The Constitution expressly rejects discrimination on the basis of sex.

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

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.

Direct and indirect discrimination based on gender is also prohibited by the Employment Contracts Act.

Lastly, efforts were being made to eliminate gender discriminatory components of education materials.

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

Lebanon's labour legislation decreed that there should be no discrimination 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.

13. Recommends, in this context, that partnerships should also foster the elimination of discrimination, including on gender grounds, in respect of employment and occupation

He wondered whether the Sex Discrimination Act 2002 extended to discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation.

Replying to question 3 of the list of issues, he said that several domestic legislative provisions enshrined the prohibition of discrimination based on sex.

it does not take adequate measures and efficient mechanisms of protection against discrimination based on gender, harassment and sexual harassment

Preparation of annual report on implementation of activities on prevention of discrimination on the grounds of gender in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Specific measures should be adopted to prohibit sexual discrimination wherever it was found.

Ms. Narain (Mauritius), referring to question 6, said that the Sex Discrimination Division of the NHRC was responsible for receiving and investigating complaints of alleged infringements of the 2002 Sex Discrimination Act.

The Act recognizes the consumer's right to equal treatment, information and non discrimination on grounds of sex, and its provisions also address sexual and reproductive health.

The Gender Equality Act sets out the prohibition of discrimination based on sex and the obligation to promote equal treatment for men and women.

However, the concept of non discrimination is integral to the Constitution and is implicit in its content.

16. Recommends, in this context, that partnerships should also foster the elimination of all forms of discrimination, including on gender grounds, in respect of employment and occupation

15. Recommends, in this context, that partnerships should also foster the elimination of all forms of discrimination, including on gender grounds, in respect of employment and occupation

Recommends, in this context, that partnerships should also foster the elimination of all forms of discrimination, including on gender grounds, in respect of employment and occupation

The difference between the sexes in school based education manifests itself in the fact that distinctions are made in the study programmes of work related classes for girls and boys.

The amendments remedied the discrimination on the basis of sex with regard to the right to social security and guaranteed that it would not occur again.

The definition of indirect discrimination based on sex also covers those activities which might appear neutral, but are discriminatory by nature.

As previously reported, the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand B.E. 2540 (1997) contains a provision prohibiting all forms of discrimination, including gender related discrimination (Article 30, Chapter 3).

They must institute the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international laws and agreements in order to eradicate gender based discrimination and violence.

As a general provision, the Gender Equality Act provides that direct and indirect discrimination based on sex is prohibited in all areas of social life.

Cotton, textiles, sugar, cement, and chemicals play an important role in its economy. Urdu is the national language and is used as a medium of understanding and instruction throughout the country. A number of regional languages are also spoken.

3. Also stresses the need to eliminate discrimination on the basis of gender and age and ensure equal rights and their full enjoyment for women of all ages

On the issue of equal pay for men and women, she referred to the Sex Discrimination Act (2002), under which complaints could be lodged with the Sex Discrimination Division, which was part of the NHRC.

Prepare annual report on implementation of activities on prevention of discrimination based on gender in BiH, which will be based on the reports from Gender FBiH and Gender RS, and submit it to the Council of Ministers BiH

The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor indicted the company on grounds of discrimination (pregnancy, parenthood and gender) based on the Equal Employment Opportunities Law.

The Gender Equality Act sets out the right of a person to protect his or her constitutional right not to be discriminated based on sex.

The direct discrimination based on gender exists when a person was treated, is treated or may be treated less favorably than another person in the same or similar situation, based on gender.

Improvement of the work of the Commission on Population and Development

Implement gender based budgeting

The 1997 Constitution had, for the first time in the country's constitutional history, extended the definition of discrimination to include discrimination on the basis of sex, in line with article 1 of the Convention.

The Human Rights Act recognises and acknowledges the right to equality and prohibits discrimination based on sex, marital status, family status and pregnancy as well as on lawful source of income, all of which have the potential to alleviate and prevent discrimination against women.

2. Also stresses the need to eliminate discrimination on the basis of gender and age and ensure equal rights and their full enjoyment for women of all ages

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.

In cases of discrimination based on sex it is possible to base the complaint on the provisions of the Employment Contracts Act, the Wages Act and the Working and Rest Time Act.

For example, the Constitution had been revised to enshrine the principle of non discrimination on the basis of gender, but customary and religious practices recognized as discriminatory to women had been allowed to continue.

Direct discrimination based on sex occurs where one person is treated less favourably on grounds of sex than another person is treated, has been or would be treated in a comparable situation.