Equal Rights Legislation

Promoting equal rights

Article 3 Equal rights of women and men

Wherever she traveled, she spoke out for equal rights.

Article 3 Equal rights of women and men

Article 3 Equal rights of women and men

Yet equality before the law was not the same as equality in rights or gender equality.

The Constitution evokes the equality of rights and opportunities between men and the women.

Republicanism grants each individual, regardless of his or her other identities equal rights in order to achieve universal equality.

15. Urges all Governments to ensure women's equal rights with men and their equal access to all levels of education

She states that Libyan women are not getting rights equal to those granted to men.

There are some aspects of inequality of rights between men and women that need to be repaired urgently.

In the field of work, labour laws ensure equal rights between men and women.

When asked about equal rights for women, support was almost as strong, with an average of 86 rating it important.

Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about equal rights for women.

One form is equality of persons in right , sometimes referred to as natural rights John Locke is sometimes considered the founder of this form.

Second, the sovereign equality of states includes respect for all the rights inherent in sovereignty.

Women's equal rights in the field of employment continue to be promoted along with the national process of (Doi Moi) reforms.

Previously, only political equality was guaranteed, though the 1996 constitution grants all citizens equality in terms of rights and before the law.

Parents have equal responsibility for maintaining the household and for all aspects of their children's upbringing and education, and enjoy equal rights in that respect.

We either take a step down on the ladder of privilege and confine each person to the country where they were born, or we allow every human being the right to migrate and move out of their own land.

Indeed, equality had been enshrined in the Declaration of Independence, and an Equal Rights for Women Law had been in existence since 1951.

Include family perspectives in the international agenda and as priority when developing national strategies, formulating economic, social and environmental policies and programs, promote partnership between families and communities, comply with the principles of good governance and rule by law and render full support to families and development.

Civil law pertaining to the family continued to harbour inequalities inasmuch as a mother's rights vis à vis the children were not equal to those of the father and the wife did not have the same rights as the husband under several laws on personal matters and in regard to land ownership.

The difference in treatment of the two types of service rested on the constitutionally recognized principle of proportional equality of rights and obligations.

Article 3 of the Covenant proclaimed the equality of men and women in the enjoyment of all civil and political rights set forth in the Covenant.

In Egypt, for example, 97 said that racial and ethnic equality is important, and 90 said that equality for women is important.

These rights listed in the Constitution are to be afforded without discrimination as to sex and include equal treatment under the law or administrative action.

The European Union applauded the gender mainstreaming advances achieved in the United Nations system, although much remained to be done.

5. Stresses the importance of the full and equal participation of women in political, economic, cultural and social life throughout the country, and calls upon the Transitional Authority to protect and promote the equal rights of men and women

Discrimination is evident in the employment process, when requirements are stressed in job announcements that are contrary to equal rights criteria.

Another action taken in support of the equality of rights is the promulgation of Decree No. 65.296, by the President of the Republic, in December 2004.

The law on State guarantees of equal rights for men and women and equal opportunities in the exercise of such rights, of 1 March 2005, is in effect in the Republic of Tajikistan.

That is why its natural environment is democracy, since democracy promotes equality of civil, political and social rights for individuals.

However, the spirit of brotherhood sisterhood still has a long way to go to enter, with equal rights, fully into the framework of modern society.

A sustainable basis for the peace process therefore requires investments in upholding and protecting the equal rights of women and men.

At Vietnamese representative missions abroad, the equal rights of woman staff regarding work, tenure, titles and salary have been fully ensured.

Nevertheless, women were still denied equal rights and access to economic resources and were often the victims of violence.

On March 22, 2005 the Knesset approved Amendment no. 2 to the Law on Equal Rights for People with Disabilities 5758 1998, ( Equal Rights for People with Disabilities Law ).

Part two makes a brief presentation of the country's legal situation and shows how Mozambique's Constitution protects and promotes the equality of rights between men and women.

Equality. No individual and no nation must be denied the opportunity to benefit from development. The equal rights and opportunities of women and men must be assured.

(a) To ensure that persons with disabilities can effectively and fully participate in political and public life on an equal basis with others, directly or through freely chosen representatives, including the right and opportunity for persons with disabilities to vote and be elected, inter alia, by

Two projects had the aim of introducing marital and pre marital partners with the importance of equal rights in married and family life, especially from the aspect of the rights and duties related to childcare, and one even precisely dealt with work on the preparation of prenatal activities.

Constitutional provisions underscoring equal rights and equal treatment of all citizens including women have been given in Chapter II, para 3.

Gender equality is guaranteed when both men and women can equally acquire rights, fulfil obligations and take responsibility.