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Political Rights and Association
- EnglishEveryone has the right to form associations, or become a member of an association, or withdraw from membership without prior permission. … (Art. 33)
- TurkishHerkes, önceden izin almaksızın dernek kurma ve bunlara üye olma ya da üyelikten çıkma hürriyetine sahiptir. … (Madde 33)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishEvery citizen who is not disqualified by the provisions under this Constitution or the provisions of the election law shall have the right to stand for election to any Hluttaw. (Sec. 395)
- Burmeseဤဖွဲ့စည်းပုံအခြေခံဥပဒေပါ ပြဌာန်းချက်များအရသော်လည်းကောင်း၊ ရွေးကောက် တင်မြှောက်ခြင်းဆိုင်ရာ ဥပဒေပါပြဌာန်းချက်များအရသော်လည်းကောင်း၊ အရည်အချင်း ပျက်ယွင်းသူ မဟုတ်ပါက နိုင်ငံသားတိုင်းသည် လွှတ်တော်တစ်ရပ်ရပ်သို့ ရွေးကောက် တင်မြှောက်ခံပိုင်ခွင့်ရှိသည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၉၅)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishWhereas every person in Sierra Leone is entitled to the fundamental human rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, has the right, whatever his race, tribe, place of origin, political opinion, 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—
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b. freedom of conscience, of expression and of assembly and association;
… (Sec. 15)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishWhereas every person in Malta is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, to each and all of the following, namely –
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(b) freedom of conscience, of expression and of peaceful assembly and association;
… (Art. 32) - MalteseBilli kull persuna f’Malta hija intitolata għad-drittijiet u libertajiet fundamentali tal-individwu, jiġifieri, id-dritt, tkun xi tkun ir-razza, post ta’ oriġini, fehmiet politiċi, kulur, twemmin, sess, orjentazzjoni sesswali jew identità tal-ġeneru tagħha, iżda suġġett għar-rispett tad-drittijiet u l-libertajiet ta’ oħrajn u tal-interess pubbliku, għal kull waħda u kollha kemm huma dawn li ġejjin, jiġifieri-
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(b) il-libertà ta’ kuxjenza, ta’ espressjoni u ta’ għaqda u assoċjazzjoni paċifika;
… (Art. 32)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishAll citizens shall have the right to form, in a democratic way, political parties and trade unions. (Art. 8)
- ItalianTutti i cittadini hanno diritto di associarsi con metodo democratico in partiti politici ed in sindacati. (Art. 8)
Political Rights and Association
- English…
(5) Women must be included in all national institutions, in an effective way, in particular all elected and appointed positions across the three branches of government and in national independent commissions. (Art. 3) - Somali…
(5) Haweenku waa in ay ka mid noqdaan dhammaan hay’adaha guud ee qaranka, si wax-ku-ool ah, gaar ahaan jagooyinka la isu doorto iyo kuwa la isu magacaabo ee saddexda laamood ee Dawladda iyo Guddiyada Madaxbannaan ee Qaranka. (Qodobka 3aad.)
Political Rights and Association
- English
The unconditional equality of all Nicaraguans in the enjoyment of political rights[,] is established; in the exercise of them and in the fulfillment of their duties and responsibilities, [there] exists absolute equality between the man and the woman.
It is the obligation of the State to eliminate the obstacles that impede the actuality [hecho] of equality among Nicaraguans and their effective participation in the political, economic and social life of the country. (Art. 48) - Spanish
Se establece la igualdad incondicional de todos los nicaragüenses en el goce de sus derechos políticos; en el ejercicio de los mismos y en el cumplimiento de sus deberes y responsabilidades, existe igualdad absoluta entre el hombre y la mujer.
Es obligación del Estado eliminar los obstáculos que impidan de hecho la igualdad entre los nicaragüenses y su participación efectiva en la vida política, económica y social del país. (Art. 48)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishEveryone shall be entitled to freedom of association.
… (Art. 36) - BelarusianКожны мае права на свабоду аб’яднанняў.
... (Артыкул 36) - RussianКаждый имеет право на свободу объединений.
… (Статья 36)
Political Rights and Association
- English
1. Every citizen of Georgia who has attained the age of 18 shall have the right to participate in referendums and elections of the bodies of the state, autonomous republics and local self-governments. The free expression of the will of a voter shall be guaranteed.
… (Art. 24) - Georgian
1. საქართველოს ყოველ მოქალაქეს 18 წლის ასაკიდან აქვს რეფერენდუმში, სახელმწიფო, ავტონომიური რესპუბლიკისა და ადგილობრივი თვითმმართველობის ორგანოების არჩევნებში მონაწილეობის უფლება. უზრუნველყოფილია ამომრჩევლის ნების თავისუფალი გამოვლენა.
… (მუხლი 24)
Political Rights and Association
- English
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Part and in particular to-
(a) subsection (3); and
(b) section 29 (protection of Tuvaluan values, etc.);
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(g) section 36 (restrictions on certain rights and freedoms during public emergencies),
except with his consent no-one shall be hindered in the exercise of his freedom of assembly and association.
(2) For the purposes of this section, freedom of assembly and association includes-
(a) the right to assemble freely and to associate with other persons; and
(b) the right to form or belong to political parties; and
(c) the right, as regulated by law, to form or belong to trade unions or other associations for the protection or advancement of one’s interests.
... (Sec. 25)