2. States Parties shall prohibit all discrimination on the basis of disability and guarantee to persons with disabilities equal and effective legal protection against discrimination on all grounds.

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(h) Recognizing also that discrimination against any person on the basis of disability is a violation of the inherent dignity and worth of the human person,

(b) Persons with disabilities can access an inclusive, quality and free primary education and secondary education on an equal basis with others in the communities in which they live

Even though the existing labour legislation is adjusted to the requirements of a market economy, in practice it includes discrimination on an ethnic, age and gender basis.

All three filed complaints alleging that they were discriminated against on the basis of handicap.

Improvement of the work of the Commission on Population and Development

Legislation prohibiting discrimination and sexual harassment.

(b) Protect the rights of persons with disabilities, on an equal basis with others, to just and favourable conditions of work, including equal opportunities and equal remuneration for work of equal value, safe and healthy working conditions, including protection from harassment, and the redress of grievances

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2. Children with disabilities shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have the right from birth to a name, the right to acquire a nationality and, as far as possible, the right to know and be cared for by their parents.

The Department of Health has also incorporated non discrimination on the grounds of disability.

It is difficult to prove discrimination based on labor.

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(b) Are not deprived, on the basis of disability, of their ability to obtain, possess and utilize documentation of their nationality or other documentation of identification, or to utilize relevant processes such as immigration proceedings, that may be needed to facilitate exercise of the right to liberty of movement

Discrimination on the basis of sex. The Committee noted with interest the Government's statement that the new draft of the Family Code improved the status of women and aimed to make the national legislation compatible with the provisions of the Convention.

(a) Any gaps in domestic legislation on racial discrimination.

State and Entity constitutions forbid discrimination on the basis of religious beliefs.

Protection of maternity and prevention of discrimination against women based on maternity

The Constitution expressly rejects discrimination on the basis of sex.

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This multi disciplinary field of enquiry draws on the experiences and perspectives of people with disabilities to address discrimination.

In recent years the Government has worked on improving legislation relating to equal treatment and combating discrimination.

On the other hand, a paradoxical situation is that Constitution prohibits the discrimination against the women on the basis of gender, but does not hinder the discrimination on the basis of marital status.

Important initiatives have been undertaken to confront discrimination based on sexual orientation.

(b) Comply with internationally accepted norms to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms and ethical principles in the collection and use of statistics.

In the United States, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), revision of 2008 effective in January 2009, is a wide ranging civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability.

Concerned that millions of people suffer from discrimination resulting from physical and mental illness or handicap,

In that regard, Congress had adopted regulations penalizing discrimination in all its various manifestations, including gender based discrimination.

The Constitution lays down clear and specific guarantees against discrimination based on sex.

Private health insurance is prohibited by statute from discriminating on the basis of gender.

That equality provision had been regularly interpreted by the courts as prohibiting gender, age or any other kind of discrimination.

The new law on equality of treatment in employment was comprehensive in its goal to eliminate discrimination, prohibiting discrimination based on religion, belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.

He asked whether legislation was in place to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

The Québec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms includes social condition as a prohibited ground of discrimination.

The Constitution thus establishes clear and specific guarantees against discrimination on the basis of sex.

One of the CNCD' lines of action is to combat discrimination based on sexual orientation.