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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- English1. The Republic of Kazakhstan shall recognize ideological and political diversity. The formation of political parties in state bodies shall not be permitted.
… (Art. 5) - Kazak1. Қазақстан Республикасында идеологиялық және саяси әр-алуандылық танылады. Мемлекеттiк органдарда партия ұйымдарын құруға жол берiлмейдi.
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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The State works to promote parity between men and women in the market of employment.
The State encourages the promotion of women to responsibilities in the public institutions and administrations as well as at the level of enterprises. (Art. 68) - Arabic
تعمل الدولة على ترقية التناصف بين الرجال والنساء في سوق التشغيل.
تشجع الدولة ترقية المرأة في مناصب المسؤولية في الهيئات واإلدارات العمومية وعلى مستوى المؤسسات. (المــادة 68) - French
L'Etat œuvre à promouvoir la parité entre les hommes et les femmes sur le marché de l'emploi.
L'Etat encourage la promotion de la femme aux responsabilités dans les institutions et administrations publiques ainsi qu'au niveau des entreprises. (Art. 68)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishUnless otherwise provided in this Constitution, every citizen of the Maldives eighteen years of age or older has the right:
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(c) to take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly or through freely chosen representatives. (Art. 26) - Dhivehiމި ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީ ގައި އެހެންގޮތަކަށް ބަޔާންކޮށްފައި ނުވާހައި ހިނދަކު އުމުރުން އަށާރަ އަހަރުން މަތީގެ ކޮންމެ ރައްޔިތަކަށްމެ އަންނަނިވި ޙައްޤުތައް ލިބިގެންވެއެވެ.
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(ނ) އެ މީހަކު އަމިއްލައަށް، ނުވަތަ އެ މީހަކު މިނިވަންކަމާއެކު އިހްތިޔާރުކުރާ މަންދޫބުން މެދުވެރިކޮށް ރައްޔިތުންގެ ކަންތައްތައް ހިންގުމުގައި ބައިވެރިވުމުގެ ޙައްޤު. (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 26 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishEvery citizen has the right to political participation in public affairs, as regulated by law. (Art. 58)
- Arabicلكل مواطن الحق في المشاركة السياسية وفي الشئون العامة حسبما ينظمه القانون. (الماده 59)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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4. The Republic of Cabo Verde shall create gradually the conditions indispensable for the removal of all obstacles that may hinder the full development of the human person and limit the equality of its citizens, as well as their effective participation in the political, economic, social and cultural organization of the State and of the Cabo Verdean society. (Art. 1) - Portuguese...
4. A República de Cabo Verde criará progressivamente as condi- ções indispensáveis à remoção de todos os obstáculos que possam impedir o pleno desenvolvimento da pessoa humana e limitar a igualdade dos cidadãos e a efectiva participação destes na organização política, económica, social e cultural do Estado e da sociedade cabo-verdiana. (Art. 1)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- 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 ।
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishThe state commits to protect women’s accrued rights and work to strengthen and develop those rights.
The state guarantees the equality of opportunities between women and men to have access to all levels of responsibility in all domains. … (Art. 46) - Arabicتلتزم الدّولة بـحماية الحقوق المكتسبة للمرأة وتعمل على دعمها وتطويرها.
تضمن الدّولة تكافؤ الفرص بين الرجل والمرأة في تحمّل مختلف المسؤوليات وفي جميع المجالات. ... (الفصل 46) - FrenchL’État s’engage à protéger les droits acquis de la femme et veille à les consolider et les promouvoir.
L’État garantit l’égalité des chances entre l’homme et la femme pour l’accès aux diverses responsabilités et dans tous les domaines.
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- 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
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(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.
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(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.
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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Appointments to the judiciary must reflect broadly the diversity and gender composition of Zimbabwe.
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