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Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishThe State shall guarantee the equality of women and men and develop equal opportunities policy. (Art. 15)
- Serbian CyrillicДржава јемчи равноправност жена и мушкараца и развија политику једнаких могућности. (Члан 15)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English(1) The Republic of Sudan is an independent, sovereign, democratic, parliamentary, pluralist, decentralized state, where rights and duties are based on citizenship without discrimination due to race, religion, culture, sex, color, gender, social or economic status, political opinion, disability, regional affiliation or any other cause.
(2) The state respects human dignity. It is founded on justice, equality and diversity and guarantees human rights and fundamental freedoms. (Art. 3) - Arabic1. جمهورية السودان دولة مستقله ذات سيادة، ديمقراطية، برلمانية، تعددية، لامركزية، تقوم فيها الحقوق والواجبات علي اساس المواطنة دون تمييز بسبب العرق او الدين او الثقافة او الجنس او اللون او النوع او الوضع الإجتماعي او الإقتصادي او الرأي السياسي او الإعاقه او الإنتماء الجهوي او غيرها من الاسباب....
2.تلتزم الدوله بإحترام الكرامة الانسانية والتنوع و تؤسس علي العدالة والمساواة وكفالة حقوق الإنسان وحرياتة الاساسية (الماده 4)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
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The Union’s consistent objectives are :
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(e) enhancing the eternal principles of Justice, Liberty and Equality in the Union and;
… (Sec. 6) - Burmese
နိုင်ငံတော်သည် -
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(င) နိုင်ငံတော်၌ တရားမျှတခြင်း၊ လွတ်လပ်ခြင်းနှင့် ညီမျှခြင်းတည်းဟူသော လောကပါလတရားများ ပိုမိုထွန်းကားရေးနှင့်
... (ပုဒ်မ-၆)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English(1) The State shall endeavour to ensure equality of opportunity to all citizens.
(2) The State shall adopt effective measures to remove social and economic inequality between man and man and to ensure the equitable distribution of wealth among citizens, and of opportunities in order to attain a uniform level of economic development throughout the Republic.
(3) The State Shall endeavour to ensure equality of opportunity and participation of women in all spheres of national life. (Art. 19) - Bengali(১) সকল নাগরিকের জন্য সুযোগের সমতা নিশ্চিত করিতে রাষ্ট্র সচেষ্ট হইবেন৷
(২) মানুষে মানুষে সামাজিক ও অর্থনৈতিক অসাম্য বিলোপ করিবার জন্য, নাগরিকদের মধ্যে সম্পদের সুষম বন্টন নিশ্চিত করিবার জন্য এবং প্রজাতন্ত্রের সর্বত্র অর্থনৈতিক উন্নয়নের সমান স্তর অর্জনের উদ্দেশ্যে সুষম সুযোগ-সুবিধাদান নিশ্চিত করিবার জন্য রাষ্ট্র কার্যকর ব্যবস্থা গ্রহণ করিবেন৷
(৩) জাতীয় জীবনের সর্বস্তরে মহিলাদের অংশগ্রহণ ও সুযোগের সমতা রাষ্ট্র নিশ্চিত করিবেন। (অনুচ্ছেদ ১৯)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
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3 It [the Swiss Confederation] shall ensure the greatest possible equality of opportunity among its citizens.
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3 Elle [la Confédération helvétique] veille à garantir une égalité des chances aussi grande que possible.
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3 Sie (Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft) sorgt für eine möglichst grosse Chancengleichheit unter den Bürgerinnen und Bürgern.
… (Art. 2) - Italian…
3 [La Confederazione Svizzera]Provvede ad assicurare quanto possibile pari opportunità ai cittadini.
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Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishWe, the People of Côte d'Ivoire;
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Express our commitment to:
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• promoting equality between men and women;
… (Preamble) - FrenchNous, Peuple de Côte d’Ivoire ;
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Exprimons notre engagement à :
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- promouvoir l’égalité entre les hommes et les femmes ;
… (Préambule)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishIt is recognised and declared that every person in Zambia has been and shall continue to be entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed, sex or marital status, but subject to the limitations contained in this Part3, to each and all of the following, namely:
a. life, liberty, security of the person and the protection of the law;
… (Art. 11)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishThe State recognizes the role of women in nation-building, and shall ensure the fundamental equality before the law of women and men. (Art. II, Sec. 14)
- FilipinoKinikilala ang Estado ang tungkulin ng kababaihan sa pagbuo ng bansa at dapat seguruhin ang saligang pagkakapantay-pantay ng kababaihan at kalalakihan. (Art. II, Seksyon 14)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English
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(5) In this Constitution, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) words importing the masculine gender shall be taken to include females;
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Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English1. Any act of bias [parcialidad] or of discrimination duly substantiated for tribal, ethnic, sexual, religious, social, political or other analogous motives, is punishable or castigated by the Law.
… (Art. 15) - Spanish1. Cualquier acto de parcialidad o de discriminación debidamente constatado por motivos tribales, étnicos, sexo, religiosos, sociales, políticos u otros análogos es punible o castigado por la ley.
… (Art. 15) - French1. Tout acte partial ou discriminatoire dûment constaté fondé sur des motifs ethniques, tribaux, sexistes, religieux, sociaux, politiques ou autres analogues est punissable ou doit être sanctionné par la loi.
… (Art. 15)