Chapter 4, Part 2 · Art. 27

Equality and freedom from discrimination

2010-as-amended · effective 2010-08-27

Official text

(1) Every person is equal before the law and has the right to equal protection and equal benefit of the law.
(2) Equality includes the full and equal enjoyment of all rights and fundamental freedoms.
(3) Women and men have the right to equal treatment, including the right to equal opportunities in political, economic, cultural and social spheres.
(4) The State shall not discriminate directly or indirectly against any person on any ground, including race, sex, pregnancy, marital status, health status, ethnic or social origin, colour, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, dress, language or birth.
(5) A person shall not discriminate directly or indirectly against another person on any of the grounds specified or contemplated in clause (4).
(6) To give full effect to the realisation of the rights guaranteed under this Article, the State shall take legislative and other measures, including affirmative action programmes and policies designed to redress any disadvantage suffered by individuals or groups because of past discrimination.
(7) Any measure taken under clause (6) shall adequately provide for any benefits to be on the basis of genuine need.
(8) In addition to the measures contemplated in clause (6), the State shall take legislative and other measures to implement the principle that not more than two-thirds of the members of elective or appointive bodies shall be of the same gender.

In simple words

Everyone is equal before the law, and everyone gets the same protection and benefits from it.
Art. 27(1)
(1) Every person is equal before the law and has the right to equal protection and equal benefit of the law.
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Women and men have equal rights and equal opportunities.
Art. 27(3)
(3) Women and men have the right to equal treatment, including the right to equal opportunities in political, economic, cultural and social spheres.
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The State must not discriminate against you for any reason, including your race, sex, pregnancy, marital status, health, ethnicity, colour, age, disability, religion, culture, dress, language or birth.
Art. 27(4)
(4) The State shall not discriminate directly or indirectly against any person on any ground, including race, sex, pregnancy, marital status, health status, ethnic or social origin, colour, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, dress, language or birth.
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No person is allowed to discriminate against another person.
Art. 27(5)
(5) A person shall not discriminate directly or indirectly against another person on any of the grounds specified or contemplated in clause (4).
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Kids explanation

Everyone is the same in the eyes of the law. Boys and girls, and people big and small, all have the same rights.
Art. 27(1)
(1) Every person is equal before the law and has the right to equal protection and equal benefit of the law.
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No one should be treated badly because of how they look, where they come from, or what they believe.
Art. 27(4)
(4) The State shall not discriminate directly or indirectly against any person on any ground, including race, sex, pregnancy, marital status, health status, ethnic or social origin, colour, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, dress, language or birth.
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