Legislation prohibiting discrimination and sexual harassment.

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

Sexual harassment is a form of discrimination based on sex.

It seems that we still take sexual and religious discrimination less seriously than we take racial and ethnic discrimination.

(a) The present anti discrimination legislation does not cover discrimination on the basis of race, sexual orientation and age

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

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

The competent authorities, educational institutions, and other legal agents will ensure effective mechanisms in protection against discrimination and sexual harassment and will not take any disciplinary or other punitive measures against that person because of the fact that he or she complained about discrimination, harassment, or sexual harassment, or testified about discrimination, harassment, or sexual harassment.

They advocate changes to Cuban law that eradicate discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender.

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

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

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.

And views on sexual, gender, and racial discrimination, which change with time, are reflected in the laws as well.

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

In this evaluation the themes of sexual harassment and aggression have been supplemented with the themes of bullying and discrimination.

The newly drafted Labour Law introduced specific definitions of direct discrimination, harassment (including sexual harassment) and indirect discrimination in line with the recent case law of the European Court of Justice.

States should take measures to curb discriminatory laws and practices and take initiatives such as the enactment of non discrimination legislation, including the prohibition of discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation.

She wondered whether Paraguay had developed legal categories of the basis for discrimination, such as ethnicity, marital status or sexual orientation.

The court did not just decriminalize homosexuality, but they went way ahead and offered people protection from discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Bahrain interprets Articles 3 (no sexual discrimination), 18 (freedom of religion) and 23 (family rights) within the context of Islamic Sharia law.

The Law on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men regulates the issue of harassment and sexual harassment as a form of discrimination.

A positive action for both would be for both sectors to support a comprehensive piece of legislation such as a Sex Discrimination Act or a Sexual Harassment Bill making illegal both direct and indirect discrimination.

Recognizing the particular vulnerability of women and children among refugees and other persons of concern, including exposure to discrimination and sexual and physical abuse,

In addition, women were often exposed to double or multiple discrimination on grounds of their ethnic origin, religion, belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.

The Division was also responsible for promoting understanding and acceptance of the Act and publishing guidelines on prevention of gender discrimination and sexual harassment.

Lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders were also victims of abuses and discrimination, including mistreatment and acts of social cleansing , because of their sexual orientation.

Provisions dealing with sexual harassment and discrimination and establishing effective enforcement mechanisms are needed in the professional codes of conduct for judges and prosecutors.

The objective of the Program is to prevent and eliminate discrimination based on sexual orientation, guaranteeing GLTTBs the full exercise of their fundamental human rights.

Similarly, the high rate of sexual crimes committed against women and girls are not necessarily seen as gender based discrimination as a result of prevailing traditional and customary attitudes that women and girls are sexual objects to be used and abused.

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.

They drew attention to the fact that discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation was widely practised and that persons suffering such discrimination were more exposed to human rights violations and were less likely to claim their rights and obtain remedies.

During this meeting, the foreign minister said there would be no changes in Cuba's policy to oppose any form of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender.

The Gender Equality Law adopted in Bosnia and Herzegovina defines both direct and indirect discrimination, gender based violence, disturbance and sexual disturbance and introduces sanctions against offenders.

In all of its forms, gender discrimination makes women vulnerable to sexual slavery, trafficking, and forced marriage, deprives women of their inalienable rights, and diminishes their quality of life.

The intersection of discrimination related to gender, HIV status and sexual orientation often combined with race and class create multiple forms of oppression and violence that keep women subordinated.

In 2003, the situation as regards women's rights, despite some legislative advances, continued to be marked by discrimination, inequality, exclusion, family and sexual violence, and the trafficking of persons .

The two directives offer better protection against discrimination in certain areas (race, ethnic background, age, disability, religion and convictions, sexual preference) than the older directives based on gender alone.

The High level Plenary Meeting should highlight the importance of combating discrimination on the basis of race, colour, gender, language, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation and other such grounds.

Sexual exploitation and sexual abuse constitute serious misconduct.

Welcoming the condemnation of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation in the State party's new law on equal treatment, he asked how that legislation was being implemented in practice.

Amendment establishing sexual exploitation and sexual abuse as serious misconduct

These include domestic violence, sexual violence, sexual harassment, sexual abuse of children, trafficking in women, and female genital mutilation.

The rights of women, especially women heads of household, rural, indigenous, Afro Colombian and displaced women, continue to be affected by sexual discrimination as well as by diverse forms of gender violence.

Lastly, he hoped that the State party would take the lead in eliminating discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation in order to ensure the full protection of rights under the Constitution.

Sexual abuse.