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Political Rights and Association
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Regional laws shall remove any hindrances to the full equality of men and women in social, cultural and economic life and promote equal access to elected offices for men and women.
… (Art. 117) - Italian
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Le leggi regionali rimuovono ogni ostacolo che impedisce la piena parità degli uomini e delle donne nella vita sociale, culturale ed economica e promuovono la parità di accesso tra donne e uomini alle cariche elettive.
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Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe enjoyment, and the exercise of the civil and political rights constitute the quality of the citizen. The suspension or the loss of these rights is regulated by the law. (Art. 16)
- FrenchLa jouissance, l'exercice des droits civils et politiques constituent la qualité du citoyen. La suspension et la perte de ces droits sont réglées par la loi. (Art. 16)
Political Rights and Association
- English1. The State shall promote, support and value the development of women, and shall encourage their growing role in society, in all spheres of political, economic, social and cultural life of the country.
2. The State shall recognise and hold in high esteem the participation of women in the national liberation struggle and in the defence of sovereignty and democracy. (Art. 122) - Portuguese1. O Estado promove, apoia e valoriza o desenvolvimento da mulher e incentiva o seu papel crescente na sociedade, em todas as esferas da actividade política, económica, social e cultural do país.
2. O Estado reconhece e valoriza a participação da mulher na luta de libertação nacional, pela defesa da soberania e pela democracia. (Art. 122)
Political Rights and Association
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(2) A person shall be entitled to vote if-
(a) he is a citizen of Pakistan;
(b) he is not less than eighteen years of age;
(c) his name appears on the electoral roll; and
(d) he is not declared by a competent court to be of unsound mind.
… (Art. 51) - Urdu…
(۲) کوئی شخص ووٹ دینے کا حقدار ہو گا اگر،۔۔
(الف) وہ پاکستان کا شہری ہو؛
(ب) وہ عمر میں اٹھارہ سال سے کم نہ ہو؛
(ج) اس کا نام انتخابی فہرست میں موجود ہو؛ اور
(د) اسے کسی با اختیار عدالت نے فاتر العقل قرار نہ دیا ہو۔
…(آرٹیکل ۵۱)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishSuffrage is universal, equal, free and transparent. It may be direct or indirect within the conditions provided for by the law.
All Burundians being already [révolus] eighteen years of age and enjoying their civil and political rights[,] are electors, within the conditions determined by the electoral code. (Art. 8) - KirundiUmunyagihugu wese akwije ibitegekanijwe n’amategeko arafise uburenganzira bwo gutora. Mw’itora nta jwi riruta irindi, kandi umuntu wese atora mu mwiherero, uko ashaka, agatorera ahazwi. Mu gutora, abanyagihugu bashobora kwitorera bo nyene abategetsi canke bagatora ababaserukira mu gutora abo bategetsi nk’uko bitegekanijwe n’Ibwirizwa.
Abarekuriwe gutora hakurikijwe igitabu c’amategeko agenga amatora ni abarundi bose bakwije imyaka cumi n’umunani n’abayirenza kandi atakibakumira mu mabanga y’igihugu. (Ingingo ya 8) - FrenchLe suffrage est universel, égal, secret, libre et transparent. Il peut être direct ou indirect dans les conditions prévues par la loi.
Sont électeurs, dans les conditions déterminées par le code électoral, tous les burundais âgés de dix-huit ans révolus et jouissant de leurs droits civils et politiques. (Art. 8)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of article 58 of this Constitution, a person shall be qualified to be registered as a voter for the election of members of the House of Representatives if, and shall not be qualified to be so registered unless –
(a) he is a citizen of Malta;
(b) he has attained the age of sixteen years; and
(c) he is resident in Malta and has during the eighteen months immediately preceding his registration been a resident for a continuous period of six months or for periods amounting in the aggregate to six months:
Provided that this paragraph shall not apply to a person who is ordinarily resident in Malta but has not been resident in Malta as required by this paragraph by reason of service abroad in the public service, including service in the offices referred to in sub-article (3) of article 124 of this Constitution, or by reason of service abroad in, or as a member of, a disciplined force as defined in article 47 of this Constitution. (Art. 57) - MalteseBla ħsara għad-disposizzjonijiet tal-artikolu 58 ta’ din il-Kostituzzjoni, persuna tkun kwalifikata biex tkun reġistrata bħala elettur għall-elezzjoni ta’ membri tal-Kamra tad-Deputati jekk tkun, u ma tkunx kwalifikata biex tkun hekk reġistrata jekk ma tkunx –
(a) ċittadin ta’ Malta;
(b) għalqet l-età ta’ sittax-il sena; u
(ċ) residenti f’Malta u matul it-tmintax-il xahar minnufih qabel ir-reġistrazzjoni tagħha hekk residenti għal perijodu kontinwu ta’ sitt xhur jew għal perijodi li jammontaw fit-total globali għal sitt xhur:
Iżda dan il-paragrafu ma japplikax għal persuna li tkun ordinarjament tirrisjedi f’Malta iżda ma tkunx tirrisjedi f’Malta kif meħtieġ b’dan il-paragrafu minħabba servizz barra minn Malta fis-servizz pubbliku, magħdud servizz fil-karigi msemmija fis-subartikolu (3) tal-artikolu 124 ta’ din il-Kostituzzjoni, jew minħabba servizz barra minn Malta f’korp, jew bħala membru ta’ korp, dixxiplinat kif imfisser fl-artikolu 47 ta’ din il-Kostituzzjoni. (Art. 57)
Political Rights and Association
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For the case of the functionaries elected by popular vote through closed lists proposed by the political parties under the principle of proportionality, Deputies before the National Assembly, Deputies to the Central American Parliament, Municipal Concejales [Aldermen], Regional Concejales, the lists of candidates must be composed of fifty percent of men and fifty percent of women, ordered in equitable form and presented [in] alternate form; the same ratio of gender must be maintained between proprietary members [proprietarios] and substitutes when they exist [donde los hubiere].
... (Art. 131) - Spanish
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Para el caso de los funcionarios electos mediante el voto popular por listas cerradas propuestas por los partidos políticos bajo el principio de la proporcionalidad, Diputados ante la Asamblea Nacional, Diputados al Parlamento Centroamericano, Concejales Municipales, Consejales Regionales, las listas de candidatos deberán estar integrados por un cincuenta por ciento de hombres y un cincuenta por ciento de mujeres, ordenados de forma equitativa y presentados de forma alterna; igual relación de género deberán mantener entre propietarios y suplentes donde los hubiere.
... (Art. 131)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe prime objectives of the State shall be:
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b) To promote respect for, and the effectiveness of, the personal, economic, social, cultural and political rights of citizens;
… (Art. 10) - PortugueseSão objectivos primordiais do Estado:
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b) Promover o respeito e a efectivação dos direitos pessoais, económicos, sociais, culturais e políticos dos cidadãos;
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Political Rights and Association
- English
In Nicaragua the workers of the cities and of the countryside [campo], women, youth, agricultural producers, artisans, professionals, technicians, intellectuals, artists, religious [persons], the Communities of the Caribbean Coast and the population in general[,] have the right to form organizations, without any discrimination, with the objective of achieving the realization of their aspirations according to their own interests, and to participate in the construction of a new society.
Such organizations will be formed in accordance with the participative and elective will of citizens, [and] will have a social function and may or may not have a partisan character, according to their nature and objectives. (Art. 49) - Spanish
En Nicaragua tienen derecho de constituir organizaciones los trabajadores de la ciudad y del campo, las mujeres, los jóvenes, los productores agropecuarios, los artesanos, los profesionales, los técnicos, los intelectuales, los artistas, los religiosos, las comunidades de la Costa Caribe y los pobladores en general, sin discriminación alguna, con el fin de lograr la realización de sus aspiraciones según sus propios intereses y participar en la construcción de una nueva sociedad.
Estas organizaciones se formarán de acuerdo a la voluntad participativa y electiva de los ciudadanos, tendrán una función social y podrán o no tener carácter partidario, según su naturaleza y fines. (Art. 49)
Political Rights and Association
- English1. Every citizen may form or participate in political organizations recognized by law which encompass the free and plural participation of the citizens in public life.
… (Art. 63) - Portuguese1. Todo o cidadão pode constituir ou participar em organizações políticas reconhecidas por lei que enquadram a participação livre e plural dos cidadãos na vida política.
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