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Political Rights and Association
Armenia
- English1. Citizens of the Republic of Armenia, which have attained the age of 18 on the day of an election to the National Assembly or on the day of a referendum, shall have the right to vote in such election and to take part in such referendum.
… (Art. 48) - Armenian1. Ազգային ժողովի ընտրության կամ հանրաքվեի օրը տասնութ տարին լրացած Հայաստանի Հանրապետության քաղաքացիներն ունեն ընտրելու և հանրաքվեին մասնակցելու իրավունք:
… (Հոդված 48)
Political Rights and Association
Congo
- EnglishThe national sovereignty belongs to the people who exercise it by means of universal suffrage, by their elected representatives or by way of referendum. No fraction of the people one fraction of the people, no body of the State or no individual may arrogate its exercise. (Art. 5)
- FrenchLa souveraineté nationale appartient au peuple qui l’exerce au moyen du suffrage universel, par ses représentants élus ou par voie de référendum. Aucune fraction du peuple, aucun corps de l’Etat ni aucun individu ne peut s’en attribuer l’exercice. (Art. 5)
Political Rights and Association
Kyrgyzstan
- EnglishEveryone shall have the right of freedom of association. (Art. 35)
- RussianКаждый имеет право на свободу объединения. (Статья 35)
- KyrgyzАр ким биригүү эркиндигине укуктуу. (35-берене)
Political Rights and Association
Togo
- EnglishThe State recognizes and guarantees within the conditions established by the law, the exercise of the freedoms of association, of assembly and of peaceful demonstration without instruments of violence. … (Art. 30)
- FrenchL'Etat reconnaît et garantit dans les conditions fixées par la loi, l'exercice des libertés d'association, de réunion et de manifestation pacifique et sans instruments de violence. … (Art. 30)
Political Rights and Association
Hungary
- English…
(2) Everyone shall have the right to establish and join associations.
… (Freedom and Responsibility, Art. VIII) - Hungarian…
(2) Mindenkinek joga van szervezeteket létrehozni, és joga van szervezetekhez csatlakozni.
… (Szabadság és Felelősség, VIII. cikk)
Political Rights and Association
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- EnglishI. All Bolivians are citizens and exercise their citizenship rights from the age of 18, whatever may be their level of education, occupation or income.
II. Citizenship rights consist of:
1. Taking part as an elector or being eligible to be part of and exercise functions in the bodies of popular power, and
2. The right to exercise public functions without any requisites, except those established by law.
… (Art. 144) - SpanishI. Son ciudadanas y ciudadanos todas las bolivianas y todos los bolivianos, y ejercerán su ciudadanía a partir de los 18 años de edad, cualesquiera sean sus niveles de instrucción, ocupación o renta.
II. La ciudadanía consiste:
1. En concurrir como elector o elegible a la formación y al ejercicio de funciones en los órganos del poder público, y
2. En el derecho a ejercer funciones públicas sin otro requisito que la idoneidad, salvo las excepciones establecidas en la Ley.
… (Art. 144)
Political Rights and Association
Cambodia
- EnglishThe Queen of Cambodia shall have no right to engage in politics, to assume a leading function in State or Government affairs, or to assume an administrative or political role.
The Queen of Cambodia shall devote herself in tasks of social, humanitarian, religious interests, and assist the King in protocol and diplomatic obligations. (Art. 16) - Khmerព្រះមហេសីនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា ពុំមានព្រះរាជសិទ្ធិ ធ្វើនយោបាយ ទទួលតួនាទីជាអ្នកដឹកនាំរដ្ឋ ឬជាអ្នកដឹកនាំ រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាល ឬទទួលតួនាទីរដ្ឋបាល ឬនយោបាយឡើយ។
ព្រះមហេសីនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជាទុកព្រះរាជកាយពល បំពេញព្រះរាជភារៈបម្រើប្រយោជន៍ សង្គម មនុស្សធម៌ សាសនា និងជួយព្រះមហាក្សត្រក្នុងព្រះរាជកាតព្វកិច្វ ផ្នែកពិធីការ និងការទូត។ (មាត្រា ១៦)
Political Rights and Association
Djibouti
- EnglishThe Republic of Djibouti as composed of the entirety of the persons that it recognizes as members and who have accepted the duties, without distinction of language, of race, of sex or of religion.
The national sovereignty belongs to the Djiboutian people who exercise it through their representatives or by way of referendum. No fraction of the people nor any individual may arrogate the exercise of it.
No one may be arbitrarily deprived of the status of member of the national community. (Art. 3) - Arabicتتألف جمهورية جيبوتي من مجموعة الأشخاص الذين تعترف بهم كأعضاء والذين قبلوا بالواجبات دون التمييز في اللغة أو العنصر أو الجنس أو الدين.
وتعود السيادة الوطنية للشعب الجيبوتي الذي يمارسها من خلال ممثلين أو عن طريق الاستفتاء. لا يجوز لأي جزء من الشعب أو أي فرد الادعاء لنفسه بممارستها.
لا يجوز حرمان أحد تعسفياً من حالة كونه عضواً في المجتمع الوطني. (المادة 3) - FrenchLa République de Djibouti est composée de l'ensemble des personnes qu'elle reconnaît comme membres et qui en acceptent les devoirs, sans distinction de langue, de race, de sexe ou de religion.
La souveraineté nationale appartient au peuple djiboutien qui l'exerce par ses représentants ou par la voie du référendum. Aucune fraction du peuple ni aucun individu ne peut s'en attribuer l'exercice.
Nul ne peut être arbitrairement privé de la qualité de membre de la communauté nationale. (Art. 3)
Political Rights and Association
Myanmar
- English
(a) Every citizen shall have the right to elect and be elected in accord with the law.
... (Sec. 38) - Burmese
(က) နိုင်ငံသားတိုင်းသည် ဥပဒေနှင့်အညီ ရွေးကောက်တင်မြှောက်ခွင့် နှင့် ရွေးကောက် တင်မြှောက်ခံပိုင်ခွင့်ရှိသည်၊
... (ပုဒ်မ-၃၈)
Political Rights and Association
Zimbabwe
- 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)