List of anti-discrimination acts
This is a list of anti-discrimination acts (often called discrimination acts or anti-discrimination laws), which are laws designed to prevent discrimination.
- Anti-discrimination laws in Australia
- Age Discrimination Act 2004
- Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (QLD)
- Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW)
- Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986
- Disability Discrimination Act 1992
- Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001 (Victoria)
- Racial Discrimination Act 1975
- Colombian anti-discrimination act 2011 (act number 1482).
- Directive 76/207/EEC on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions
- Directive 2000/43/EC on Anti-discrimination
- Directive 2004/113/EC implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services
- Directive 2006/54/EC on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation
- Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union whose Article 21 prohibits all discrimination including on basis of disability, age and sexual orientation
- Disability Discrimination Ordinance
- Family Status Discrimination Ordinance
- Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance
- Race Discrimination Ordinance
- Sex Discrimination Ordinance
- Article 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 of Constitution of India
- Caste Disabilities Removal Act, 1850
- Hindu Succession Act, 1956 - Abolished the "limited owner" status of women who owned property, amended in 2004 to give daughters equal inheritance rights with sons.
- Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
International
- Equality of Treatment (Accident Compensation) Convention, 1925
- Convention against Discrimination in Education, 1960
- Equality of Treatment (Social Security) Convention, 1962
- Convention concerning Migrations in Abusive Conditions and the Promotion of Equality of Opportunity and Treatment of Migrant Workers, 1975
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 1979
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 1965
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2006
- Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958
- Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951
- Protocol 12 to the European Convention on Human Rights, 2000
- Inter-American Convention against Racism, Racial Discrimination and Related Forms of Intolerance, 2013
- Inter-American Convention against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance, 2013
- Anti-discrimination is enforced by Wetboek van Strafrecht, articles 137c-h,[3] and by the Dutch Constitution Law, article 1[4]
- Disability Discrimination Act 1995
- Disability Discrimination Act 2005
- Equal Pay Act 1970
- Equality Act 2006
- Equality Act 2010
- Race Relations Act 1965
- Race Relations Act 1968 and Race Relations Act 1976 amended by the Race Relations Amendment Act 2000
- Representation of the People Act 1918
- Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928
- Sex Discrimination Act 1975, amended by the Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Act 2002
- See also the Employment Equality Regulations covering sexual orientation, religion or belief and age.
Northern Ireland has a similar pattern of 'separate' equality legislation.
- Age Discrimination Act of 1975
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967[6]
- Alaska's Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945
- Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990[7]
- California Fair Employment and Housing Act[8]
- Civil Rights Act of 1866[9]
- Civil Rights Act of 1871[10]
- Civil Rights Act of 1957[11]
- Civil Rights Act of 1964[12]
- Civil Rights Act of 1968
- Civil Rights Act of 1991
- Employment Non-Discrimination Act
- Equal Pay Act of 1963
- Executive Order 11478[13]
- Executive Order 13166 – “Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency”
- Fair Employment Act of 1941
- Family & Medical Leave Act of 1993 - enables qualified employees to take prolonged unpaid leave for family and health-related reasons without fear of losing their jobs. For private employers with 15 or more employers
- Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
- Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
- Homeless Bill of Rights
- Lloyd–La Follette Act (1912)
- Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
- New Jersey Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act
- No-FEAR Act
- Voting Rights Act of 1965
- Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978
- Rehabilitation Act of 1973
See also
References
- ↑ Ilo.org Archived 2009-04-27 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Domino.un.org
- ↑ http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0001854/TweedeBoek/TitelV/Artikel137c/geldigheidsdatum_27-12-2012. From there you can navigate to following articles.
- ↑ http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0001840/geldigheidsdatum_30-12-2012#Hoofdstuk1_Artikel1
- ↑ "Employment Equity Act No. 55 of 1998". Archived from the original on 2010-07-18.
- ↑ "Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 - ADEA - 29 U.S. Code Chapter 14". finduslaw.com.
- ↑ "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - ADA - 42 U.S. Code Chapter 126". finduslaw.
- ↑ "California Fair Employment and Housing Act - FEHA - Government Code §§12900 - 12996". finduslaw.
- ↑ "Civil Rights Act of 1866 & Civil Rights Act of 1871 - CRA - 42 U.S. Code 21 §§1981, 1981A, 1983, & 1988". finduslaw.com.
- ↑ "Civil Rights Act of 1866 & Civil Rights Act of 1871 - CRA - 42 U.S. Code 21 §§1981, 1981A, 1983, & 1988". finduslaw.com.
- ↑ "Civil Rights Act of 1957". Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ↑ "Civil Rights Act of 1964 - CRA - Title VII - Equal Employment Opportunities - 42 US Code Chapter 21". finduslaw.com.
- ↑ Executive Order Number 11478 - Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government
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