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Indigenous Peoples
Panama
- EnglishTo fulfill the objectives of the Agrarian Policy, the State shall carry out the following activities:
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4. Establish means of communication and transportation to link rural and indigenous communities with centers of storage, distribution and consumption;
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The policy established for the implementation of this Chapter4 shall be applicable to Indian Communities in accordance with scientific methods of cultural changes. (Art. 126) - SpanishPara el cumplimiento de los fines de la política agraria, el Estado desarrollará las siguientes actividades:
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4. Establecer medios de comunicación y transporte para unir las comunidades campesinas e indígena con los centros de almacenamiento, distribución y consumo;
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La política establecida para el desarrollo de este Capítulo será aplicable a las comunidades indígenas de acuerdo con los métodos científicos de cambio cultural. (Art. 126)
Indigenous Peoples
Vanuatu
- English1. The Republic of Vanuatu recognises, that, subject to any restrictions imposed by law on non-citizens and holders of dual citizenship who are not indigenous or naturalised citizens, all persons are entitled to the following fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual without discrimination on the grounds of race, place of origin, religious or traditional beliefs, political opinions, language or sex but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and to the legitimate public interest in defence, safety, public order, welfare and health-
... (Art. 5) - French1) Sous réserve des restrictions que la Loi peut imposer aux non-citoyens et aux détenteurs de la double nationalité qui ne sont pas indigènes ou citoyens naturalisés et dans le respect des droits et libertés d'autrui et de l'intérêt public légitime en matière de défense, de sécurité, d'ordre public, de prospérité et de santé, la République de Vanuatu reconnaît que toute personne, sans distinction de race, lieu d'origine, croyances religieuses ou traditionnelles, opinions politiques, langue ou sexe jouit des droits fondamentaux et les libertés individuelles suivants:
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Indigenous Peoples
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- EnglishNative peoples have the right to participate in politics. The State shall guarantee native representation in the National Assembly and the deliberating organs of federal and local entities with a native population, in accordance with law. (Art. 125)
- SpanishLos pueblos indígenas tienen derecho a la participación política. El Estado garantizará la representación indígena en la Asamblea Nacional y en los cuerpos deliberantes de las entidades federales y locales con población indígena, conforme a la ley. (Art. 125)
Indigenous Peoples
Ethiopia
- English1. Every Nation, Nationality and People in Ethiopia has an unconditional right to self-determination, including the right to secession.
2. Every Nation, Nationality and People in Ethiopia has the right to speak, to write and to develop its own language; to express, to develop and to promote its culture; and to preserve its history.
3. Every Nation, Nationality and People in Ethiopia has the right to a full measure of self-government which includes the right to establish institutions of government in the territory that it inhabits and to equitable representation in state and Federal governments.
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5. A "Nation, Nationality or People" for the purpose of this Constitution, is a group of people who have or share a large measure of a common culture or similar customs, mutual intelligibility of language, belief in a common or related identities, a common psychological make-up, and who inhabit an identifiable, predominantly contiguous territory. (Art. 39) - Amharic1. ማንኛውም የኢትዮጵያ ብሔር፣ ብሔረሰብ፣ ሕዝብ የራሱን ዕድል በራሱ የመወሰን እስከመገንጠል ያለው መብቱ በማናቸውም መልኩ ያለ ገደብ የተጠበቀ ነው፡፡
2. ማንኛውም የኢትዮጵያ ብሔር፣ ብሔረሰብ፣ ሕዝብ በቋንቋው የመናገር፣ የመጻፍ፣ቋንቋውን የማሳደግ እና ባሕሉን የመግለጽ፣ የማዳበርና የማስፋፋት እንዲሁም ታሪኩን የመንከባከብ መብት አለው፡፡
3. ማንኛውም የኢትዮጵያ ብሔር፣ ብሔረሰብ፣ ሕዝብ ራሱን የማስተዳደር ሙሉ መብት አለው፡፡ ይህ መብት ብሔሩ፣ ብሔረሰቡ፣ ሕዝቡ በሰፈረበት መልክዓ ምድር ራሱን የሚያስተዳድርበት መንግሥታዊ ተቋማት የማቋቋም እንዲሁም በክልልና በፌዴራል አስተዳደሮች ውስጥ ሚዛናዊ ውክልና የማግኘት መብትን ያጠቃልላል፡፡
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5. በዚህ ሕገ መንግሥት ውስጥ «ብሔር፣ ብሔረሰብ፣ ሕዝብ» ማለት ከዚህ ቀጥሎ የተገለጸውን ባህርይ የሚያሳይ ማኅበረሰብ ነው፡፡ ሰፋ ያለ የጋራ ጠባይ የሚያንጸባርቅ ባሕል ወይም ተመሳሳይ ልምዶች ያላቸው፣ ሊግባቡት የሚችሉበት የጋራ ቋንቋ ያላቸው፣ የጋራ ወይም የተዛመደ ሕልውና አለን ብለው የሚያምኑ፣የሥነ ልቦና አንድነት ያላቸውና በአብዛኛው በተያያዘ መልክዓ ምድር የሚኖሩ ናቸው፡፡ (አንቀጽ 39)
Indigenous Peoples
South Africa
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(b) a traditional leader of a community observing a system of indigenous law and residing on land within the area of a transitional local council, transitional rural council or transitional representative council, referred to in the Local Government Transition Act, 1993, and who has been identified as set out in section 182 of the previous Constitution, is ex officio entitled to be a member of that council until a Municipal Council replacing that council has been declared elected as a result of the first general election of Municipal Councils after the commencement of the new Constitution.
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Indigenous Peoples
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
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II. The State takes strength from the existence of rural native indigenous cultures, which are custodians of knowledge, wisdom, values, spiritualities and world views.
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II. El Estado asumirá como fortaleza la existencia de culturas indígena originario campesinas, depositarias de saberes, conocimientos, valores, espiritualidades y cosmovisiones.
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Indigenous Peoples
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- EnglishThe government of the rural native indigenous autonomies is exercised through their own norms and forms of organization, with the name that corresponds to each town, nation or community, as established in their statutes and subject to the Constitution and the law. (Art. 296)
- SpanishEl gobierno de las autonomías indígena originario campesinas se ejercerá a través de sus propias normas y formas de organización, con la denominación que corresponda a cada pueblo, nación o comunidad, establecidas en sus estatutos y en sujeción a la Constitución y a la Ley. (Art. 296)
Indigenous Peoples
India
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(2) No citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, descent, place of birth, residence or any of them, be ineligible for, or discriminated against in respect of, any employment or office under the State.
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(4) Nothing in this article shall prevent the State from making any provision for the reservation of appointments or posts in favour of any backward class of citizens which, in the opinion of the State, is not adequately represented in the services under the State.
(4A) Nothing in this article shall prevent the State from making any provision for reservation in matters of promotion, with consequential seniority, to any class or classes of posts in the services under the State in favour of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes which, in the opinion of the State, are not adequately represented in the services under the State.
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(2) राज्य के अधीन किसी नियोजन या पद के संबंध में केवल धर्म, मूलवंश, जाति, लिंग, उद्भव, जन्मस्थान, निवास या इनमें से किसी के आधार पर न तो कोई नागरिक अपात्र होगा और न उससे विभेद किया जाएगा।
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(4) इस अनुच्छेद की कोई बात राज्य को पिछड़े हुए नागरिकों के किसी वर्ग के पक्ष में, जिनका प्रतिनिधित्व राज्य की राय में राज्य के अधीन सेवाओं में पर्याप्त नहीं है, नियुक्तियों या पदों के आरक्षण के लिए उपबंध करने से निवारित नहीं करेगी।
(4क) इस अनुच्छेद की कोई बात राज्य को अनुसूचित जातियों और अनुसूचित जनजातियों के पक्ष में, जिनका प्रतिनिधित्व राज्य की राय में राज्य के अधीन सेवाओं में पर्याप्त नहीं है, राज्य के अधीन सेवाओं में किसी वर्ग या वर्गों के पदों पर, पारिणामिक ज्येष्ठता सहित, प्रोन्नति के मामलों में आरक्षण के लिए उपबंध करने से निवारित नहीं करेगी।
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Indigenous Peoples
Canada
- EnglishIt shall be lawful for the Queen, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate and House of Commons, to make Laws for the Peace, Order, and good Government of Canada, in relation to all Matters not coming within the Classes of Subjects by this Act assigned exclusively to the Legislatures of the Provinces; and for greater Certainty, but not so as to restrict the Generality of the foregoing Terms of this Section, it is hereby declared that (notwithstanding anything in this Act) the exclusive Legislative Authority of the Parliament of Canada extends to all Matters coming within the Classes of Subjects next hereinafter enumerated; that is to say,
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24. Indians, and Lands reserved for the Indians.
… (Constitution Act 1867, Sec. 91) - FrenchIl sera loisible à la Reine, de l’avis et du consentement du Sénat et de la Chambre des Communes, de faire des lois pour la paix, l’ordre et le bon gouvernement du Canada, relativement à toutes les matières ne tombant pas dans les categories de sujets par la présente loi exclusivement assignés aux législatures des provinces; mais, pour plus de garantie, sans toutefois restreindre la généralité des termes ci-haut employés dans le présent article, il est par la présente déclaré que (nonobstant toute disposition contraire énoncée dans la présente loi) l’autorité legislative exclusive du parlement du Canada s’étend à toutes les matières tombant dans les catégories de sujets ci-dessous énumérés, savoir:
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24. Les Indiens et les terres réservées pour les Indiens.
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Indigenous Peoples
Malaysia
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(5) Notwithstanding anything in Article 152, in the State of Sabah or Sarawak a native language in current use in the State may be used in native courts or for any code of native law and custom, and in the case of Sarawak, until otherwise provided by enactment of the Legislature, may be used by a member addressing the Legislative Assembly or any committee thereof. (Art. 161) - Malay…
(5) Walau apa pun apa-apa jua dalam Perkara 152, di dalam Negeri Sabah dan Sarawak sesuatu bahasa ibunda yang pada masa ini digunakan di Negeri itu boleh digunakan di dalam mahkamah anak negeri atau bagi apa-apa kanun undang-undang dan adat anak negeri, dan dalam hal Sarawak, sehingga diperuntukkan selainnya melalui enakmen Badan Perundangan, bahasa ibunda itu boleh digunakan oleh ahli apabila berucap di dalam Dewan Undangan atau mana-mana jawatankuasanya. (Perkara 161)