هذا الواجب فى حالات محددة يبينها القانون.
وتلتزم الدولة بإدراج اسم كل مواطن بقاعدة بيانات الناخبين دون طلب منه، متى توافرت فيه شروط الناخب،
... (المادّة 87)
Political Rights and Association
Poland
- English1. If, no later than on the day of vote, he has attained 18 years of age, a Polish citizen shall have the right to participate in a referendum and the right to vote for the President of the Republic of Poland as well as representatives to the Sejm and Senate and organs of local self-government.
… (Art. 62) - Polish1. Obywatel polski ma prawo udziału w referendum oraz prawo wybierania Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej, posłów, senatorów i przedstawicieli do organów samorządu terytorialnego, jeżeli najpóźniej w dniu głosowania kończy 18 lat.
… (Art. 62)
Political Rights and Association
Uruguay
- EnglishAll persons have the right to form associations, for any purpose whatsoever, provided they do not form an association which the law has declared unlawful. (Art. 39)
- SpanishTodas las personas tienen el derecho de asociarse, cualquiera sea el objeto que persigan, siempre que no constituyan una asociación ilícita declarada por la ley. (Art. 39)
Political Rights and Association
Antigua and Barbuda
- EnglishWhereas every person in Antigua and Barbuda is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, regardless of race, place of origin, political opinions or affiliations, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, to each and all of the following, namely-
…
b. freedom of conscience, of expression (including freedom of the press) and of peaceful assembly and association;
… (Sec. 3)
Political Rights and Association
Timor-Leste
- English1. Direct and active participation by men and women in political life is a requirement of, and a fundamental instrument for consolidating, the democratic system.
2. The law shall promote equality in the exercise of civil and political rights and nondiscrimination on the basis of gender for access to political positions. (Sec. 63) - Tetum1. Partisipasaun diretu no ativu hosi feto no mane sira iha moris polítika nian mak nu’udar kondisaun no instrumentu fundamentál sistema demokrátiku ninian.
2. Lei halo promosaun kona-ba igualdade direitu síviku no polítiku nian no la diskrimina kona-ba seksu iha asesu ba kargu polítiku nian. (Art. 63) - Portuguese1. A participação directa e activa de mulheres e homens na vida política constitui condição e instrumento fundamental do sistema democrático.
2. A lei promove a igualdade no exercício dos direitos cívicos e políticos e a não discriminação em função do sexo no acesso a cargos políticos. (Art. 63)
Political Rights and Association
Ethiopia
- English1. Every Ethiopian national, without any discrimination based on colour, race, nation, nationality, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion or other status, has the following rights:
a. To take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly and through freely chosen representatives;
b. On the attainment of 18 years of age, to vote in accordance with law;
c. To vote and to be elected at periodic elections to any office at any level of government; elections shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret ballot, guaranteeing the free expression of the will of the electors.
2. The right of everyone to be a member of his own will in a political organization, labour union, trade organization, or employers' or professional association shall be respected if he or she meets the special and general requirements stipulated by such organization.
3. Elections to positions of responsibility within any of the organizations referred to under sub-Article 2 of this Article shall be conducted in a free and democratic manner.
4. The provisions of sub-Articles 2 and 3 of this Article shall apply to civic organizations which significantly affect the public interest. (Art. 38) - Amharic1. ማንኛውም ኢትዮጵያዊ ዜጋ በቀለም፣ በዘር፣ በብሔር፣ በብሔረሰብ፣ በጾታ፣በቋንቋ፣ በሃይማኖት፣ በፖለቲካ ወይም በሌላ አመለከካከት ወይም በሌላ አቋም ላይ የተመሰረተ ልዩነት ሳይደረግበት የሚከተሉት መብቶች አሉት፤
ሀ/ በቀጥታ እና በነጻነት በመረጣቸው ተወካዮች አማካኝነት በሕዝብ ጉዳይ አስተዳደር የመሳተፍ፣
ለ/ ዕድሜው 18 ዓመት ሲሞላ በሕግ መሰረት የመምረጥ ፣
ሐ/ በማናቸውም የመንግሥት ደረጃ በየጊዜው በሚካሄድ ምርጫ የመምረጥና የመመረጥ፡፡ ምርጫው ሁሉ አቀፍ፣ በሁሉም እኩልነት ላይ የተመሰረተና በሚስጥር ድምጽ አሰጣጥ መራጩ ፈቃዱን በነጻነት የሚገልጽበት ዋስትና የሚሰጥ መሆን አለበት፡፡
2. በፖለቲካ ድርጅቶች፣ በሠራተኞች፣ በንግድ፣ በአሠሪዎችና በሙያ ማኅበራት ለተሳትፎ ድርጅቱ የሚጠይቀውን ጠቅላላና ልዩ የአባልነት መስፈርት የሚያሟላ ማንኛውም ሰው በፍላጐቱ አባል የመሆን መብቱ የተከበረ መሆን አለበት፡፡
3. በዚህ አንቀጽ ንዑስ አንቀጽ 2 በተመለከቱት ድርጅቶች ውስጥ ለኃላፊነት ቦታዎች የሚካሄዱ ምርጫዎች ነጻና ዴሞክራሲያዊ በሆነ መንገድ ይፈጸማሉ፡፡
4. የዚህ አንቀጽ ንዑስ አንቀጽ 2 እና 3 ድንጋጌዎች የሕዝብን ጥቅም ሰፋ ባለ ሁኔታ የሚነኩ እስከሆነ ድረስ በሕዝባዊ ድርጅቶች ላይ ተፈጻሚ ይሆናሉ፡፡ (አንቀጽ 38)
Political Rights and Association
Russian Federation
- English1. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to participate in managing State affairs both directly and through their representatives.
2. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to elect and be elected to State government bodies and local self-government bodies, as well as to participate in referendums.
... (Art. 32) - Russian1. Граждане Российской Федерации имеют право участвовать в управлении делами государства как непосредственно, так и через своих представителей.
2. Граждане Российской Федерации имеют право избирать и быть избранными в органы государственной власти и органы местного самоуправления, а также участвовать в референдуме.
… (Статья 32)
Political Rights and Association
Azerbaijan
- EnglishI. Citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan have the right to participate without hindrance in the political life of the society and the State.
… (Art. 54) - AzerbaijaniI. Azərbaycan Respublikası vətəndaşlarının cəmiyyəti və dövlətin siyasi həyatında maneəsiz iştirak etmək hüququ vardır.
… (Maddə 54)
Political Rights and Association
Kiribati
- English…
3. A person shall be entitled to be registered as an elector on Banaba if he is Banaban or a citizen of Kiribati and is otherwise entitled under section 64 of this Constitution to be registered as an elector in that place.
… (Sec. 118)