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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- English(1) There is a single Public Service Commission for the Republic.
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(10) A commissioner is appointed for a term of five years, which is renewable for one additional term only, and must be a woman or a man who is –
(a) a South African citizen; and
(b) a fit and proper person with knowledge of, or experience in, administration, management or the provision of public services.
… (Sec. 196)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishAll citizens have the right to participate freely in public affairs, either directly or through their elected representatives.
The participation of the people in forming, carrying out and controlling the management of public affairs is the necessary way of achieving the involvement to ensure their complete development, both individual and collective. It is the obligation of the State and the duty of society to facilitate the generation of optimum conditions for putting this into practice. (Art. 62) - SpanishTodos los ciudadanos y ciudadanas tienen el derecho de participar libremente en los asuntos públicos, directamente o por medio de sus representantes elegidos o elegidas.
La participación del pueblo en la formación, ejecución y control de la gestión pública es el medio necesario para lograr el protagonismo que garantice su completo desarrollo, tanto individual como colectivo. Es obligación del Estado y deber de la sociedad facilitar la generación de las condiciones más favorables para su práctica. (Art. 62)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- English... Equality of the rights of women and men shall be ensured by providing women with opportunities equal to those of men in public, political and cultural activities, in obtaining education and in professional training, in work and remuneration for it; by taking special measures for the protection of work and health of women; by establishing pension privileges; by creating conditions that make it possible for women to combine work and motherhood; by adopting legal protection, material and moral support of motherhood and childhood, including the provision of paid leave and other privileges to pregnant women and mothers. (Art. 24)
- Ukrainian... Рівність прав жінки і чоловіка забезпечується: наданням жінкам рівних з чоловіками можливостей у громадсько-політичній і культурній діяльності, у здобутті освіти і професійній підготовці, у праці та винагороді за неї; спеціальними заходами щодо охорони праці і здоров'я жінок, встановленням пенсійних пільг; створенням умов, які дають жінкам можливість поєднувати працю з материнством; правовим захистом, матеріальною і моральною підтримкою материнства і дитинства, включаючи надання оплачуваних відпусток та інших пільг вагітним жінкам і матерям. (Стаття 24)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishKhmer citizens of both sexes have the right to participate actively in the political, economic, social and cultural life of the nation.
… (Art. 35) - Khmerប្រជាពលដ្ឋខ្មែរទាំងពីរភេទ មានសិទ្ធិចូលរួមយ៉ាងសកម្ម ក្នុងជីវភាពនយោបាយ សេដ្ឋកិច្ច សង្គមកិច្ច និងវប្បធម៌របស់ប្រទេសជាតិ។
... (មាត្រា ៣៥)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishIn order to attain the objectives specified in Article 2, the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has the duty of directing all its resources to the following goals:
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8. the participation of the entire people in determining their political, economic, social, and cultural destiny;
… (Art. 3) - Persianدولت جمهوری اسلامی ایران موظف است برای نیل به اهداف مذکور در اصل دوم، همه امکانات خود را برای امور زیر به کار برد:
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8- مشارکت عامه مردم در تعیین سرنوشت سیاسی، اقتصادی، اجتماعی و فرهنگی خویش.
… (اصل 3)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- English
1. Citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall have the right to participate in the government of the state’s affairs directly and through their representatives, to address personally as well as to direct individual and collective appeals to public and local self-administrative bodies.
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4. Citizens of the Republic shall have an equal right to serve in a public office. The requirements for candidates for public offices shall be conditioned only by the character of the duties of the office and shall be established by law. (Art. 33) - Kazak
1. Қазақстан Республикасы азаматтарының тікелей және өз өкілдері арқылы мемлекет ісін басқаруға қатысуға, мемлекеттік органдар мен жергілікті өзін-өзі басқару органдарына тікелей өзі жүгінуге, сондай-ақ жеке және ұжымдық өтініштер жолдауға құқығы бар.
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4. Республика азаматтарының мемлекеттiк қызметке кiруге тең құқығы бар. Мемлекеттiк қызметшi лауазымына кандидатқа қойылатын талаптар лауазымдық мiндеттердiң сипатына ғана байланысты болады және заңмен белгiленедi. (33-бап)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- English1. Every citizen shall have the right to take part in political life and the direction of public affairs, either directly or via freely elected representatives, and to be informed of the actions of the state and the management of public affairs, under the terms of the Constitution and by law.
… (Art. 52) - Portuguese1. Todo o cidadão tem o direito de participar na vida política e na direcção dos assuntos públicos, directamente ou por intermédio de representantes livremente eleitos, e de ser informado sobre os actos do Estado e a gestão dos assuntos públicos, nos termos da Constituição e da lei.
... (Art. 52)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishCitizens shall enjoy equal opportunity in carrying out the following functions :
(a) public employment;
… (Sec. 349) - Burmeseနိုင်ငံသားများသည် အောက်ပါလုပ်ငန်းများကို လုပ်ကိုင်ဆောင်ရွက်ရာတွင် တူညီသော အခွင့်အလမ်းရရှိစေရမည် -
(က) ပြည်သူဝန်ထမ်း တာဝန်ထမ်းဆောင်မှု၊
... (ပုဒ်မ-၃၄၉)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishThe following shall be the fundamental tasks of the State:
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d) To guarantee political democracy and the democratic participation of all citizens in the organization of political power and in all other aspects of political and national social life;
e) To promote the well-being and quality of life of the Cabo Verdean people, especially the neediest, and to remove, in a progressive fashion, economic, social, cultural and political obstacles that hinder true equality of opportunity among citizens, especially factors of discrimination against women in the family and in the society;
… (Art. 7) - PortugueseSão tarefas fundamentais do Estado:
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d) Garantir a democracia política e a participação democrática dos cidadãos na organização do poder político e nos demais aspectos da vida política e social nacional;
e) Promover o bem estar e a qualidade de vida do povo cabo-verdiano, designadamente dos mais carenciados, e remover progressivamente os obstáculos de natureza económica, social, cultural e política que impedem a real igualdade de oportunidades entre os cidadãos, especialmente os factores de discriminação da mulher na família e na sociedade;
… (Art. 7)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- 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)