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Obligations of the State
Ecuador
- EnglishAll female and male Ecuadorians are citizens and shall enjoy the rights set forth in the Constitution.
… (Art. 6) - SpanishTodas las ecuatorianas y los ecuatorianos son ciudadanos y gozarán de los derechos establecidos en la Constitución.
… (Art. 6)
Obligations of the State
Marshall Islands
- English(1) No right secured by the Bill of Rights may be denied or abridged, whether directly through the imposition of force or penalty, or indirectly through the withholding of privilege or benefit.
… (Art. II, Sec. 18)
Obligations of the State
Iran, Islamic Republic of
- EnglishAll citizens of the country, both men and women, equally enjoy the protection of the law and enjoy all human, political, economic, social, and cultural rights, in conformity with Islamic criteria. (Art. 20)
- Persianهمه افراد ملت اعم از زن و مرد یکسان در حمایت قانون قرار دارند و از همه حقوق انسانی، سیاسی، اقتصادی، اجتماعی و فرهنگی با رعایت موازین اسلام برخوردارند. (اصل 20)
Obligations of the State
Cabo Verde
- English1. Cabo Verde shall be a sovereign, unitary and democratic Republic that shall guarantee respect for human dignity and shall recognize the inviolability and inalienability of human rights as the foundation of the entire human community, of peace and of justice.
… (Art. 1) - Portuguese1. Cabo Verde é uma República soberana, unitária e democrática, que garante o respeito pela dignidade da pessoa humana e reconhece a inviolabilidade e inalienabilidade dos direitos humanos como fundamento de toda a comunidade humana, da paz e da justiça.
… (Art. 1)
Obligations of the State
Ghana
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(4) The State shall cultivate among all Ghanaians respect for fundamental human rights and freedoms and the dignity of the human person.
… (Art. 35)
Obligations of the State
Sao Tome and Principe
- EnglishThe National Assembly shall be entirely responsible for legislating on the following matters:
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b) Personal and political rights of citizens;
… (Art. 98) - PortugueseCompete exclusivamente à Assembleia Nacional legislar sobre as seguintes matérias:
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b) Direitos pessoais e políticos dos cidadãos;
… (Art. 98)
Obligations of the State
El Salvador
- EnglishThe principles, rights and obligations established by this Constitution may not be altered by the laws that regulate its exercise.
… (Art. 246) - SpanishLos principios, derechos y obligaciones establecidos por esta Constitución no pueden ser alterados por las leyes que regulen su ejercicio.
… (Art. 246)
Obligations of the State
Bahamas
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Now Know Ye Therefore:
We the Inheritors of and Successors to this Family of Islands, recognizing the Supremacy of God and believing in the Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the Individual, Do Hereby Proclaim in Solemn Praise the Establishment of a Free and Democratic Sovereign Nation founded on Spiritual Values and in which no Man, Woman or Child shall ever be Slave or Bondsman to anyone or their Labour exploited or their Lives frustrated by deprivation, and do Hereby Provide by these Articles for the indivisible Unity and Creation under God of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. (Preamble)
Obligations of the State
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- EnglishIs of the competence of the National Public Power:
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32. Legislation in the fields of constitutional guarantees, rights and duties; … (Art. 156) - SpanishEs de la competencia del Poder Público Nacional:
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32. La legislación en materia de derechos, deberes y garantías constitucionales; … (Art. 156)
Obligations of the State
Poland
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desiring to guarantee the rights of the citizens for all time, and to ensure diligence and efficiency in the work of public bodies,
... (Preamble) - Polish…
pragnąc na zawsze zagwarantować prawa obywatelskie, a działaniu instytucji publicznych zapewnić rzetelność i sprawność,
… (Preambuła)