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Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishWhereas the people of Grenada
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c. firmly believe in the dignity of human values and that all men are endowed by the Creator with equal and inalienable rights, reason, and conscience; that rights and duties are correlatives in every social and political activity of man; and that while rights exalt individual freedom, duties express the dignity of that freedom;
… (Preamble)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
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2. The Kyrgyz Republic shall respect and ensure human rights and freedoms to all persons on its territory and under its jurisdiction.
No one may be subject to discrimination on the basis of sex, race, language, disability, ethnicity, belief, age, political and other convictions, education, background, proprietary and other status as well as other circumstances.
Special measures defined by law and aimed at ensuring equal opportunities for various social groups in accordance with international commitments shall not be considered as discrimination.
3. In the Kyrgyz Republic everyone shall be equal before the law and the courts.
4. In the Kyrgyz Republic men and women shall have equal rights and freedoms and equal opportunities for their realization.
… (Art. 16) - Russian...
2. Кыргызская Республика уважает и обеспечивает всем лицам, находящимся в пределах ее территории и под ее юрисдикцией, права и свободы человека.
Никто не может подвергаться дискриминации по признаку пола, расы, языка, инвалидности, этнической принадлежности, вероисповедания, возраста, политических или иных убеждений, образования, происхождения, имущественного или иного положения, а также других обстоятельств.
Не являются дискриминацией специальные меры, установленные законом и направленные на обеспечение равных возможностей для различных социальных групп в соответствии с международными обязательствами.
3. В Кыргызской Республике все равны перед законом и судом.
4. В Кыргызской Республике мужчины и женщины имеют равные права и свободы, равные возможности для их реализации.
... (Статья 16) - Kyrgyz...
2. Кыргыз Республикасы өз аймагынын чегинде, өзүнүн юрисдикциясында турган бардык адамдардын укуктары менен эркиндиктерин урматтайт жана камсыз кылат.
Эч ким жынысы, расасы, тили, майыптуулугу, этноско таандыктыгы, туткан дини, курагы, саясий же башка ынанымдары, билими, теги, мүлктүк же башка абалы, ошондой эле башка жагдайлары боюнча кодулоого алынышы мүмкүн эмес.
Эл аралык милдеттенмелерге ылайык ар кайсы социалдык топтор үчүн бирдей мүмкүнчүлүктөрдү камсыз кылууга багытталып, мыйзамда белгиленген атайын чаралар кодулоо деп эсептелбейт.
3. Кыргыз Республикасында мыйзам жана сот алдында бардыгы бирдей.
4. Кыргыз Республикасында эркектер менен аялдар бирдей укуктарга жана эркиндиктерге, аларды ишке ашыруу үчүн бирдей мүмкүнчүлүктөргө ээ.
… (16-берене)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishThe State shall guarantee the equality of women and men and develop equal opportunities policy. (Art. 15)
- Serbian CyrillicДржава јемчи равноправност жена и мушкараца и развија политику једнаких могућности. (Члан 15)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishAll citizens are equal before the law, and they shall enjoy the same rights and be subject to the same duties, regardless of colour, race, sex, ethnic origin, place of birth, religion, level of education, social position, the marital status of their parents, their profession or their political preference. (Art. 35)
- PortugueseTodos os cidadãos são iguais perante a lei, gozam dos mesmos direitos e estão sujeitos aos mesmos deveres, independentemente da cor, raça, sexo, origem étnica, lugar de nascimento, religião, grau de instrução, posição social, estado civil dos pais, profissão ou opção política. (Art. 35)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishThe woman and the man are equal before the law.
... (Art. 4) - SpanishLa mujer y el hombre son iguales ante la ley.
… (Art. 4)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
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The Union’s consistent objectives are :
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(e) enhancing the eternal principles of Justice, Liberty and Equality in the Union and;
… (Sec. 6) - Burmese
နိုင်ငံတော်သည် -
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(င) နိုင်ငံတော်၌ တရားမျှတခြင်း၊ လွတ်လပ်ခြင်းနှင့် ညီမျှခြင်းတည်းဟူသော လောကပါလတရားများ ပိုမိုထွန်းကားရေးနှင့်
... (ပုဒ်မ-၆)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
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3 It [the Swiss Confederation] shall ensure the greatest possible equality of opportunity among its citizens.
… (Art. 2) - French…
3 Elle [la Confédération helvétique] veille à garantir une égalité des chances aussi grande que possible.
… (Art. 2) - German…
3 Sie (Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft) sorgt für eine möglichst grosse Chancengleichheit unter den Bürgerinnen und Bürgern.
… (Art. 2) - Italian…
3 [La Confederazione Svizzera]Provvede ad assicurare quanto possibile pari opportunità ai cittadini.
… (Art. 2)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
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We, the People of Rwanda,
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(e) COMMITTED to building a State governed by the rule of law based on the respect for human rights, freedoms and on the principle of equality of all Rwandans before the law as well as that of equality between women and men;
… (Preamble) - Kinyarwanda
Twebwe, Abanyarwanda,
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(e) TWIYEMEJE kubaka Leta igendera ku mategeko, ishingiye ku iyubahirizwa ry’uburenganzira bwa muntu, ku bwisanzure no ku ihame ry’uko Abanyarwanda bose bareshya imbere y’amategeko n’iry’uburinganire hagati y’abagore n’abagabo;
… (Irangashingiro) - French
Nous, Peuple Rwandais,
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(e) DÉTERMINÉS à bâtir un État de droit fondé sur le respect des droits de la personne, des libertés et du principe d’égalité de tous les Rwandais devant la loi et celui d’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes;
… (Préambule)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishWhereas every person in Saint Lucia is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms, that is to say, the right, whatever his or her race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, to each and all of the following, namely—
(a) life, liberty, security of the person, equality before the law and the protection of the law;
… (Sec. 1)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishThe State shall discourage parochial, racial, tribal sectarian and provincial prejudices among the citizens. (Art. 33)
- Urduمملکت شہریوں کے درمیان علاقائی، نسلی، قبائلی، فرقہ وارانہ اور صوبائی تعصبات کی حوصلہ شکنی کرے گی۔ (آرٹیکل ۳۳)