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Equality and Non-Discrimination
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- English… Equal opportunities ...
including the subject-matter of—
(a) the Equal Pay Act 1970,
(b) the Sex Discrimination Act 1975,
(c) the Race Relations Act 1976, and
(d) the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
(Scotland Act 1998, Schedule 5: Reserved matters, Part II – Specific Reservations, Sec. L2 – Equal Opportunities)8
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Ghana
- English…
(2) Every person in Ghana, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinion, colour, religion, creed or gender shall be entitled to the fundamental human rights and freedoms of the individual contained in this Chapter2 but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest. (Art. 12)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Qatar
- EnglishThe State shall maintain the pillars of the society and ensure security, stability, and equal opportunities for all citizens. (Art. 19)
- Arabicتصون الدّولة دعامات المجتمع، وتكفل الأمن والاستقرار، وتكافؤ الفرص للمواطنين. (المادّة 19)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Colombia
- EnglishThe people of Colombia,
In the exercise of their sovereign power, represented by their delegates to the National Constituent Assembly, invoking the protection of God, and in order to strengthen the unity of the nation and ensure to its members life, peaceful coexistence, work, justice, equality, understanding, freedom, and peace within a legal, democratic, and participatory framework that may guarantee a just political, economic, and social order and committed to promote the integration of the Latin American community, decree, authorize, and promulgate the following:
… (Preamble) - SpanishEl pueblo de Colombia,
en ejercicio de su poder soberano, representado por sus delegatarios a la Asamblea Nacional Constituyente, invocando la protección de Dios, y con el fin de fortalecer la unidad de la Nación y asegurar a sus integrantes la vida, la convivencia, el trabajo, la justicia, la igualdad, el conocimiento, la libertad y la paz, dentro de un marco jurídico, democrático y participativo que garantice un orden político, económico y social justo, y comprometido a impulsar la integración de la comunidad latinoamericana, decreta, sanciona y promulga la siguiente:
… (Preambulo)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
New Zealand
- EnglishThe purpose of this Part11 is to provide that, in general, an act or omission that is inconsistent with the right to freedom from discrimination affirmed by section 19 of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 is in breach of this Part if the act or omission is that of a person or body referred to in section 3 of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. (Human Rights Act 1993, Sec. 20I)12
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Lesotho
- English…
5. In this Constitution unless the context otherwise requires,
a. words and expressions importing the masculine gender include the feminine;
… (Sec. 154)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Timor-Leste
- EnglishThe fundamental objectives of the State shall be:
…
j) To create, promote and guarantee the effective equality of opportunities between women and men. (Sec. 6) - TetumEstadu nia objetivu fundamentál sira maka ne’e:
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j) Hamoris, promove no garante biban no leet ne’ebé hanesan ba ema feto no mane. (Art. 6) - PortugueseO Estado tem como objectivos fundamentais:
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j) Criar, promover e garantir a efectiva igualdade de oportunidades entre a mulher e o homem. (Art. 6)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Dominican Republic
- EnglishThe grammatical genders that are adopted in the wording of the text of this Constitution do not signify, in any way, restriction to the principle of equality of rights of women and men. (Art. 273)
- SpanishLos géneros gramaticales que se adoptan en la redacción del texto de esta Constitución no significan, en modo alguno, restricción al principio de la igualdad de derechos de la mujer y del hombre. (Art. 273)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Tonga
- EnglishThere shall be but one law in Tonga for chiefs and commoners for non-Tongans and Tongans. No laws shall be enacted for one class and not for another class but the law shall be the same for all the people of this land. (Clause 4)
- Tongan‘E taha pe ‘a e lao ‘o Tonga ni ki he hou‘eiki mo e me‘avale ki he fa‘ahinga kakai kotoa pe ‘oku ‘ikai ko e Tonga mo e Tonga. ‘E ‘ikai fokotu‘u ha lao ‘i he fonua ni ki ha fa‘ahinga pea tuku ha fa‘ahinga ka ‘e taha pe mo mamafa tatau pe ki he kakai kotoa pe ‘o e fonua ni. (Kupu 4)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Mauritania
- English…
The Republic assures to all citizens without distinction of origin, of race, of sex, or of social condition, equality before the law.
… (Art. 1) - Arabic…
تضمن الجمهورية لكافة المواطنين المساواة أمام القانون دون تمييز في الأصل أو العرق أو الجنس أو المكانة الاجتماعية.
... (المادّة 1) - French…
La République assure à tous les citoyens sans distinction d’origine, de race, de sexe ou de condition sociale l’égalité devant la loi.
… (Art. 1)