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Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishI. Every human being, without distinction, has legal status and capacity under the law and enjoys the rights recognized in this Constitution.
II. The State prohibits and punishes all forms of discrimination based on sex, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, origin, culture, nationality, citizenship, language, religious belief, ideology, political affiliation or philosophy, civil status, economic or social condition, type of occupation, level of education, disability, pregnancy, and any other discrimination that attempts to or results in the annulment of or harm to the equal recognition, enjoyment or exercise of the rights of all people.
III. The State guarantees everyone and all collectives, without discrimination, the free and effective exercise of the rights established in this Constitution, the laws and international human rights treaties.
… (Art. 14) - SpanishI. Todo ser humano tiene personalidad y capacidad jurídica con arreglo a las leyes y goza de los derechos reconocidos por esta Constitución, sin distinción alguna.
II. El Estado prohíbe y sanciona toda forma de discriminación fundada en razón de sexo, color, edad, orientación sexual, identidad de género, origen, cultura, nacionalidad, ciudadanía, idioma, credo religioso, ideología, filiación política o filosófica, estado civil, condición económica o social, tipo de ocupación, grado de instrucción, discapacidad, embarazo, u otras que tengan por objetivo o resultado anular o menoscabar el reconocimiento, goce o ejercicio, en condiciones de igualdad, de los derechos de toda persona.
III. El Estado garantiza a todas las personas y colectividades, sin discriminación alguna, el libre y eficaz ejercicio de los derechos establecidos en esta Constitución, las leyes y los tratados internacionales de derechos humanos.
… (Art. 14)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishJustice, freedom and equality are the pillars of society; and cooperation and compassion are the firm link binding all citizens. (Art. 7)
- Arabicالعدل والحرية والمساواة دعامات المجتمع ، والتعاون والتراحم صلة وثقى بين المواطنين. (المادّة 7)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishMen and women are equal before the law in all aspects of political, economic, social and cultural life. (Art. 25)
- PortugueseO homem e a mulher são iguais perante a lei em todos os domínios da vida política, económica, social e cultural. (Art. 25)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishWe, the multinational people of the Russian Federation,
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proceeding from universally acknowledged principles of equality and self-determination of peoples, … (Preamble) - RussianМы, многонациональный народ Российской Федерации,
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исходя из общепризнанных принципов равноправия и самоопределения народов, ... (Преамбула)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishWomen and men have equal rights and responsibilities in the economic, political, cultural, occupational, social, and familial domains, as well as in any other domain. The State guarantees that both will be offered the same opportunities and possibilities.
… (Art. 43) - SpanishLa mujer y el hombre tienen iguales derechos y responsabilidades en lo económico, político, cultural, laboral, social, familiar y en cualquier otro ámbito. El Estado garantiza que se ofrezcan a ambos las mismas oportunidades y posibilidades.
… (Art. 43)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English
(a) Every citizen shall enjoy the right of equality, the right of liberty and the right of justice, as prescribed in this Constitution.
… (Sec. 21) - Burmese
(က) နိုင်ငံသားတိုင်းသည် ဤဖွဲ့စည်းပုံအခြေခံဥပဒေတွင် သတ်မှတ်ပြဌာန်းထားသည့် တန်းတူညီမျှအခွင့်အရေး၊ လွတ်လပ်မှုအခွင့်အရေး၊ တရားမျှတမှု အခွင့်အရေးတို့ ခံစားခွင့်ရှိသည်၊
... (ပုဒ်မ-၂၁)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English…
2. The State shall take all necessary measures for the realization of the right to development. Such measures shall include, amongst other things, equality of opportunity for all … (Sec. 30)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English1 Every person is equal before the law.
2 No one may be discriminated against, in particular on grounds of origin, race, gender, age, language, social position, way of life, religious, ideological, or political convictions, or because of a physical, mental or psychological disability.
3 Men and women have equal rights. The law shall ensure their equality, both in law and in practice, most particularly in the family, in education, and in the workplace.
… (Art. 8) - French1 Tous les êtres humains sont égaux devant la loi.
2 Nul ne doit subir de discrimination du fait notamment de son origine, de sa race, de son sexe, de son âge, de sa langue, de sa situation sociale, de son mode de vie, de ses convictions religieuses, philosophiques ou politiques ni du fait d’une déficience corporelle, mentale ou psychique.
3 L’homme et la femme sont égaux en droit. La loi pourvoit à l’égalité de droit et de fait, en particulier dans les domaines de la famille, de la formation et du travail.
… (Art. 8) - German1 Alle Menschen sind vor dem Gesetz gleich.
2 Niemand darf diskriminiert werden, namentlich nicht wegen der Herkunft, der Rasse, des Geschlechts, des Alters, der Sprache, der sozialen Stellung, der Lebensform, der religiösen, weltanschaulichen oder politischen Überzeugung oder wegen einer körperlichen, geistigen oder psychischen Behinderung.
3 Mann und Frau sind gleichberechtigt. Das Gesetz sorgt für ihre rechtliche und tatsächliche Gleichstellung, vor allem in Familie, Ausbildung und Arbeit.
… (Art. 8) - Italian1 Tutti sono uguali davanti alla legge.
2 Nessuno può essere discriminato, in particolare a causa dell’origine, della razza, del sesso, dell’età, della lingua, della posizione sociale, del modo di vita, delle convinzioni religiose, filosofiche o politiche, e di menomazioni fisiche, mentali o psichiche.
3 Uomo e donna hanno uguali diritti. La legge ne assicura l’uguaglianza, di diritto e di fatto, in particolare per quanto concerne la famiglia, l’istruzione e il lavoro.
… (Art. 8)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishWE, THE GUYANESE PEOPLE,
… proclaim this Constitution in order to:
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Celebrate our cultural and racial diversity and strengthen our unity by eliminating any and every form of discrimination;
… (Preamble)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishIn the Constitution,--
(a) words importing the masculine gender shall be taken to include females;
… (Art. 263) - Urduاس دستور میں،--
(الف) وہ الفاظ جن سے صیغہ مذکر کا مفہوم نکلتا ہو، صیغہ مونث پر بھی حاوی سمجھے جائیں گے؛
... (آرٹیکل ۲۶۳)