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3.
No citizen shall be entitled to use or enjoy any privilege of any title
of nobility or of social distinction within the territorial limits of the
Republic.
4.
No title or nobility or other social distinction shall be conferred by or
recognised in the Republic.
Additional guarantees are provided under the following legal instruments
which Cyprus has ratified and have superior force to any domestic law except
the Constitution:
(a) The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and
Fundamental Freedoms (ratified by Law 39/62);
(b) The International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of
Racial Discrimination (ratified by Law 12/67);
(c) The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ratified
by Law 14/69);
(d) The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
(ratified by Law 14/69)."
"Belief in God has been firmly rooted in the hearts of our people for
thousands of years and the provision of the Constitution and the law apply to
all Egyptians without distinction,"
Guinea
"Believers of all religious denominations enjoy the same protection.
This explains why all religions have the same air time to propagate their
doctrines and call their congregations together."
"The Constitution of the Republic, in article 30, guarantees the
protection of religious denominations and non-believers, provided they do not
violate law and order or disturb the peace."
Iceland
"These groups are afforded equal protection."
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
"According to the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the
Government is duty-bound to treat non-Muslims including non-believers and free
thinkers etc. in conformity with ethical norms and principles of Islamic
Justice and equity, and to respect their human rights. This principle applies
to all who refrain from engaging in conspiracy or activity against Islam and
the Islamic Republic of Iran. In any case non-believers are not recognized in
the Islamic Republic of Iran."