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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Haiti
- EnglishCompulsory civic service for both sexes is established. The terms thereof shall be set by law. (Art. 52-3)
- FrenchIl est établi un service civique mixte obligatoire dont les conditions de fonctionnement sont établies par la loi. (Art. 52.3)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Malta
- EnglishThe State shall promote the equal right of men and women to enjoy all economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights and for this purpose shall take appropriate measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination between the sexes by any person, organisation or enterprise;
… (Art. 14) - MalteseL-Istat għandu jippromwovi dritt ugwali ta’ rġiel u nisa li jgawdu d-drittijiet ekonomiċi, soċjali, kulturali, ċivili u politiċi kollha u għal dan il-għan għandu jieħu dawk il-miżuri li jkunu ndikati biex jelimina kull forma ta’ diskriminazzjoni bejn is-sessi, minn kull persuna, organizzazzjoni jew azjenda;
… (Art. 14)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Sao Tome and Principe
- EnglishAll citizens shall have the right to take part in political life and in the management of the affairs of the Country, directly or by means of freely-elected representatives. (Art. 57)
- PortugueseTodos os cidadãos têm direito de tomar parte na vida política e na direcção dos assuntos do País, directamente ou por intermédio de representantes livremente eleitos. (Art. 57)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Paraguay
- EnglishThe functionaries and the public employees are at the service of the country. All Paraguayans have the right to occupy public functions and employments.
The law will regulate the various careers in which these functionaries and employees provide [presten] services, which, without prejudice to others, are the judicial, teaching [la docente], the diplomatic and consular, that of scientific and technological research, that of civil service, the military and the police [careers]. (Art. 101) - SpanishLos funcionarios y los empleados públicos están al servicio del país. Todos los paraguayos tienen el derecho a ocupar funciones y empleos públicos.
La ley reglamentará las distintas carreras en las cuales dichos funcionarios y empleados presten servicios, las que, sin perjuicio de otras, son la judicial, la docente, la diplomática y consular, la de investigación científica y tecnológica, la de servicio civil, la militar y la policial. (Art. 101)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Russian Federation
- English1. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to participate in managing State affairs both directly and through their representatives.
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4. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall enjoy equal access to State service.
… (Art. 32) - Russian1. Граждане Российской Федерации имеют право участвовать в управлении делами государства как непосредственно, так и через своих представителей.
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4. Граждане Российской Федерации имеют равный доступ к государственной службе.
… (Статья 32)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
South Africa
- English...
(2) The President as head of the national executive must appoint a woman or a man as head of each intelligence service established in terms of subsection (1), and must either assume political responsibility for the control and direction of any of those services, or designate a member of the Cabinet to assume that responsibility. (Sec. 209)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
South Sudan
- English1. The Civil Service shall be governed by, inter alia, the following values and Principles:
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i. Civil Service shall be broadly representative of the people of South Sudan, with employment and personnel management practices based on ability, objectivity, fair competition for jobs, and the need to redress any imbalances of the past to achieve broad representation through affirmative action;
… (Art. 139)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Bahrain
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e. Citizens, both men and women, are entitled to participate in public affairs and may enjoy political rights, including the right to vote and to stand for elections, in accordance with this Constitution and the conditions and principles laid down by law. No citizen can be deprived of the right to vote or to nominate oneself for elections except by law.
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هـ - للمواطنين، رجالاً ونساءً، حق المشاركة في الشؤون العامة والتمتّع بالحقوق السياسية، بما فيها حق الانتخاب والترشيح، وذلك وفقاً لهذا الدستور وللشروط والأوضاع التي يـبـينها القانون. ولا يجوز أن يحرم أحد المواطنين من حق الانتخاب أو الترشيح إلا وفقاً للقانون.
(المادّة 1) …
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Papua New Guinea
- English(1) Subject to the express limitations imposed by this Constitution, every citizen who is of full capacity and has reached voting age, other than a person who-
(a) is under sentence of death or imprisonment for a period of more than nine months; or
(b) has been convicted, within the period of three years next proceeding the first day of the polling period for the election concerned, of an offence relating to elections that is prescribed by an Organic Law or an Act of the Parliament for the purposes of this paragraph; or
(ba) has dual citizenship of another country,
has the right, and shall be given a reasonable opportunity-
(c) to take part in the conduct of public affairs, either directly or through freely chosen representatives; and
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(e) to hold public office and to exercise public functions.
… (Sec. 50)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
- EnglishWomen are accorded equal social status and rights with men.
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The State shall provide all conditions for women to play their full roles in society. (Art. 77) - Korean녀자는 남자와 똑같은 사회적지위와 권리를 가진다.
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국가는 녀성들이 사회에 진출할 온갖 조건을 지어준다. (제77조)