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Education
Sri Lanka
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(2) The State is pledged to establish in Sri Lanka a Democratic Socialist Society, the objectives of which include –
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(h) the complete eradication of illiteracy and the assurance to all persons of the right to universal and equal access to education at all levels.
… (Art. 27) - Sinhala...
(2) මතු දැක්වෙන අරමුණ ද ඇතුළත් ව ප්රජාතාන්තික සමාජවාදී සමාජයක් ශ්රී ලංකාවෙහි ඇති කිරීමට රජය ඇප කැප වී ඇත්තේ ය -
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නූගත්කම සහමුලින් ම තුරන් කිරීම සහ සියලු තැනැත්තන්ට අධ්යාපනයේ සෑම අවස්ථාවක දී ම සර්ව සාධාරණ හා සමාන ඉඩ ප්රස්තා ලබා ගැනීමේ අයිතිය සහතික කිරීම.
... (27 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Education
Chad
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The law defines the fundamental principles:
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- of education [enseignement] … (Art. 127) - Arabic...
يحدد القانون المبادئ الأساسية:
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للتعليم... (المادة 127) - French…
La loi détermine les principes fondamentaux :
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- de l'enseignement … (Art. 127)
Education
Panama
- EnglishThe State shall establish a system of economic benefits through scholarships, supplements, or any economic assistance to students who deserve or require it.
Under equal circumstances, preference shall be given to those who are financially in need. (Art. 102) - SpanishEl Estado establecerá sistemas que proporcionen los recursos adecuados para otorgar becas, auxilios u otras prestaciones económicas a los estudiantes que lo merezcan o lo necesiten.
En igualdad de circunstancias se preferirá a los económicamente más necesitados. (Art. 102)
Education
Uzbekistan
- EnglishEveryone shall have the right to education. The state shall guarantee free secondary education. Schooling shall be under state supervision. (Art. 41)
- UzbekHar kim bilim olish huquqiga ega.
Bepul umumiy ta’lim olish davlat tomonidan kafolatlanadi.
Maktab ishlari davlat nazoratidadir. (41-modda)
Education
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- EnglishEducation is free.
It is nevertheless subject to the supervision of the public powers, under the conditions established by the law.
All persons have access to establishments of national education, without discrimination of place of origin, of race, of religion, of sex, of political or philosophical opinions, of their physical, mental or sensorial state in accordance with their capacities.
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The public authorities have the duty to promote and to assure, through teaching, education and diffusion, the respect of the rights of man, of the fundamental freedoms and of the duties of the citizens provided by this Constitution.
The public powers have the duty to assure the diffusion and the teaching of the Constitution, the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man, the African Charter of the Rights of Man and of Peoples, as well as all the duly ratified regional and international conventions concerning the rights of man and to international humanitarian law.
… (Art. 45) - FrenchL’enseignement est libre.
Il est toutefois soumis à la surveillance des pouvoirs publics, dans les conditions fixées par la loi.
Toute personne a accès aux établissements d’enseignement national, sans discrimination de lieu d’origine, de race, de religion, de sexe, d’opinions politiques ou philosophiques, de son état physique, mental ou sensoriel, selon ses capacités.
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Les pouvoirs publics ont le devoir de promouvoir et d’assurer, par l’enseignement, l’éducation et la diffusion, le respect des droits de l’homme, des libertés fondamentales et des devoirs du citoyen énoncés dans la présente Constitution.
Les pouvoirs publics ont le devoir d’assurer la diffusion et l’enseignement de la Constitution, de la Déclaration universelle des droits de l’homme, de la Charte africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples, ainsi que de toutes les conventions régionales et internationales relatives aux droits de l’homme et au droit international humanitaire dûment ratifiées.
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Education
Senegal
- EnglishThe State and the public collectivities create the preliminary conditions and the public institutions which guarantee the education of children. (Art. 21)
- FrenchL'Etat et les collectivités publiques créent les conditions préalables et les institutions publiques qui garantissent l'éducation des enfants. (Art. 21)
Education
Suriname
- EnglishThe State shall recognize and guarantee the right of all citizens to education and shall offer them equal opportunity for schooling. In the execution of its education policy the State shall be under the obligation:
a. To assure obligatory and free general primary education;
b. To assure durable education and to end analphabetism;
c. To enable all citizens to attain the highest levels of education, scientific research and artistic creation, in accordance with their capacities;
d. To provide, in phases, free education on all levels;
e. To tune education to the productive and social needs of the society. (Art. 39) - Dutch1. De Staat erkent en waarborgt het recht van alle burgers op onderwijs en biedt hun gelijke kansen op scholing.
2. Bij de uitvoering van zijn onderwijsbeleid is het de plicht van de Staat om:
a. verplicht en vrij algemeen lager onderwijs te verzekeren;
b. duurzaam onderwijs te verzekeren en analfabetisme op te heffen;
c. alle burgers, in overeenstemming met hun capaciteiten toegang tot de hoogste niveaus van onderwijs, wetenschappelijk onderzoek en kunstzinnige schepping mogelijk te maken;
d. in fasen, vrij onderwijs op alle niveaus te verstrekken;
e. het onderwijs af te stemmen op de produktieve en sociale behoeften van de samenleving. (Art. 39)
Education
Somalia
- English(1) Education is a basic right for all Somali citizens.
(2) Every citizen shall have the right to free education up to secondary school.
(3) The State shall give priority to the development, expansion and extension of public education.
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(6) The State shall adopt a standardized curriculum across all schools of the country, and shall ensure its implementation.
(7) The State shall promote higher education, technical institutes, and technology and research institutions.
... (Art. 30) - Somali(1) Waxbarashadu waa xuquuq aasaasiga ah ee ay leeyihiin dhammaan muwaaddiniinta Soomaaliyeed.
(2) Dhammaan muwaadiniintu waxay xaq u leeyihiin inay helaan waxbarasho lacag la'aan ah ilaa iyo dugsi sare.
(3) Dawladdu waxay mudnaan siinaysaa horumarinta, baahinta iyo fidinta waxbarashada dadweynaha.
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(6) Xukuumaddu waxay dugsiyada dalka oo dhan ka hirgelinaysaa manhaj midaysan, waxayna hubinaysaa dhaqangalkiisa.
(7) Xukuumaddu waxay kobcinaysaa waxbarashada sare, machadyada farsamada, tiknoolojiyadda iyo xarumaha cilmi-baarista.
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Education
Uruguay
- EnglishFree official primary, intermediate, advanced, industrial, artistic, and physical education is declared to be of social utility, as well as the creation of scholarships for continued study and specialization in cultural, scientific and occupational fields, and the establishment of public libraries. … (Art. 71)
- SpanishDeclárase de utilidad social la gratuidad de la enseñanza oficial primaria, media, superior, industrial y artística y de la educación física; la creación de becas de perfeccionamiento y especialización cultural, científica y obrera, y el establecimiento de bibliotecas populares. … (Art. 71)
Education
France
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Statutes shall also lay down the basic principles of:
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- education;
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La loi détermine les principes fondamentaux:
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- de l'enseignement;
… (Constitution 1958, Art. 34)