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Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishWhereas every person in Dominica is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms, that is to say, the rights whatever his race, place of origins, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, to each and all of the following, namely-
(a) … the protection of the law;
… (Sec. 1)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishConsidering the state tradition of the Serbian people and equality of all citizens and ethnic communities in Serbia,
… (Preamble) - Serbian CyrillicПолазећи од државне традиције српског народа и равноправности свих грађана и етничких заједница у Србији,
... (Preamble)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English1. Discrimination of persons in any form is prohibited and all persons are, under any law, guaranteed equal and effective protection against discrimination on grounds of race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national, ethnic or social origin, disability, property, birth or other status or condition.
2. Legislation may be passed addressing inequalities in society and prohibiting discriminatory practices and the propagation of such practices and may render such practices criminally punishable by the courts. (Sec. 20)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English
We, the National people, firmly resolve that we shall :
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- stalwartly strive for further burgeoning the eternal principles namely justice, liberty, equality and perpetuation of peace and prosperity of the National people;
… (Preamble) - Burmese
ကျွန်ုပ်တို့တိုင်းရင်းသားပြည်သူအပေါင်းတို့သည် -
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- နိုင်ငံတော်၌ တရားမျှတခြင်း၊ လွတ်လပ်ခြင်းနှင့် ညီမျှခြင်းတည်းဟူသော လောကပါလတရားများ ထွန်းကားစေလျက် တိုင်းရင်းသားပြည်သူအများ ငြိမ်းချမ်းသာယာဝပြောရေးကို တည်တံ့ခိုင်မြဲအောင် စဉ်ဆက်မပြတ် ဆောင်ရွက်ထိန်းသိမ်း သွားကြမည်ဟု သန္နိဌာန်ချမှတ်၍လည်းကောင်း၊
... (နိဒါန်း)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishWe, the representatives of the people of Guatemala, … recognizing the family as the primary and fundamental genesis of the spiritual and moral values of the society and the State, as [the one] responsible for promoting the common good, of the consolidation of the regime of legality, security, justice, equality, freedom and peace;
… (Preamble) - SpanishNosotros, los representantes del pueblo de Guatemala, … reconociendo a la familia como génesis primario y fundamental de los valores espirituales y morales de la sociedad y, al Estado, como responsable de la promoción del bien común, de la consolidación del régimen de legalidad, seguridad, justicia, igualdad, libertad y paz;
… (Preámbulo)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishNo act of law or other provision may imply the unfavourable treatment of anyone on grounds of gender, unless the provision forms part of efforts to promote equality between men and women
… (Instrument of Government, Chapter 2, Art. 13) - SwedishLag eller annan föreskrift får inte innebära att någon missgynnas på grund av sitt kön, om inte föreskriften utgör ett led i strävanden att åstadkomma jämställdhet mellan män och kvinnor
... (Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform, 2 kap, 13§)