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Syrian Arab Republic
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2. Citizens shall be equal in assuming the functions of public service, and the law shall determine the conditions of assuming such functions and the rights and duties assigned to them. (Art. 26) - Arabic...
2المواطنون متساوون في تولي وظائف الخدمة العامة، ويحدد القانون شروط توليھا وحقوق وواجبات المكلفين بھ ا. (المادّة 26)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Haiti
- EnglishThe Haitian people proclaim this Constitution:
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To establish a governmental regime based on the fundamental liberties and the respect for human rights, the social peace, economic equity, the equity of gender, the concerted [action] and the participation of all the population in the grand decisions engaging the national life, by an effective decentralization.
To assure to women a representation in the instances of power and of decision which must conform to the equality of the sexes and to equity of gender. (Preamble) - FrenchLe Peuple Haïtien proclame la présente Constitution:
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Pour instaurer un régime gouvernamental basé sur les libertés fondamentales et le respect des droits humains, la paix sociale, l’equité économique, l’équité de genre, la concertation et la participation de toute la population aux grandes décisions engageant la vie nationale, par une décentralisation effective.
Pour assurer aux femmes une représentation dans les instances de pouvoir et de décision qui soit conforme à l’égalité des sexes et à l’équité de genre. (Préambule)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Eswatini
- English(1) Women have the right to equal treatment with men and that right shall include equal opportunities in political, economic and social activities.
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Uzbekistan
- EnglishThe state shall safeguard the rights and lawful interests of public associations, and provide them with equal legal possibilities for participating in public life. … (Art. 58)
- UzbekDavlat jamoat birlashmalarining huquqlari va qonuniy manfaatlariga rioya etilishini ta’minlaydi, ularga ijtimoiy hayotda ishtirok etish uchun teng huquqiy imkoniyatlar yaratib beradi. … (58-modda)
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Paraguay
- EnglishThe State will guarantee to all inhabitants of the Republic:
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3. Equality in access to the non-elective public functions, without any requirement other than suitability [for the job], … (Art. 47) - SpanishEl Estado garantizará a todos los habitantes de la República:
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3. la igualdad para el acceso a las funciones públicas no electivas, sin más requisitos que la idoneidad, … (Art. 47)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Guinea-Bissau
- EnglishMen and women are equal before the law in all aspects of political, economic, social and cultural life. (Art. 25)
- PortugueseO homem e a mulher são iguais perante a lei em todos os domínios da vida política, económica, social e cultural. (Art. 25)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Armenia
- EnglishEvery citizen shall have the right to enter the public service on an equal basis. Details shall be stipulated by law. (Art. 49)
- ArmenianՅուրաքանչյուր քաղաքացի ունի ընդհանուր հիմունքներով հանրային ծառայության անցնելու իրավունք: Մանրամասները սահմանվում են օրենքով: (Հոդված 49)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Morocco
- EnglishThe man and the woman enjoy, in equality, the rights and freedoms of civil, political, economic, social, cultural and environmental character, enounced in this Title6 and in the other provisions of the Constitution, as well as in the international conventions and pacts duly ratified by Morocco and this, with respect for the provisions of the Constitution, of the constants [constantes] of the Kingdom and of its laws.
The State works for the realization of parity between men and women.
An Authority for parity and the struggle against all forms of discrimination is created, to this effect. (Art. 19) - Arabicيتمتّع الرّجل والمرأة، على قدم المساواة، بالحقوق والحرّيات المدنيّة والسياسيّة والاقتصاديّة والاجتماعيّة والثقافية والبيئية، الواردة في هذا الباب من الدستور، وفي مقتضياته الأخرى، وكذا في الاتفاقيات والمواثيق الدّولية، كما صادق عليها المغرب، وكل ذلك في نطاق أحكام الدستور وثوابت المملكة وقوانينها.
تسعى الدولة إلى تحقيق مبدأ المناصفة بين الرجال والنّساء.
وتُحدث لهذه الغاية، هيئة للمناصفة ومكافحة كل أشكال التمييز. (الفصل 19)
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Lithuania
- EnglishCitizens shall have the right to participate in the governance of their State both directly and through their democratically elected representatives, as well as the right to enter on equal terms the State Service of the Republic of Lithuania.
… (Art. 33) - LithuanianPiliečiai turi teisę dalyvauti valdant savo šalį tiek tiesiogiai, tiek per demokratiškai išrinktus atstovus, taip pat teisę lygiomis sąlygomis stoti į Lietuvos Respublikos valstybinę tarnybą.
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