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Minorities
Nepal
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(2) A Village Assembly under clause (1) shall consist of the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the Village Executive, Ward Chairpersons, and four members elected from each ward and Members of the Village Executive elected from Dalit and minority communities pursuant to clause (4) of Article 215.
… (Art. 222) - Nepali…
(२) उपधारा (१) बमोजिमको गाउँ सभामा गाउँ कार्यपालिका अध्यक्ष र उपाध्यक्ष, वडा अध्यक्ष र प्रत्येक वडाबाट निर्वाचित चारजना सदस्य र धारा २१५ को उपधारा (४) बमोजिम दलित वा अल्पसंख्यक समुदायबाट निर्वाचित गाउँ कार्यपालिकाका सदस्य रहनेछन् ।
… (धारा २२२)
Minorities
South Africa
- English(1) The primary objects of the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities are—
(a) to promote respect for the rights of cultural, religious and linguistic communities;
(b) to promote and develop peace, friendship, humanity, tolerance and national unity among cultural, religious and linguistic communities, on the basis of equality, non-discrimination and free association; and
(c) to recommend the establishment or recognition, in accordance with national legislation, of a cultural or other council or councils for a community or communities in South Africa.
(2) The Commission has the power, as regulated by national legislation, necessary to achieve its primary objects, including the power to monitor, investigate, research, educate, lobby, advise and report on issues concerning the rights of cultural, religious and linguistic communities.
… (Sec. 185)
Minorities
Singapore
- English(1) It shall be the responsibility of the Government constantly to care for the interests of the racial and religious minorities in Singapore.
(2) The Government shall exercise its functions in such manner as to recognise the special position of the Malays, who are the indigenous people of Singapore, and accordingly it shall be the responsibility of the Government to protect, safeguard, support, foster and promote their political, educational, religious, economic, social and cultural interests and the Malay language. (Art. 152)
Minorities
Colombia
- EnglishThe Chamber of Representatives will be elected in territorial circumscriptions and special circumscriptions.
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The special circumscriptions will assure the participation in the Chamber of Representatives of the ethnic groups and those Colombians resident abroad. Through these circumscriptions four (4) Representatives will be elected, so distributed: two (2) by the circumscription of the communities of afro-descent, one (1) by the circumscription of the indigenous communities, and one (1) by the international circumscription. In the latter, only the votes cast [depositados] outside of the national territory by citizens resident abroad will be counted.
… (Art. 176) - SpanishLa Cámara de Representantes se elegirá en circunscripciones territoriales y circunscripciones especiales.
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Las circunscripciones especiales asegurarán la participación en la Cámara de Representantes de los grupos étnicos y de los colombianos residentes en el exterior. Mediante estas circunscripciones se elegirán cuatro (4) Representantes, distribuidos así: dos (2) por la circunscripción de las comunidades afrodescendientes, uno (1) por la circunscripción de las comunidades indígenas, y uno (1) por la circunscripción internacional. En esta última, solo se contabilizarán los votos depositados fuera del territorio nacional por ciudadanos residentes en el exterior.
… (Art. 176)
Minorities
Belarus
- EnglishThe State shall bear responsibility for preserving the historic, cultural and spiritual heritage, and for free development of the cultures of all ethnic communities residing in the Republic of Belarus. (Art. 15)
- BelarusianДзяржава адказная за захаванне гісторыка-культурнай і духоўнай спадчыны, свабоднае развіццё культур усіх нацыянальных супольнасцей, якія пражываюць у Рэспубліцы Беларусь. (Артыкул 15)
- RussianГосударство ответственно за сохранение историко-культурного и духовного наследия, свободное развитие культур всех национальных общностей, проживающих в Республике Беларусь. (Статья 15)
Minorities
China
- EnglishThe state gives financial, material and technical assistance to the minority nationalities to accelerate their economic and cultural development.
… (Art. 122) - Chinese国家从财政、物资、技术等方面帮助各少数民族加速发展经济建设和文化建设事业。
… (第一百二十二条)
Minorities
Hungary
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We proclaim that the national minorities living with us form part of the Hungarian political community and are constituent parts of the State.
We commit ourselves to promoting and safeguarding our heritage, our unique language, Hungarian culture and the languages and cultures of national minorities living in Hungary, along with all man-made and natural assets of the Carpathian Basin. ...
… (National Avowal) - Hungarian…
Kinyilvánítjuk, hogy a velünk élő nemzetiségek a magyar politikai közösség részei és államalkotó tényezők.
Vállaljuk, hogy örökségünket, egyedülálló nyelvünket, a magyar kultúrát, a magyarországi nemzetiségek nyelvét és kultúráját, a Kárpát-medence természet adta és ember alkotta értékeit ápoljuk és megóvjuk. ...
… (Nemzeti Hitvallás)
Minorities
Romania
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(3) The right of persons belonging to national minorities to learn their mother tongue, and their right to be educated in this language are guaranteed; the ways to exercise these rights shall be regulated by law.
… (Art. 32) - Romanian…
(3) Dreptul persoanelor aparţinând minorităţilor naţionale de a învăţa limba lor maternă şi dreptul de a putea fi instruite în această limbă sunt garantate; modalităţile de exercitare a acestor drepturi se stabilesc prin lege.
… (Art. 32)
Minorities
Serbia
- EnglishThe National Assembly shall consist of 250 deputies, who are elected on direct elections by secret ballot, in accordance with the Law.
In the National Assembly, equality and representation of different genders and members of national minorities shall be provided, in accordance with Law. (Art. 100) - Serbian CyrillicНародну скупштину чини 250 народних посланика, који се бирају на непосредним изборима, тајним гласањем, у складу са законом.
У Народној скупштини обезбеђују се равноправност и заступљеност полова и представника националних мањина, у складу са законом. (Члан 100)
Minorities
Ukraine
- English… Citizens belonging to national minorities shall be guaranteed, in accordance with law, the right to education in their native language, or to study their native language at the state and communal educational establishments or through national cultural societies. (Art. 53)
- Ukrainian… Громадянам, які належать до національних меншин, відповідно до закону гарантується право на навчання рідною мовою чи на вивчення рідної мови у державних і комунальних навчальних закладах або через національні культурні товариства. (Стаття 53)