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Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English(1) All persons shall be equal before the law.
(2) No persons may be discriminated against on the grounds of sex, race, colour, ethnic origin, religion, creed or social or economic status. (Art. 10)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishReserving to all Archbishops, Bishops, Abbots, Priors, Templars, Hospitallers, Earls, Barons, and all Persons, as well Spiritual as Temporal, all their free Liberties and free Customs, which they have had in time passed. And all these Customs and Liberties aforesaid, which We have granted to be holden within this our Realm, as much as appertaineth to Us and our Heirs, we shall observe; and all Men of this our Realm, as well Spiritual as Temporal, as much as in them is, shall observe the same against all Persons, in like wise.
… (Magna Carta, Closing Text: General Saving. Observance of these Liberties. Subsidy, in respect of this Charter and Charter of the Forest)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English
The unconditional equality of all Nicaraguans in the enjoyment of political rights[,] is established; in the exercise of them and in the fulfillment of their duties and responsibilities, [there] exists absolute equality between the man and the woman.
It is the obligation of the State to eliminate the obstacles that impede the actuality [hecho] of equality among Nicaraguans and their effective participation in the political, economic and social life of the country. (Art. 48) - Spanish
Se establece la igualdad incondicional de todos los nicaragüenses en el goce de sus derechos políticos; en el ejercicio de los mismos y en el cumplimiento de sus deberes y responsabilidades, existe igualdad absoluta entre el hombre y la mujer.
Es obligación del Estado eliminar los obstáculos que impidan de hecho la igualdad entre los nicaragüenses y su participación efectiva en la vida política, económica y social del país. (Art. 48)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishThe State recognizes the role of women in nation-building, and shall ensure the fundamental equality before the law of women and men. (Art. II, Sec. 14)
- FilipinoKinikilala ang Estado ang tungkulin ng kababaihan sa pagbuo ng bansa at dapat seguruhin ang saligang pagkakapantay-pantay ng kababaihan at kalalakihan. (Art. II, Seksyon 14)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English
Every Rwandan has the duty to respect and consider his or her fellow beings without discrimination, and to maintain relations aimed at safeguarding, promoting and reinforcing mutual respect, solidarity and tolerance. (Art. 46)
- Kinyarwanda
Umunyarwanda wese afite inshingano zo kubaha no kutagira uwo avangura, no kugirana na bagenzi be imibanire igamije kubumbatira, guharanira no gushimangira ubwubahane, ubufatanye n’ubworoherane hagati yabo. (Ingingo ya 46)
- French
Tout Rwandais a le devoir de respecter et de considérer ses semblables sans discrimination aucune et d’entretenir avec eux des relations qui permettent de sauvegarder, de promouvoir et de renforcer le respect, la solidarité et la tolérance réciproques. (Art. 46)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English
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(5) In this Constitution, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) words importing the masculine gender shall be taken to include females;
… (Art. 81)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- EnglishWE, THE PEOPLE OF SURINAME, …
assured of the will to determine our economic, social and cultural development in full freedom convinced of our duty to honor and to guarantee the principles of freedom, equality and democracy as well as the fundamental rights and freedoms of man, … (Preamble) - DutchWIJ, HET VOLK VAN SURINAME, …
bewust van de wil, onze economische, sociale en culturele ontwikkeling in volle vrijheid zelf te bepalen, overtuigd van onze plicht de principes van vrijheid, gelijkheid en democratie alsmede de fundamentele rechten en vrijheden van de mens te eerbiedigen en te waarborgen, ... (Preambule)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English
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All human beings are equal before the law. Men and Women are equal in right [droit].
The law promotes [favorise] the equal access of women and men to the mandates and functions.
There is in Senegal no constraint [sujet], or privilege arising from birth, from person or from family. (Art. 7) - French
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Tous les êtres humains sont égaux devant la loi. Les hommes et les femmes sont égaux en droit.
La loi favorise l’égal accès des femmes et des hommes aux mandats et fonctions.
Il n'y a au Sénégal ni sujet, ni privilège de lieu de naissance, de personne ou de famille. (Art. 7)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English
(1) For the purposes of this Act, the prohibited grounds of discrimination are—
(a) sex, which includes pregnancy and childbirth;
(b) marital status, which means being—
(i) single; or
(ii) married, in a civil union, or in a de facto relationship; or
(iii) the surviving spouse of a marriage or the surviving partner of a civil union or de facto relationship; or
(iv) separated from a spouse or civil union partner; or
(v) a party to a marriage or civil union that is now dissolved, or to a de facto relationship that is now ended:
(c) religious belief:
(d) ethical belief, which means the lack of a religious belief, whether in respect of a particular religion or religions or all religions:
(e) colour:
(f) race:
(g) ethnic or national origins, which includes nationality or citizenship:
(h) disability, which means—
(i) physical disability or impairment:
(ii) physical illness:
(iii) psychiatric illness:
(iv) intellectual or psychological disability or impairment:
(v) any other loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological, or anatomical structure or function:
(vi) reliance on a disability assist dog, wheelchair, or other remedial means:
(vii) the presence in the body of organisms capable of causing illness:
(i) age, which means,—
(i) for the purposes of sections 22 to 41 and section 70 and in relation to any different treatment based on age that occurs in the period beginning with 1 February 1994 and ending with the close of 31 January 1999, any age commencing with the age of 16 years and ending with the date on which persons of the age of the person whose age is in issue qualify for national superannuation under section 7 of the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 (irrespective of whether or not the particular person qualifies for national superannuation at that age or any other age):
(ii) for the purposes of sections 22 to 41 and section 70 and in relation to any different treatment based on age that occurs on or after 1 February 1999, any age commencing with the age of 16 years:
(iii) for the purposes of any other provision of Part 2, any age commencing with the age of 16 years:
(j) political opinion, which includes the lack of a particular political opinion or any political opinion:
(k) employment status, which means—
(i) being unemployed; or
(ii) being a recipient of a benefit as defined in Schedule 2 of the Social Security Act 2018 or an entitlement under the Accident Compensation Act 2001:
(l) family status, which means—
(i) having the responsibility for part-time care or full-time care of children or other dependants; or
(ii) having no responsibility for the care of children or other dependants; or
(iii) being married to, or being in a civil union or de facto relationship with, a particular person; or
(iv) being a relative of a particular person:
(m) sexual orientation, which means a heterosexual, homosexual, lesbian, or bisexual orientation.
(2) Each of the grounds specified in subsection (1) is a prohibited ground of discrimination, for the purposes of this Act, if—
(a) it pertains to a person or to a relative or associate of a person; and
(b) it either—
(i) currently exists or has in the past existed; or
(ii) is suspected or assumed or believed to exist or to have existed by the person alleged to have discriminated. (Human Rights Act 1993, Sec. 21)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
- English… No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. (Amendment XIV, Sec. 1)