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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Solomon Islands
- EnglishWe the people of Solomon Islands, …
AGREE AND PLEDGE that –
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(e) we shall ensure the participation of our people in the governance of their affairs and provide within the framework of our national unity for the decentralisation of power;
… (Preamble)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Korea, Republic of
- English1. All citizens shall be equal before the law, and there shall be no discrimination in political, economic, social or cultural life on account of sex, religion or social status.
… (Art. 11) - Korean① 모든 국민은 법 앞에 평등하다. 누구든지 성별·종교 또는 사회적 신분에 의하여 정치적·경제적·사회적·문화적 생활의 모든 영역에 있어서 차별을 받지 아니한다.
… (제11조)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- EnglishThe duties of Bolivians are:
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12. To serve in the military, which is obligatory for boys.
… (Art. 108) - SpanishSon deberes de las bolivianas y los bolivianos:
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12. Prestar el servicio militar, obligatorio para los varones.
... (Art. 108)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Burundi
- EnglishAll Burundians are equal in merits and in dignity. All citizens enjoy the same rights and have right to the same protection of the law. 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)
- KirundiAbarundi bose baranganya iteka n’ivyo bakwiye kuronka. Abanyagihugu bose baranganya amateka kandi amabwirizwa abakingira kumwe. 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)
- FrenchTous les burundais sont égaux en mérite et en dignité. Tous les citoyens jouissent des mêmes droits et ont droit à la même protection de la loi. 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)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Nepal
- English(1) There shall be an organization of the Nepal Army in Nepal, which is inclusive and committed to this Constitution, for the safeguarding of independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and national unity of Nepal.
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(3) Entry of women, Dalit, indigenous people, indigenous nationalities, Khas Arya, Madhesi, Tharu, Pichhada class and backward region citizens into the Nepal Army shall, on the basis of principles of equality and inclusion, be ensured by the Federal law.
… (Art. 267) - Nepali(१) नेपालको स्वतन्त्रता, सार्वभौमसत्ता, भौगोलिक अखण्डता, स्वाधीनता र राष्ट्रिय एकताको रक्षाका लागि यस संविधानप्रति प्रतिबद्ध समावेशी नेपाली सेनाको एक संगठन रहनेछ ।
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(३) नेपाली सेनामा महिला, दलित, आदिवासी, आदिवासी जनजाति, खस आर्य, मधेशी, थारू, मुस्लिम, पिछडा वर्ग तथा पिछडिएको क्षेत्रका नागरिकको प्रवेश समानता र समावेशी सिद्धान्तको आधारमा संघीय कानून बमोजिम सुनिश्चित गरिनेछ ।
... (धारा २६७)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Dominican Republic
- EnglishThe fundamental rights recognized in this Constitution determine the existence of an order of judicial and moral responsibility that rules the conduct of men and women in society. Consequently, the following are declared as fundamental duties of people:
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4. To lend services for development, required of male and female Dominicans between the ages of sixteen and twenty-one years. These services may be lent voluntarily by those older than twenty-one years. The law shall regulate these services.
… (Art. 75) - SpanishLos derechos fundamentales reconocidos en esta Constitución determinan la existencia de un orden de responsabilidad jurídica y moral, que obliga la conducta del hombre y la mujer en sociedad. En consecuencia, se declaran como deberes fundamentales de las personas los siguientes:
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4) Prestar servicios para el desarrollo, exigible a los dominicanos y dominicanas de edades comprendidas entre los dieciséis y veintiún años. Estos servicios podrán ser prestados voluntariamente por los mayores de veintiún años. La ley reglamentará estos servicios;
… (Art. 75)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Chad
- EnglishThe access to public employment is guaranteed to every Chadian without discrimination whatever, under reserve of the specific [propres] conditions of each job [emplois].
Each public agent signs[,] on taking service[,] an ethical commitment. (Art. 33) - Arabicتولّي الوظائف العامة مضمون لكل تشادي دون أي تمييز في ظل الشروط الخاصة بكل وظيفة.
يوقع كل موظف عام عند تولي الخدمة على التزام أخلاقي. المادة (33) - FrenchL'accès aux emplois publics est garanti à tout Tchadien sans discrimination aucune, sous réserve des conditions propres à chaque emploi.
Chaque agent public signe à la prise de service un engagement déontologique. (Art. 33)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Sri Lanka
- English...
(4) The State shall strengthen and broaden the democratic structure of government and the democratic rights of the People by decentralizing the administration and by affording all possible opportunities to the People to participate at every level in national life and in government.
… (Art. 27) - Sinhala...
(4) පරිපාලනය විමධ්යගත කිරීමෙන් සහ මහජන කටයුතුවලට සහ පාලන කටයුතුවලට සෑම අවස්ථාවක ම ජනතාව සහභාගි කරවා ගැනීමෙන් ආණ්ඩුවේ ප්රජාතන්තවාදී පදනම සහ ජනතාවගේ ප්රජාතන්තවාදී අයිතිවාසිකම් ද රජය විසින් තහවුරු කොට පුළුල් කළ යුත්තේ ය.
… (27 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Guyana
- EnglishWE, THE GUYANESE PEOPLE,
… proclaim this Constitution in order to:
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Forge a system of governance that promotes concerted effort and broad-based participation in national decision-making in order to develop a viable economy and a harmonious community based on democratic values, social justice, fundamental human rights, and the rule of law;
… (Preamble)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Equatorial Guinea
- English1. Every citizen enjoys the following rights and freedoms:
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c) To equality before the law. The woman, whatever her civil status may be, has equal rights and opportunities as the man in all the orders of public, private, and family life, [and] in civil, political, economic, social, and cultural [life].
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2. Concerning the basis of the principle of equality of the woman before the law, the public powers shall adopt legal initiatives and mechanisms to favor the adequate representation and participation of the woman in the provision of the offices [cargos] and other functions in all the institutions of the State.
… (Art. 13) - Spanish1. Todo ciudadano goza de los siguientes derechos y libertades:
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c) A la igualdad ante la ley. La mujer, cualquiera que sea su estado civil, tiene iguales derechos y oportunidades que el hombre en todos los órdenes de la vida pública, privada y familiar, en lo civil, político, económico, social y cultural.
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2. Sobre la base del principio de la igualdad de la mujer ante la ley, los poderes públicos adoptarán iniciativas legales y mecanismos para favorecer la adecuada representación y participación de la Mujer en el desempeño de los cargos y demás funciones en todas las Instituciones del Estado.
… (Art. 13) - French1. Tout citoyen jouit des droits et libertés qui suivent:
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c) L'égalité devant la loi. La femme, quel que soit son état civil, a les mêmes droits et possibilités que l'homme dans tous les domaines de la vie publique, privée et familiale, que ce soit sur le plan civil, politique, économique, social ou culturel.
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2. Conformément au principe d'égalité des femmes devant la loi, les pouvoirs publics prendront des initiatives en vue de l'adoption de lois et de mécanismes favorisant la représentation et participation adéquates des femmes dans l'exercice des charges et autres fonctions à l'intérieur de l'ensemble des institutions de l'État.
… (Art. 13)