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Customary Law
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, English
The State pursues the policy of promoting unity and equality among all ethnic groups. All ethnic groups have the right to protect, preserve and promote the fine customs and cultures of their own tribes and of the nation. … (Art. 8)
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lao
ລັດປະຕິບັດນະໂຍບາຍສາມັກຄີ ແລະສະເໝີພາບລະຫວ່າງຊົນເຜົ່າຕ່າງໆ. ທຸກຊົນເຜົ່າລ້ວນແຕ່ມີສິດປົກປັກຮັກສາ, ເສີມຂະຫຍາຍຮີດຄອງປະເພນີ ແລະວັດທະນະທໍາອັນດີງາມຂອງຕົນ ແລະຂອງຊາດ. … (ມາດຕາ 8 (ໃໝ່))
Religious Law
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, English
The State respects and protects all lawful activities of Buddhists and of followers of other religions, [and] mobilises and encourages Buddhist monks and novices as well as the priests of other religions to participate in activities that are beneficial to the country and people. All acts creating division between religions and classes of people are prohibited. (Art. 9)
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lao
ລັດເຄົາລົບ ແລະປົກປ້ອງການເຄື່ອນໄຫວອັນຖືກກົດໝາຍຂອງພຸດທະສາສະ ນິກະຊົນ ແລະສາສະນິກະຊົນອື່ນ. ປຸກລະດົມສົ່ງເສີມພະພິກຂຸສາມະເນນ ແລະນັກບວດຂອງສາສະ ໜາໃຫ້ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມ ໃນການເຄື່ອນໄຫວທີ່ເປັນປະໂຫຍດແກ່ປະເທດຊາດ ແລະປະຊາຊົນ. ຫ້າມທຸກ ການກະທໍາ ທີ່ເປັນການແບ່ງແຍກສາສະໜາ, ແບ່ງແຍກປະຊາຊົນ. (ມາດຕາ 9 (ໃໝ່))
Education
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, English
Lao citizens have the right to receive education and upgrade themselves. (Art. 38)
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lao
ພົນລະເມືອງລາວ ມີສິດໄດ້ຮັບການສຶກສາຮໍ່າຮຽນ, ຍົກສູງຄວາມກ້າວໜ້າ. (ມາດຕາ 38 (ໃໝ່))
Education
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, English
The State attends to developing education and implements compulsory primary education in order to build good citizens with revolutionary competence, knowledge and abilities.
The State and society attend to developing high quality national education, to create opportunities and [favourable] conditions in education for all people throughout the country, especially people in remote areas, ethnic groups, women and disadvantaged children. … (Art. 22)
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lao
ລັດເອົາໃຈໃສ່ປະຕິບັດນະໂຍບາຍພັດທະນາການສຶກສາ, ປະຕິບັດລະບອບ ການສຶກສາຊັ້ນປະຖົມແບບບັງຄັບ ເພື່ອສ້າງຄົນລາວໃຫ້ເປັນພົນລະເມືອງດີ, ມີຄຸນສົມບັດສິນທໍາ ປະຕິວັດ, ມີຄວາມຮູ້ ແລະຄວາມສາມາດ.
ລັດ ແລະທົ່ວສັງຄົມ ຕັ້ງໜ້າພັດທະນາການສຶກສາແຫ່ງຊາດໃຫ້ມີຄຸນນະພາບ, ສ້າງໂອ ກາດ ແລະເງື່ອນໄຂໃຫ້ປະຊາຊົນໄດ້ຮັບການສຶກສາຢ່າງທົ່ວເຖິງ ໂດຍສະເພາະປະຊາຊົນທີ່ຢູ່ເຂດຫ່າງໄກສອກຫຼີກ, ຊົນເຜົ່າ, ແມ່ຍິງ, ເດັກນ້ອຍ ແລະຜູ້ດ້ອຍໂອກາດ. ... (ມາດຕາ 22 (ໃໝ່))
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, English
Citizens of both genders enjoy equal rights in the political, economic, cultural and social fields and in family affairs. (Art. 37)
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lao
ພົນລະເມືອງລາວຍິງຊາຍ ມີສິດເທົ່າທຽມກັນ ໃນດ້ານການເມືອງ, ເສດຖະກິດ, ວັດທະນະທໍາ-ສັງຄົມ ແລະຄອບຄົວ. (ມາດຕາ 37 (ໃໝ່))
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, English
The State pursues the policy of promoting unity and equality among all ethnic groups. All ethnic groups have the right to protect, preserve and promote the fine customs and cultures of their own tribes and of the nation. … (Art. 8)
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lao
ລັດປະຕິບັດນະໂຍບາຍສາມັກຄີ ແລະສະເໝີພາບລະຫວ່າງຊົນເຜົ່າຕ່າງໆ. ທຸກຊົນເຜົ່າລ້ວນແຕ່ມີສິດປົກປັກຮັກສາ, ເສີມຂະຫຍາຍຮີດຄອງປະເພນີ ແລະວັດທະນະທໍາອັນດີງາມຂອງຕົນ ແລະຂອງຊາດ. … (ມາດຕາ 8 (ໃໝ່))
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Equality and Non-Discrimination
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, English
Lao citizens are all equal before the law irrespective of their gender, social status, education, beliefs and ethnic group. (Art. 35)
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lao
ພົນລະເມືອງລາວ ໂດຍບໍ່ຈໍາແນກຍິງຊາຍ, ຖານະທາງດ້ານສັງຄົມ, ລະດັບການສຶກສາ, ຄວາມເຊື່ອຖື ແລະຊົນເຜົ່າ ລ້ວນແຕ່ມີຄວາມສະເໝີພາບຕໍ່ໜ້າກົດໝາຍ. (ມາດຕາ 35 (ໃໝ່))
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, English
The Lao Front for National Construction, the Lao Federation of Trade Unions, the Lao People's Revolutionary Youth Union, the Lao Women's Union and other social organisations are the organs to unite and mobilise all strata of the multi-ethnic people to take part in the tasks of protection and construction of the country; to develop the right of self-determination of the people and to protect the legitimate rights and interests of members of their respective organisations. (Art. 7)
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lao
ແນວລາວສ້າງຊາດ, ສະຫະພັນກໍາມະບານລາວ, ຄະນະຊາວໜຸ່ມປະຊາຊົນປະຕິ ວັດລາວ, ສະຫະພັນແມ່ຍິງລາວ ແລະບັນດາອົງການຈັດຕັ້ງສັງຄົມ ເປັນບ່ອນເຕົ້າໂຮມຄວາມສາ ມັກຄີ ແລະປຸກລະດົມບັນດາຊັ້ນຄົນຂອງທຸກຊົນເຜົ່າເຂົ້າຮ່ວມໃນພາລະກິດປົກປັກຮັກສາ ແລະສ້າງສາປະເທດຊາດ, ເສີມຂະຫຍາຍສິດເປັນເຈົ້າຂອງປະຊາຊົນ, ປົກປັກຮັກສາສິດ ແລະຜົນປະໂຫຍດ ອັນຊອບທໍາຂອງສະມາຊິກໃນອົງການຈັດຕັ້ງຂອງຕົນ. (ມາດຕາ 7 (ໃໝ່))
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, English
Citizens of both genders enjoy equal rights in the political, economic, cultural and social fields and in family affairs. (Art. 37)
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lao
ພົນລະເມືອງລາວຍິງຊາຍ ມີສິດເທົ່າທຽມກັນ ໃນດ້ານການເມືອງ, ເສດຖະກິດ, ວັດທະນະທໍາ-ສັງຄົມ ແລະຄອບຄົວ. (ມາດຕາ 37 (ໃໝ່))
Protection from Violence
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, English
The right of Lao citizens in their bodies, honour and houses are inviolable. … (Art. 42)
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lao
ພົນລະເມືອງລາວມີສິດໂດຍບໍ່ມີໃຜຈະລ່ວງລະເມີດໄດ້ທາງດ້ານຮ່າງກາຍ, ກຽດສັກສີ ແລະເຄຫະສະຖານ. ... (ມາດຕາ 42 (ໃໝ່))