Post by repaxan on Dec 1, 2007 13:31:23 GMT -5
The United Nations,
AFFIRMING the right of all people not to be targeted for abuse or discrimination based upon their gender, sexual orientation, or religious or cultural background;
RECOGNIZING the need for effective international anti-discrimination measures and additional protections for women and members of minority groups;
REGRETTING that Resolution #99: Discrimination Accord, while outlawing discriminatory practices by nations, may be interpreted as a prohibition of discrimination by governments only, while excluding discrimination by private groups, individuals and employers;
SEEKING to address the failures of past legislation in the area of human rights, much of which has been repealed on the grounds of ineffectiveness;
NOTING past affirmations of national prerogative on marriage and criminal-sentencing laws, somewhat limiting the scope of this remit;
Hereby enacts the following:
1. Unfair and unreasonable discrimination in employment, housing, education or access to services provided to the general public shall be prohibited by all member states, including discrimination based on a person's gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, skin color, language, economic or cultural background, physical/mental disability or condition, age, religion or belief system, sexual orientation or gender orientation;
2. Unprovoked violence against or intimidation of any person on previously stated grounds shall be a civil and criminal offense in all member states;
3. Nothing in this article shall be construed as to deny additional or stronger protections against discrimination and abuse already enacted by member states.
AFFIRMING the right of all people not to be targeted for abuse or discrimination based upon their gender, sexual orientation, or religious or cultural background;
RECOGNIZING the need for effective international anti-discrimination measures and additional protections for women and members of minority groups;
REGRETTING that Resolution #99: Discrimination Accord, while outlawing discriminatory practices by nations, may be interpreted as a prohibition of discrimination by governments only, while excluding discrimination by private groups, individuals and employers;
SEEKING to address the failures of past legislation in the area of human rights, much of which has been repealed on the grounds of ineffectiveness;
NOTING past affirmations of national prerogative on marriage and criminal-sentencing laws, somewhat limiting the scope of this remit;
Hereby enacts the following:
1. Unfair and unreasonable discrimination in employment, housing, education or access to services provided to the general public shall be prohibited by all member states, including discrimination based on a person's gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, skin color, language, economic or cultural background, physical/mental disability or condition, age, religion or belief system, sexual orientation or gender orientation;
2. Unprovoked violence against or intimidation of any person on previously stated grounds shall be a civil and criminal offense in all member states;
3. Nothing in this article shall be construed as to deny additional or stronger protections against discrimination and abuse already enacted by member states.