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Equality and Non-Discrimination
Croatia
- EnglishFreedom, equal rights, national equality and equality of sexes, peace-making, social justice, respect for human rights, inviolability of ownership, conservation of nature and the environment, the rule of law and a democratic multiparty system are the highest values of the constitutional order of the Republic of Croatia and the basis for interpreting the Constitution. (Art. 3)
- CroatianSloboda, jednakost, nacionalna ravnopravnost i ravnopravnost spolova, mirotvorstvo, socijalna pravda, poštivanje prava čovjeka, nepovredivost vlasništva, očuvanje prirode i čovjekova okoliša, vladavina prava i demokratski višestranački sustav najviše su vrednote ustavnog poretka Republike Hrvatske i temelj za tumačenje Ustava. (Članak 3)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Afghanistan
- English… The citizens of Afghanistan shall be recruited by the state on the basis of ability, without any discrimination, according to the provisions of the law. (Art. 50)
- Dari
... اتباع افغانستان بر اساس اهلیت و بدون هیچگونه تبعیض و به موجب احكام قانون به خدمت دولت پذیرفته می شوند. (مادۀ ۵۰)
- Pashtoد افغانستان اتباع د اهليت له مخې او له هر ډول توپير څخه پرته د قانون له حكمونو سره سم د دولت خدمت ته منل كيږي. (۵۰ ماده)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Cabo Verde
- EnglishAll citizens shall have equal social dignity and shall be equal before the law. No one may be privileged, favored or disadvantaged, deprived of any right or exempted from any duty by reason of race, sex, ascendancy, language, origin, religion, social and economic conditions or political or ideological convictions. (Art. 24)
- PortugueseTodos os cidadãos têm igual dignidade social e são iguais perante a lei, ninguém podendo ser privilegiado, beneficiado ou prejudicado, privado de qualquer direito ou isento de qualquer dever em razão de raça, sexo, ascendência, língua, origem, religião, condições sociais e económicas ou convicções políticas ou ideológicas. (Art. 24)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Sudan
- EnglishPeople are equal before the law, and have the right to the protection of the law without discrimination between them because of ethnicity, color, gender, language, religious faith, political opinion, racial or ethnic origin, or any other reason. (Art. 47)
- Arabicالناس متساوون أمام القانون، ولهم الحق في التمتع بحماية القانون دون تمييز بينهم بسبب الإثنية او اللون او النوع او اللغة او العقءدة الدينية اة الرأي السياسي او الاصل العرقي او الاثني او اي سبب اخر. (الماده 48)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
France
- EnglishThe law guarantees women equal rights to those of men in all spheres. (1946 Preamble, Sec. 3)
- FrenchLa loi garantit à la femme, dans tous les domaines, des droits égaux à ceux de l'homme. (Préambule 1946, Sec. 3)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Bangladesh
- EnglishTo enjoy the protection of the law, and to be treated in accordance with law, and only in accordance with law, is the inalienable right of every citizen, wherever he may be, and of every other person for the time being within Bangladesh, and in particular no action detrimental to the life, liberty, body, reputation or property of any person shall be taken except in accordance with law. (Art. 31)
- Bengaliআইনের আশ্রয়লাভ এবং আইনানুযায়ী ও কেবল আইনানুযায়ী ব্যবহারলাভ যে কোন স্থানে অবস্থানরত প্রত্যেক নাগরিকের এবং সাময়িকভাবে বাংলাদেশে অবস্থানরত অপরাপর ব্যক্তির অবিচ্ছেদ্য অধিকার এবং বিশেষতঃ আইনানুযায়ী ব্যতীত এমন কোন ব্যবস্থা গ্রহণ করা যাইবে না, যাহাতে কোন ব্যক্তির জীবন, স্বাধীনতা, দেহ, সুনাম বা সম্পত্তির হানি ঘটে। (অনুচ্ছেদ ৩১)