B. Promoting disability legislation

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Several Member States reported on the adoption of non discrimination legislation and other disability specific legislation, as well as on modifications of existing legislation to extend its scope to persons with disabilities.

Legislation prohibiting discrimination and sexual harassment.

Legislation Relating to Non Discrimination in Education

The mission focused on disability policy formulation, legislation, services, training and programme coordination.

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

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

Other legislation and policies which outlaw discrimination are provided below.

Ensuring that effective legislation is enacted prohibiting discrimination against women.

SUBPROGRAMME 5. LEGISLATION AND PREVENTION OF DISCRIMINATION AND RESEARCH, AND

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

6. The Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development is directing special attention to finalizing technical reports on project planning in the disability field and disability legislation.

The definition of Discrimination on the basis of disability did not include the words on the basis of disability , so I have included that key element.

(i) Training course on national legislation prohibiting racial discrimination for nationals from countries with and without such legislation

Anti discrimination legislation also applied if the victim was a foreigner.

As stated earlier there is no legislation prohibiting discrimination against women.

An increasing interest in disability legislation has been witnessed over recent years, particularly in developing countries, while other more industrialized countries have enacted comprehensive legislation.

quot (i) Training course on national legislation prohibiting racial discrimination for nationals from countries with and without such legislation

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

Moreover, few countries had adopted legislation to protect vulnerable populations from discrimination.

Subprogramme 5 Legislation and prevention of discrimination and research and standard setting

Discrimination was forbidden under the Constitution, although additional information was needed concerning the definition of racial discrimination in current legislation.

Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination global compilation of national legislation against racial discrimination (HR PUB 90 8)

Some States had added new provisions to their penal legislation, making racial discrimination a punishable offence, or had amplified previous legislation.

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The Commission advises the Government of France on improvements to anti discrimination legislation.

(c) Legislation against racism and racial discrimination, and the link with national institutions

75. Women with disabilities frequently experience dual discrimination first, because of their sex and second, because of their disability.

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.

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.

In Bosnia and Herzegovina legislation, the principle of non discrimination and of discrimination being legally forbidden is incorporated into all Constitutional provisions, including

Legislation also exists on policies to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia or other forms of intolerance, or to promote non discrimination and equality.

The Government of El Salvador reported that its domestic legislation prohibits discrimination at different levels.

Ms. Boko Nadjo (Benin) said that Beninese national legislation contained no explicit definition of discrimination.

Lebanon's labour legislation decreed that there should be no discrimination on the basis of gender.

In its previous concluding comments, the Committee recommended that specific anti discrimination legislation be introduced.

It also prohibited all forms of racial discrimination, for which sanctions were foreseen in legislation.

Additionally, legislation expressly prohibiting racial discrimination and racist propaganda would have a useful preventive effect.

Because it dealt with the nine grounds of discrimination covered by Irish legislation, it could apply the lessons of many years of experience with gender discrimination to other forms of discrimination.

10.5 Legislation prohibiting discrimination in education is contained in the Education Act under s8(1) and states that a child is not to be refused admission to any school on account of his or her gender, religion, nationality, race, language or disability.

(b) To embody the rights of equality and non discrimination on the basis of disability in their national constitutions or other appropriate legislation, if not yet incorporated therein, and to ensure, through law and other appropriate means, the practical realization of these rights

(e) To take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability by any person, organization or private enterprise

Disability

Legislation had been enacted to eliminate discrimination against women in access to credit, including mortgage loans.