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Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishWe, the representatives of the people of Guatemala, … recognizing the family as the primary and fundamental genesis of the spiritual and moral values of the society and the State, as [the one] responsible for promoting the common good, of the consolidation of the regime of legality, security, justice, equality, freedom and peace;
… (Preamble) - SpanishNosotros, los representantes del pueblo de Guatemala, … reconociendo a la familia como génesis primario y fundamental de los valores espirituales y morales de la sociedad y, al Estado, como responsable de la promoción del bien común, de la consolidación del régimen de legalidad, seguridad, justicia, igualdad, libertad y paz;
… (Preámbulo)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishAngola shall be a sovereign and independent Republic, based on the dignity of the individual and the will of the Angolan people, whose primary objective shall be to build a free, just, democratic, solidary society of peace, equality and social progress. (Art. 1)
- PortugueseAngola é uma República soberana e independente, baseada na dignidade da pessoa humana e na vontade do povo angolano, que tem como objectivo fundamental a construção de uma sociedade livre, justa, democrática, solidária, de paz, igualdade e progresso social. (Art. 1)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishAll individuals shall have the duty to respect and consider their fellow beings without any form of discrimination whatsoever, and to maintain relations with them aimed at promoting, safeguarding and strengthening respect, mutual tolerance and solidarity. (Art. 44)
- PortugueseTodo o cidadão tem o dever de respeitar e considerar os seus semelhantes, sem discriminação de qualquer espécie e de manter com eles relações que permitam promover, salvaguardar e reforçar o respeito, a tolerância recíproca e a solidariedade. (Art. 44)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishWe, the Members of the Seventh Grand National Assembly, guided by our desire to express the will of the people of Bulgaria, by pledging our loyalty to the universal human values of liberty, peace, humanism, equality, justice and tolerance;
… (Preamble) - BulgarianНие, народните представители от Седмото Велико народно събрание, в стремежа си да изразим волята на българския народ,
като обявяваме верността си към общочовешките ценности: свобода, мир, хуманизъм, равенство, справедливост и търпимост;
… (Предисловие)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English
Nicaragua is an independent, free, sovereign, unitary and indivisible State. It constitutes itself in a Democratic and Social State of Law, that promotes as superior values the dignity [dignificación] of the People through its juridical order [ordenamiento jurídico], liberty, justice, equality, solidarity, social responsibility and, in general, the preeminence of the Human Rights, ethics and the common good. … (Art. 6)
- Spanish
Nicaragua es un Estado independiente, libre, soberano, unitario e indivisible. Se constituye en un Estado Democrático y Social de Derecho, que promueve como valores superiores la dignificación del pueblo a través de su ordenamiento jurídico, la libertad, la justicia, la igualdad, la solidaridad, la responsabilidad social y, en general, la preeminencia de los Derechos Humanos, la ética y el bien común. … (Art. 6)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishEvery person has the duty to respect their compatriots and to show them [leur témoigner] consideration, without any discrimination. (Art. 62)
- KirundiUmuntu wese ategerezwa kwubaha abo basangiye igihugu akabereka ko abasonera ata gukumira. (Ingingo ya 62)
- FrenchToute personne a le devoir de respecter ses compatriotes et de leur témoigner de la considération, sans discrimination aucune. (Art. 62)