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Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishThere shall be but one law in Tonga for chiefs and commoners for non-Tongans and Tongans. No laws shall be enacted for one class and not for another class but the law shall be the same for all the people of this land. (Clause 4)
- Tongan‘E taha pe ‘a e lao ‘o Tonga ni ki he hou‘eiki mo e me‘avale ki he fa‘ahinga kakai kotoa pe ‘oku ‘ikai ko e Tonga mo e Tonga. ‘E ‘ikai fokotu‘u ha lao ‘i he fonua ni ki ha fa‘ahinga pea tuku ha fa‘ahinga ka ‘e taha pe mo mamafa tatau pe ki he kakai kotoa pe ‘o e fonua ni. (Kupu 4)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
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5. In this Constitution unless the context otherwise requires,
a. words and expressions importing the masculine gender include the feminine;
… (Sec. 154)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishThe grammatical genders that are adopted in the wording of the text of this Constitution do not signify, in any way, restriction to the principle of equality of rights of women and men. (Art. 273)
- SpanishLos géneros gramaticales que se adoptan en la redacción del texto de esta Constitución no significan, en modo alguno, restricción al principio de la igualdad de derechos de la mujer y del hombre. (Art. 273)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English
1. All are equal before the law.
2. No one may be unjustly discriminated against for reasons such as gender, race, religion, ethnicity, language, political, religious or philosophical beliefs, economic, educational, social status, or their ancestry.
3. No one may be discriminated against for reasons mentioned in paragraph 2, provided no objective and reasonable justification exists. (Art. 18) - Albanian
1. Të gjithë janë të barabartë përpara ligjit.
2. Askush nuk mund të diskriminohet padrejtësisht për shkaqe të tilla si gjinia, raca, feja, etnia, gjuha, bindjet politike, fetare a filozofike, gjendja ekonomike, arsimore, sociale ose përkatësia prindërore.
3. Askush nuk mund të diskriminohet për shkaqet e përmendura në paragrafin 2, nëse nuk ekziston një përligjje e arsyeshme dhe objektive. (Neni 18)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishThe state shall promote social development by:
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d) Removing economic, social and cultural obstacles to genuine equal opportunities for citizens;
… (Art. 90) - PortugueseO Estado promove o desenvolvimento social através de:
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d) Remoção dos obstáculos de natureza económica, social e cultural que impeçam a real igualdade de oportunidades entre os cidadãos;
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Equality and Non-Discrimination
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The Republic assures to all citizens without distinction of origin, of race, of sex, or of social condition, equality before the law.
… (Art. 1) - Arabic…
تضمن الجمهورية لكافة المواطنين المساواة أمام القانون دون تمييز في الأصل أو العرق أو الجنس أو المكانة الاجتماعية.
... (المادّة 1) - French…
La République assure à tous les citoyens sans distinction d’origine, de race, de sexe ou de condition sociale l’égalité devant la loi.
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Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English(1) The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or equal protection and benefit of the law.
(2) The State shall, for the purpose of promoting equality, take legislative and other measures designed to protect disadvantaged persons and persons with disabilities.
(3) Equality includes the full and equal enjoyment of all rights and freedoms guaranteed by or under this Constitution or any other law. (Art. 149D)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishAll persons in the Republic of Croatia shall enjoy rights and freedoms, regardless of race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth, education, social status or other status.
All persons shall be equal before the law. (Art. 14) - CroatianSvatko u Republici Hrvatskoj ima prava i slobode, neovisno o njegovoj rasi, boji kože, spolu, jeziku, vjeri, političkom ili drugom uvjerenju, nacionalnom ili socijalnom podrijetlu, imovini, rođenju, naobrazbi, društvenom položaju ili drugim osobinama.
Svi su pred zakonom jednaki. (Članak 14)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
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2. The state shall also have the duty to ensure the elimination of conditions that wreak discrimination on women and to guarantee the protection of their rights as well as children’s rights. (Art. 88) - Portuguese…
2. O Estado tem ainda o dever de velar pela eliminação das condições que importam a discriminação da mulher e de assegurar a protecção dos seus direitos, bem como dos direitos da criança. (Art. 88)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishWe, The Sovereign Nigerien People
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- Resolved to build a State of Law guaranteeing, on the one hand, the exercise of collective and individual rights, freedom, justice, dignity, equality, safety, and well-being as fundamental values of our society and, on the other hand, democratic alternation and good governance;
… (Preamble) - FrenchNous, Peuple nigérien souverain
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- Résolu à bâtir un État de droit garantissant, d’une part, l’exercice des droits collectifs et individuels, la liberté, la justice, la dignité, l’égalité, la sûreté et le bien-être comme valeurs fondamentales de notre société et, d’autre part, l’alternance démocratique et la bonne gouvernance ;
… (Préambule)