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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Zimbabwe
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Appointments to the judiciary must reflect broadly the diversity and gender composition of Zimbabwe.
… (Sec. 177)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Bahamas
- English1. Subject to the provision of paragraph (4), (5) and (9) of this Article no law shall make any provision which is discriminatory either of itself or in its effect.
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3. In this Article, the expression "discriminatory" means affording different treatment to different person attributable wholly or mainly to their respective descriptions by race, place of origin political opinions colour or creed whereby person of one such description are subjected to disabilities or restrictions to which person of another such description are not made subject or are accorded privileges or advantages which are not accorded to persons of another such description.
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5. Nothing contained in any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of paragraph (1) of this Article to the extent that it makes provision with respect to standards or qualifications (not being a standard or qualification specifically relating to race, place of origin, political opinions, colour or creed) in order to be eligible for service as a public officer or as a member of a disciplined force of for the service of a local government authority or a body corporate established by law for public purposes.
… (Art. 26)
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
Colombia
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The State shall contribute to the organization, promotion, and capacitation of professional, civic, union, community, youth, charitable, or nongovernmental common utility associations, without detriment to their autonomy with the object that they constitute democratic means of representation in the different instances of participation, agreement, control, and oversight of the public management which are established. (Art. 103) - Spanish…
El Estado contribuirá a la organización, promoción y capacitación de las asociaciones profesionales, cívicas, sindicales, comunitarias, juveniles, benéficas o de utilidad común no gubernamentales, sin detrimento de su autonomía con el objeto de que constituyan mecanismos democráticos de representación en las diferentes instancias de participación, concertación, control y vigilancia de la gestión pública que se establezcan. (Art. 103)
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
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(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
Ecuador
- EnglishIn those cases of selection of an authority by competitive and merit-based examination, the Council for Public Participation and Social Control shall choose the one who obtains the highest score in the respective examination and shall report this to the National Assembly for the respective swearing in office.
When dealing with the selection of senior management committees directing State entities, the Council shall designate the standing members and alternates, by priority, from among those who obtain the highest scores in the examination. The alternates shall replace the standing members whenever relevant, in compliance with the order of their qualification and designation.
Those who are holding office shall not be able to submit their candidacies for public competitive and merit-based examinations called to designate their substitutes.
Conditions of equity and parity between women and men, as well equality of conditions, shall be guaranteed for the participation of Ecuadorians living abroad. (Art. 210) - SpanishEn los casos de selección por concurso de oposición y méritos de una autoridad, el Consejo de Participación Ciudadana y Control Social escogerá a quien obtenga la mejor puntuación en el respectivo concurso e informará a la Asamblea Nacional para la posesión respectiva.
Cuando se trate de la selección de cuerpos colegiados que dirigen entidades del Estado, el Consejo designará a los miembros principales y suplentes, en orden de prelación, entre quienes obtengan las mejores puntuaciones en el concurso. Los miembros suplentes sustituirán a los principales cuando corresponda, con apego al orden de su calificación y designación.
Quienes se encuentren en ejercicio de sus funciones no podrán presentarse a los concursos públicos de oposición y méritos convocados para designar a sus reemplazos. Se garantizarán condiciones de equidad y paridad entre mujeres y hombres, así como de igualdad de condiciones para la participación de las ecuatorianas y ecuatorianos en el exterior. (Art. 210)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Fiji
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(3) A person must not be unfairly discriminated against, directly or indirectly on the grounds of his or her—
(a) actual or supposed personal characteristics or circumstances, including race, culture, ethnic or social origin, colour, place of origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, birth, primary language, economic or social or health status, disability, age, religion, conscience, marital status or pregnancy;
(b) opinions or beliefs, except to the extent that those opinions or beliefs involve harm to others or the diminution of the rights or freedoms of others, or on any other ground prohibited by this Constitution.
(4) A law or an administrative action taken under a law may not directly or indirectly impose a limitation or restriction on any person on a prohibited ground.
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(8) A law, or an administrative action taken under a law, is not inconsistent with the rights mentioned in this section on the ground that it—
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(f) excludes persons from holding certain public offices;
… (Sec. 26) - iTaukei…
(3) Na veivakaduiduitaki e vakatabui vakalawa kevaka e yaco vua e dua na tamata ena vuku ni—
(a) nona ivakarau se kena ituvaki, oka kina na veimatatamata e lewena, nona itovo vakavanua, kawatamata, kuliniyago, na nona yavutu, kevaka e yalewa se tagane, kevaka e tagane, na nona digitaka me vinakata na tagane, kevaka e yalewa, na nona digitaka me vinakata na yalewa, se nona digitaka me vinakata ruarua na yalewa kei na tagane, nomu digitaka se vakaraitaka mo bulataka na bula vakatagane se bula vakayalewa, kevaka e gone susu se sucu ena daku ni vakamau, vosanisucu, ituvaki ni bula se bula vakailavo, vakaleqai vakayago, yabaki ni bula, nomu vakabauta, lewa e loma, vakawati se sega, se kevaka e bukete;
(b) nomu vakasama se vakabauta, vakavo kevaka na vakasama se vakabauta qo e vakamavoataka tale e so na tamata se na kena vakalailaitaka na nona dodonu se galala tale e so, se ena dua tale na tikina e vakatabui ena Yavunivakavulewa qo.
(4) Na lawa se dua na vakatulewa e vakayacori ena dua na lawa ena sega ni rawa ni vakayagataka na yavu e vakamacalataki ena wasetiki (3) me yalana na nona dodonu e dua.
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(8) Na lawa se na vakatulewa e vakayacori ena dua na lawa tabaki, e sega ni veicoqacoqa kei na dodonu e virikotori ena tikina qo kevaka e—
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(f) vakatabui na tamata me taura na itutu ena so na valenivolavola ni lewenivanua;
… (Sec. 26)
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)