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Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishWe, the multinational people of the Russian Federation,
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proceeding from universally acknowledged principles of equality and self-determination of peoples, … (Preamble) - RussianМы, многонациональный народ Российской Федерации,
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исходя из общепризнанных принципов равноправия и самоопределения народов, ... (Преамбула)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishThe following rights of persons are recognized and guaranteed:
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4. The right to formal equality, material equality and nondiscrimination.
… (Art. 66) - SpanishSe reconoce y garantizará a las personas:
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4. Derecho a la igualdad formal, igualdad material y no discriminación.
… (Art. 66)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
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Khmer citizens are equal before the law, enjoying the same rights, liberties and duties regardless of race, color, sex, language, beliefs, religions, political tendencies, birth origin, social status, wealth or other situations. … (Art. 31) - Khmer...
ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរមានភាពស្មើគ្នាចំពោះមុខច្បាប់ មានសិទ្ធិ សេរីភាព និងករណីយកិច្ចដូចគ្នាទាំងអស់ ដោយឥតប្រកាន់ពូជសាសន៍ ពណ៌សម្បុរ ភេទ ភាសា ជំនឿសាសនា និន្នាការនយោបាយ ដើមកំណើតជាតិ ឋានៈសង្គម ធនធាន ឬសា្ថនភាពឯទៀតឡើយ។ ... (មាត្រា ៣១)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
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2. The fundamental principles of the activities of the State shall be democracy, justice, freedom, equality, securing a national unity, and the rule of law. (Art. 1) - Mongolian
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2. Ардчилсан ёс, шударга ёс, эрх чөлөө, тэгш байдал, үндэсний эв нэгдлийг хангах, хууль дээдлэх нь төрийн үйл ажиллагааны үндсэн зарчим мөн. (Нэгдүгээр зүйл)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishThe law is the supreme expression of the will of the Nation. All, physical or moral persons, and including the public powers, are equal before it and held to submit themselves to it.
The public powers work for the creation of the conditions permitting the effectiveness of liberty and of the equality of citizens to be made general [généraliser], as well as their participation in political, economic, cultural and social life.
… (Art. 6) - Arabicالقانون هو أسمى تعبير عن إرادة الأمّة. والجميع، أشخاصاً ذاتيين أو اعتباريين، بما فيهم السّلطات العمومية، متساوون أمامه، وملزمون بالامتثال له.
تسعى السلطات العمومية إلى توفير الظروف التي تمكن من تعميم الطابع الفعلي لحرّية المواطنات والمواطنين، والمساواة بينهم، ومن مشاركتهم في الحياة السياسيّة والاقتصاديّة والثقافية والاجتماعيّة.
... (الفصل 6)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English1. All persons are equal before the law, the administration and justice and are entitled to equal protection thereof and treatment thereby.
2. Every person shall enjoy all the rights and liberties provided for in this Constitution without any direct or indirect discrimination against any person on the ground of his community, race, religion, language, sex, political or other convictions, national or social descent, birth, colour, wealth, social class, or on any ground whatsoever, unless there is express provision to the contrary in this Constitution.
… (Art. 28) - Greek1. Πάντες είναι ίσοι ενώπιον του νόμου, της διοικήσεως και της δικαιοσύνης και δικαιούνται να τύχωσι ίσης προστασίας και μεταχειρίσεως.
2. Έκαστος απολαύει πάντων των δικαιωμάτων και των ελευθεριών των προβλεπομένων υπό του Συντάγματος άνευ ουδεμιάς δυσμενούς διακρίσεως αμέσου ή εμμέσου εις βάρος οιουδήποτε ατόμου ένεκα της κοινότητος, της φυλής, του χρώματος, της θρησκείας, της γλώσσης, του φύλου, των πολιτικών ή άλλων πεποιθήσεων, της εθνικής ή κοινωνικής καταγωγής, της γεννήσεως, του πλούτου, της κοινωνικής τάξεως αυτού ή ένεκα οιουδήποτε άλλου λόγου, εκτός εάν διά ρητής διατάξεως του Συντάγματος ορίζηται το αντίθετον.
… (Αρθρον 28) - Turkish1. Her şahıs; kanun, idare ve adalet karşısında eşittir ve bunlar tarafından eşit olarak korunma ve muamele görme hakkına sahiptir.
2. Her şahıs, bu Anayasada gösterilen bütün hak ve hürriyetlerden, Anayasada açıkça aksine bir hüküm bulunmadıkça cemaat, ırk, din, dil, cinsiyet, siyasi veya diğer inançlar, ulusal veya sosyal köken, doğuş, renk, servet, sosyal sınıf veya diğer herhangi bir sebeple doğrudan veya dolaylı bir ayrım yapılmaksızın faydalanır.
... (Madde 28)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
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(a) Every citizen shall enjoy the right of equality, the right of liberty and the right of justice, as prescribed in this Constitution.
… (Sec. 21) - Burmese
(က) နိုင်ငံသားတိုင်းသည် ဤဖွဲ့စည်းပုံအခြေခံဥပဒေတွင် သတ်မှတ်ပြဌာန်းထားသည့် တန်းတူညီမျှအခွင့်အရေး၊ လွတ်လပ်မှုအခွင့်အရေး၊ တရားမျှတမှု အခွင့်အရေးတို့ ခံစားခွင့်ရှိသည်၊
... (ပုဒ်မ-၂၁)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishMen and women shall be equal before the law in all spheres of political, economic, social and cultural life. (Art. 36)
- PortugueseO homem e a mulher são iguais perante a lei em todos os domínios da vida política, económica, social e cultural. (Art. 36)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English1 Every person is equal before the law.
2 No one may be discriminated against, in particular on grounds of origin, race, gender, age, language, social position, way of life, religious, ideological, or political convictions, or because of a physical, mental or psychological disability.
3 Men and women have equal rights. The law shall ensure their equality, both in law and in practice, most particularly in the family, in education, and in the workplace.
… (Art. 8) - French1 Tous les êtres humains sont égaux devant la loi.
2 Nul ne doit subir de discrimination du fait notamment de son origine, de sa race, de son sexe, de son âge, de sa langue, de sa situation sociale, de son mode de vie, de ses convictions religieuses, philosophiques ou politiques ni du fait d’une déficience corporelle, mentale ou psychique.
3 L’homme et la femme sont égaux en droit. La loi pourvoit à l’égalité de droit et de fait, en particulier dans les domaines de la famille, de la formation et du travail.
… (Art. 8) - German1 Alle Menschen sind vor dem Gesetz gleich.
2 Niemand darf diskriminiert werden, namentlich nicht wegen der Herkunft, der Rasse, des Geschlechts, des Alters, der Sprache, der sozialen Stellung, der Lebensform, der religiösen, weltanschaulichen oder politischen Überzeugung oder wegen einer körperlichen, geistigen oder psychischen Behinderung.
3 Mann und Frau sind gleichberechtigt. Das Gesetz sorgt für ihre rechtliche und tatsächliche Gleichstellung, vor allem in Familie, Ausbildung und Arbeit.
… (Art. 8) - Italian1 Tutti sono uguali davanti alla legge.
2 Nessuno può essere discriminato, in particolare a causa dell’origine, della razza, del sesso, dell’età, della lingua, della posizione sociale, del modo di vita, delle convinzioni religiose, filosofiche o politiche, e di menomazioni fisiche, mentali o psichiche.
3 Uomo e donna hanno uguali diritti. La legge ne assicura l’uguaglianza, di diritto e di fatto, in particolare per quanto concerne la famiglia, l’istruzione e il lavoro.
… (Art. 8)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
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The institutionalization of the conquests of the Revolution and the construction of a new society that eliminates any type [clase] of exploitation and achieves economic, political and social equality for all Nicaraguans and the absolute respect for the human rights.
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La institucionalización de las conquistas de la Revolución y la construcción de una nueva sociedad que elimine toda clase de explotación y logre la igualdad económica, política y social de los nicaragüenses y el respeto absoluto de los derechos humanos.
... (Preámbulo)