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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Côte d’Ivoire
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The State encourages the promotion of women to decision-making positions in public institutions and administrations as well as at the enterprise level. (Art. 37) - French…
L’Etat encourage la promotion de la femme aux responsabilités dans les institutions et administrations publiques ainsi qu’au niveau des entreprises. (Art. 37)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Thailand
- English... Members of the armed forces, police force, government officials, other officials of the State, officers or employees of State organisations shall enjoy the same rights and liberties as those enjoyed by other persons, except those restricted by law specifically in relation to politics, capacities, disciplines or ethics. (Sec. 27)
- Thai… บุคคลผู้เป็นทหาร ตํารวจ ข้าราชการ เจ้าหน้าที่อื่นของรัฐ และพนักงานหรือลูกจ้างขององค์กรของรัฐย่อมมีสิทธิและเสรีภาพเช่นเดียวกับบุคคลทั่วไป เว้นแต่ที่จํากัดไว้ในกฎหมายเฉพาะในส่วนที่เกี่ยวกับการเมือง สมรรถภาพ วินัย หรือจริยธรรม (มาตรา ๒๗)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Ethiopia
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3. The historical legacy of inequality and discrimination suffered by women in Ethiopia taken into account, women, in order to remedy this legacy, are entitled to affirmative measures. The purpose of such measures shall be to provide special attention to women so as to enable them to compete and participate on the basis of equality with men in political, social and economic life as well as in public and private institutions.
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6. Women have the right to full consultation in the formulation of national development policies, the designing and execution of projects, and particularly in the case of projects affecting the interests of women.
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3. ሴቶች በበታችነትና በልዩነት በመታየታቸው የደረሰባቸውን የታሪክ ቅርስ ከግምት ውስጥ በማስገባት ይህ ቅርስ እንዲታረምላቸው በተጨማሪ የድጋፍ እርምጃዎች ተጠቃሚ የመሆን መብት አላቸው፡፡ በዚህ በኩል የሚወሰዱት እርምጃዎች ዓላማ በፖለቲካዊ፣ በማኅበራዊና በኢኮኖሚያዊ መስኮች እንዲሁም በመንግሥት እና በግል ተቋሞች ውስጥ ሴቶች ከወንዶች ጋር በእኩልነት ተወዳዳሪና ተሳታፊ እንዲሆኑ ለማድረግ እንዲቻል ልዩ ትኩረት ለመስጠት ነው፡፡
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6. ሴቶች በብሔራዊ የልማት ፖሊሲዎች ዕቅድና በኘሮጀክቶች ዝግጅትና አፈጻጸም፣በተለይ የሴቶችን ጥቅም በሚነኩ ኘሮጀክቶች ሐሳባቸውን በተሟላ ሁኔታ እንዲሰጡ የመጠየቅ መብት አላቸው፡፡
… (አንቀጽ 35)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Zambia
- EnglishWE, THE PEOPLE OF ZAMBIA:
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CONFIRM the equal worth of women and men and their right to freely participate in, determine and build a sustainable political, legal, economic and social order; … (Preamble)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Yemen
- EnglishEvery citizen has the right to participate in the political, economic, cultural life of the country. … (Art. 42)
- Arabicلكل مواطن حق الإسهام في الحياة السياسية والاقتصادية والاجتماعية والثقافية. ... (المادّة 42)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Kenya
- English(1) This Article applies to conflicts between national and county legislation in respect of matters falling within the concurrent jurisdiction of both levels of government.
(2) National legislation prevails over county legislation if—
(a) the national legislation applies uniformly throughout Kenya and any of the conditions specified in clause (3) is satisfied; …
(3) The following are the conditions referred to in clause (2)(a)––
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(c) the national legislation is necessary for—
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(v) the promotion of equal opportunity or equal access to government services;
... (Art. 191) - Swahili(1) Kifungu hiki kinatumika kwenye migogoro kati ya sheria za kitaifa na za kaunti kuhusu masuala yanayoangukia katika mamlaka ya serikali zote mbili.
(2) Sheria za kitaifa ziko juu ya sheria za kaunti ikiwa-
(a) sheria ya kitaifa inatumika kwa namna sawa katika nchi yote ya Kenya na masharti yoyote yaliyoainishwa katika ibara ya (3) yamezingatiwa; …
(3) Yafuatayo ni masharti yaliyotajwa katika kifungu cha (2) (a)––
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(c) sheria ya kitaifa ni ya lazima kwa ajili ya-
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(v) uimarishaji wa fursa sawa au upatikanaji sawia wa huduma za serikali;
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Belize
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(c) believe that the will of the people shall form the basis of government in a democratic society in which the government is freely elected by universal adult suffrage and in which all persons may, to the extent of their capacity, play some part in the institutions of national life and thus develop and maintain due respect for lawfully constituted authority;
... (Preamble)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
France
- EnglishThe law guarantees women equal rights to those of men in all spheres. (1946 Preamble, Sec. 3)
- FrenchLa loi garantit à la femme, dans tous les domaines, des droits égaux à ceux de l'homme. (Préambule 1946, Sec. 3)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Morocco
- EnglishThe man and the woman enjoy, in equality, the rights and freedoms of civil, political, economic, social, cultural and environmental character, enounced in this Title6 and in the other provisions of the Constitution, as well as in the international conventions and pacts duly ratified by Morocco and this, with respect for the provisions of the Constitution, of the constants [constantes] of the Kingdom and of its laws.
The State works for the realization of parity between men and women.
An Authority for parity and the struggle against all forms of discrimination is created, to this effect. (Art. 19) - Arabicيتمتّع الرّجل والمرأة، على قدم المساواة، بالحقوق والحرّيات المدنيّة والسياسيّة والاقتصاديّة والاجتماعيّة والثقافية والبيئية، الواردة في هذا الباب من الدستور، وفي مقتضياته الأخرى، وكذا في الاتفاقيات والمواثيق الدّولية، كما صادق عليها المغرب، وكل ذلك في نطاق أحكام الدستور وثوابت المملكة وقوانينها.
تسعى الدولة إلى تحقيق مبدأ المناصفة بين الرجال والنّساء.
وتُحدث لهذه الغاية، هيئة للمناصفة ومكافحة كل أشكال التمييز. (الفصل 19)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Cuba
- EnglishCuban citizens have the right to participate in the formation, exercise, and monitoring of the power of the State, for which purpose they may, in accordance with the laws:
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h. Perform public functions or roles,
… (Art. 80) - SpanishLos ciudadanos cubanos tienen derecho a participar en la conformación, ejercicio y control del poder del Estado; en razón a esto pueden, de conformidad con la Constitución y las leyes:
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h) desempeñar funciones y cargos públicos;
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