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Political Rights and Association
Kyrgyzstan
- EnglishEveryone shall have the right of freedom of association. (Art. 35)
- RussianКаждый имеет право на свободу объединения. (Статья 35)
- KyrgyzАр ким биригүү эркиндигине укуктуу. (35-берене)
Political Rights and Association
South Sudan
- English...
3. Women shall have the right to participate equally with men in public life.
4. All levels of government shall:
a. promote women participation in public life and their representation in the legislative and executive organs by at least twenty-five per cent4 as an affirmative action to redress imbalances created by history, customs, and traditions;
… (Art. 16)
Political Rights and Association
Colombia
- EnglishThe quality of [being] in full exercise of citizenship [ciudadano en ejercicio] is a prior and indispensable condition for exercising the right of suffrage, to be elected and to perform public responsibilities [cargos] which have authority or jurisdiction attached [to them]. (Art. 99)
- SpanishLa calidad de ciudadano en ejercicio es condición previa e indispensable para ejercer el derecho de sufragio, para ser elegido y para desempeñar cargos públicos que lleven anexa autoridad o jurisdicción. (Art. 99)
Political Rights and Association
Hungary
- English…
(2) Everyone shall have the right to establish and join associations.
… (Freedom and Responsibility, Art. VIII) - Hungarian…
(2) Mindenkinek joga van szervezeteket létrehozni, és joga van szervezetekhez csatlakozni.
… (Szabadság és Felelősség, VIII. cikk)
Political Rights and Association
Congo
- EnglishAny Congolese citizen, without exclusion, who fulfills the conditions of eligibility, may present a candidature [faire acte de candidature] to the elective public functions specified by this Constitution. (Art. 245)
- FrenchTout citoyen congolais, sans exclusive, qui remplit les conditions d’éligibilité, peut faire acte de candidature aux fonctions publiques électives prévues par la présente Constitution. (Art. 245)
Political Rights and Association
Myanmar
- English
(a) Every citizen shall have the right to elect and be elected in accord with the law.
... (Sec. 38) - Burmese
(က) နိုင်ငံသားတိုင်းသည် ဥပဒေနှင့်အညီ ရွေးကောက်တင်မြှောက်ခွင့် နှင့် ရွေးကောက် တင်မြှောက်ခံပိုင်ခွင့်ရှိသည်၊
... (ပုဒ်မ-၃၈)
Political Rights and Association
Uganda
- English…
4. Women shall have the right to equal treatment with men and that right shall include equal opportunities in political, economic and social activities.
… (Art. 33)
Political Rights and Association
Dominica
- English…
(2) (a) Every Commonwealth citizen of the age of eighteen years or upwards who possesses such qualifications relating to residence or domicile in Dominica as Parliament may prescribe shall, unless he is disqualified by Parliament from registration as a voter for the purpose of electing Representatives, be entitled to be registered as such a voter in accordance with the provisions of any law in that behalf, and no other person may be so registered.
(b) Every person who is registered as aforesaid in any constituency shall, unless he is disqualified by Parliament from voting in that constituency in any election of Representatives, be entitled so to vote, in accordance with the provisions of any law in that behalf, and no other person may so vote.
… (Sec. 33)
Political Rights and Association
Latvia
- EnglishEvery citizen of Latvia has the right, as provided for by law, to participate in the work of the State and of local government, and to hold a position in the civil service.
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Every citizen of the European Union who permanently resides in Latvia has the right, as provided by law, to participate in the work of local governments.
... (Art. 101) - LatvianIkvienam Latvijas pilsonim ir tiesības likumā paredzētajā veidā piedalīties valsts un pašvaldību darbībā, kā arī pildīt valsts dienestu.
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Ikvienam Eiropas Savienības pilsonim, kas pastāvīgi uzturas Latvijā, ir tiesības likumā paredzētajā veidā piedalīties pašvaldību darbībā.
... (Art. 101)
Political Rights and Association
Egypt
- EnglishAll citizens shall have the right to form non-governmental associations and foundations on democratic basis, which shall acquire legal personality upon notification.
… (Art. 75) - Arabicللمواطنين حق تكوين الجمعيات والمؤسسات الأهلية على أساس ديمقراطى، وتكون لها الشخصية الاعتبارية بمجرد الإخطار.
... (المادّة 75)