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Equality and Non-Discrimination
Azerbaijan
- EnglishI. Everyone is equal before the law and the court.
II. Men and women have equal rights and freedoms.
III. Everyone has equal rights and freedoms irrespective of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, origin, property status, social position, convictions, political party, trade union organization and social unity affiliation. Limitations or recognition of rights and freedoms because of race, ethnicity, social status, language, origin, convictions and religion are prohibited.
IV. No one may be harmed, granted advantages or privileges, or deprived from granting advantages and privileges on the basis of the abovementioned grounds.
V. Everyone shall be guaranteed equal rights in any proceeding before state authorities and bearers of public authority that decide on his or her rights and duties.
... (Art. 25) - AzerbaijaniI. Hamı qanun və məhkəmə qarşısında bərabərdir.
II. Kişi ilə qadının eyni hüquqları və azadlıqları vardır.
III. Dövlət irqindən, etnik mənsubiyyətindən, dinindən, dilindən, cinsindən, mənşəyindən, əmlak vəziyyətindən, qulluq mövqeyindən, əqidəsindən, siyasi partiyalara, həmkarlar ittifaqlarına və digər ictimai birliklərə mənsubiyyətindən asılı olmayaraq hər kəsin hüquq və azadlıqlarının bərabərliyinə təminat verir. İnsan və vətəndaş hüquqlarını və azadlıqlarını irqi, etnik, dini, dil, cinsi, mənşəyi, əqidə, siyasi və sosial mənsubiyyətə görə məhdudlaşdırmaq qadağandır.
IV. Heç kəsə bu maddənin III hissəsində göstərilən əsaslara görə zərər vurula bilməz, güzəştlər və ya imtiyazlar verilə bilməz, yaxud güzəştlərin və ya imtiyazların verilməsindən imtina oluna bilməz.
V. Hüquq və vəzifələrlə bağlı qərarlar qəbul edən dövlət orqanları və dövlət hakimiyyəti səlahiyyətlərinin daşıyıcıları ilə münasibətlərdə hər kəsin bərabər hüquqları təmin edilir.
... (Maddə 25)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Syrian Arab Republic
- English…
3. Citizens shall be equal in rights and duties without discrimination among them on grounds of sex, origin, language, religion or creed;
4. The state shall guarantee the principle of equal opportunities among citizens. (Art. 33) - Arabic...
3المواطنون متساوون في الحقوق والواجبات، لا تمييز بينھم في ذلك بسبب الجنس أو الأصل أو اللغة أو الدين أو العقيدة4تكفل الدولة مبدأ تكافؤ الفرص بين المواطني ن(المادّة 33).
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Papua New Guinea
- English(1) Subject to this Constitution, all citizens have the same rights, privileges, obligations and duties irrespective of race, tribe, place of origin, political opinion, colour, creed, religion or sex.
(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent the making of laws for the special benefit, welfare, protection or advancement of females, children and young persons, members of under-privileged or less advanced groups or residents of less advanced areas.
(3) Subsection (1) does not affect the operation of a pre-Independence law. (Sec. 55)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Togo
- EnglishThe Togolese Republic assures the equality before the law of all citizens without distinction of origin, of race, of sex, of social condition or of religion. … (Art. 2)
- FrenchLa République Togolaise assure l’égalité devant la loi de tous les citoyens sans distinction d’origine, de race, de sexe, de condition sociale ou de religion. … (Art. 2)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Uzbekistan
- EnglishWomen and men shall have equal rights. (Art. 46)
- UzbekXotin-qizlar va erkaklar teng huquqlidirlar. (46-modda)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- EnglishAll Congolese have the duty to respect and to treat their fellow citizens without any discrimination and to maintain relations with them that permit the safeguarding, the promotion, and the strengthening of the national unity, and of reciprocal respect and tolerance.
… (Art. 66) - FrenchTout Congolais a le devoir de respecter et de traiter ses concitoyens sans discrimination aucune et d’entretenir avec eux des relations qui permettent de sauvegarder, de promouvoir et de renforcer l’unité nationale, le respect et la tolérance réciproques.
… (Art. 66)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Angola
- EnglishWe, the people of Angola, …
Armed with a culture of tolerance and profoundly committed to reconciliation, equality, justice and development;
Having decided to build a society based on equal opportunities, commitment, fraternity and unity in diversity;
Determined to build together a just and progressive society that respects life, equality, diversity and human dignity;
… (Preamble) - PortugueseNós, o Povo de Angola, …
Revestidos de uma cultura de tolerância e profundamente comprometidos com a reconciliação, a igualdade, a justiça e o desenvolvimento;
Decididos a construir uma sociedade fundada na equidade de oportunidades, no compromisso, na fraternidade e na unidade na diversidade;
Determinados a edificar, todos juntos, uma sociedade justa e de progresso que respeita a vida, a igualdade, a diversidade e a dignidade das pessoas;
… (Preâmbulo)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Zimbabwe
- English(1) Zimbabwe is founded on respect for the following values and principles—
…
(f) recognition of the equality of all human beings;
(g) gender equality;
… (Sec. 3)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- English…
4. The enjoyment of the rights and freedoms provided for in this Article or in the international agreements listed in Annex I to this Constitution shall be secured to all persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina without discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a national minority, property, birth or other status.
… (Art. II) - Bosnian…
4. Uživanje prava i sloboda, predviđenih u ovom članu ili u međunarodnim sporazumima navedenim u Aneksu I ovog Ustava, osigurano je svim licima u Bosni i Hercegovini bez diskriminacije po bilo kojem osnovu kao što je pol, rasa, boja, jezik, vjera, političko i drugo mišljenje, nacionalno ili socijalno porijeklo, povezanost sa nacionalnom manjinom, imovina, rođenje ili drugi status.
… (Član II) - Croatian…
4. Uživanje prava i sloboda predviđenih ovim člankom ili u međunarodnim sporazumima navedenim u Aneksu I ovom Ustavu, osigurano je za sve osobe u Bosni i Hercegovini bez diskriminacije po bilo kojoj osnovi kao što je spol, rasa, boja, jezik, vjera, političko ili drugo uvjerenje, nacionalno ili društveno podrijetlo, vezivanje za neku nacionalnu manjinu, imovina, rođenje ili drugi status.
… (Članak II) - Serbian…
4. Уживање права и слобода, предвиђених овим чланом или међународним споразумима наведеним у Анексу I овог Устава, обезбеђено је свим лицима у Босни и Херцеговини без дискриминације по било којој основи као што су пол, раса, боја, језик, вјероисповијест, политичко или друго мишљење, национално и социјално поријекло или повезаност са националном мањином, имовина, рођење или други статус.
… (Члан II)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Eswatini
- English(1) All persons are equal before and under the law in all spheres of political, economic, social and cultural life and in every other respect and shall enjoy equal protection of the law.
(2) For the avoidance of any doubt, a person shall not be discriminated against on the grounds of gender, race, colour, ethnic origin, tribe, birth, creed or religion, or social or economic standing, political opinion, age or disability.
(3) For the purposes of this section, “discriminate” means to give different treatment to different persons attributable only or mainly to their respective descriptions by gender, race, colour, ethnic origin, birth, tribe, creed or religion, or social or economic standing, political opinion, age or disability.
(4) Subject to the provisions of subsection (5) Parliament shall not be competent to enact a law that is discriminatory either of itself or in its effect.
(5) Nothing in this section shall prevent Parliament from enacting laws that are necessary for implementing policies and programmes aimed at redressing social, economic or educational or other imbalances in society. (Sec. 20)