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Affirmative Action (Broadly)
Namibia
- EnglishThe State shall actively promote and maintain the welfare of the people by adopting, inter alia, policies aimed at the following:
(a) enactment of legislation to ensure equality of opportunity for women, to enable them to participate fully in all spheres of Namibian society;
… (Art. 95)
Affirmative Action (Broadly)
Burundi
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The procedures of recruitment and appointment in the judicial corps submit [obéissant] imperatively to the concern [souci] to promote regional [and] ethnic equilibrium and the equilibrium of genders.
The Magistrature includes at most 60% of Hutu and at most 40% of Tutsi. A minimum of 30% of women is assured. (Art. 213) - Kirundi…
Mu gutanga akazi no mu kugena abayobozi mu rwego rw’abacamanza, hategerezwa gucungerwa ko hitwararitswe kunganisha intara, ubwoko, n’ibitsina.
Urwego rw'abacamanza rugizwe n'ibice bitarenga 60% vy'Abahutu n'ibice bitarenga 40% vy'Abatutsi Hategerezwa kubamwo n'imiburiburi ibice 30% vy'abagore. (Ingingo ya 213) - French…
Les procédures de recrutement et nomination dans le corps judiciaire obéissent impérativement au souci de promouvoir l’équilibre régional, ethnique et l’équilibre entre genres.
La magistrature comprend au plus 60% de Hutu et au plus 40% de Tutsi. Il est assuré un minimum de 30% de femmes. (Art. 213)
Affirmative Action (Broadly)
Zimbabwe
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(3) Members must be appointed or elected to the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders as soon as possible after the beginning of the first session of each Parliament, and they must be selected so that the committee reflects as nearly as possible the political and gender composition of the combined Houses of Parliament.
… (Sec. 151)
Affirmative Action (Broadly)
Burkina Faso
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The law establishes the rules concerning:
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- the promotion of gender;
… (Art. 101) - French
La loi fixe les règles concernant:
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- la promotion du genre;
… (Art. 101)
Affirmative Action (Broadly)
Uganda
- English1. Women shall be accorded full and equal dignity of the person with men.
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5. Without prejudice to article 32 of this Constitution, women shall have the right to affirmative action for the purpose of redressing the imbalances created by history, tradition or custom. (Art. 33)
Affirmative Action (Broadly)
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)
Affirmative Action (Broadly)
South Sudan
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6. There shall be a substantial representation of women in the Judiciary having regard to competence, integrity, credibility and impartiality.
… (Art. 122)
Affirmative Action (Broadly)
Zimbabwe
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(4) In appointing Ministers and Deputy Ministers, the President must be guided by considerations of regional and gender balance.
… (Sec. 104)
Affirmative Action (Broadly)
Côte d’Ivoire
- EnglishWe, the People of Côte d'Ivoire;
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Express our commitment to:
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• promoting equality between men and women;
… (Preamble) - FrenchNous, Peuple de Côte d’Ivoire ;
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Exprimons notre engagement à :
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- promouvoir l’égalité entre les hommes et les femmes ;
… (Préambule)
Affirmative Action (Broadly)
Mauritius
- English1. Subject to subsections (4), (5) and (7), no law shall make any provision that is discriminatory either of itself or in its effect.
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3. In this section, 'discriminatory" means affording different treatment to different persons attributable wholly or mainly to their respective descriptions by race, caste, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex whereby persons of one such description are subjected to disabilities or restrictions to which persons of another such description are not made subject or are accorded privileges or advantages that are not accorded to persons of another such description.
4. Subsection (1) shall not apply to any law so far as that law makes provision –
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aa. for a minimum number of candidates for election to local authorities to be of a particular sex, with a view to ensuring adequate representation of each sex on a local authority;
ab. for a minimum number of candidates for election to the Rodrigues Regional Assembly to be of a particular sex, with a view to ensuring adequate representation of each sex in the Rodrigues Regional Assembly;
… (Sec. 16)