List of anti-discrimination acts

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This is a list of anti-discrimination acts (often called discrimination acts), which are laws designed to prevent discrimination.

Contents 1 Australia 2 Belgium 3 Bolivia 4 Canada 5 European Union 6 France 7 Germany 8 Hong Kong 9 India 10 International 11 Israel 12 Poland 13 Russia 14 South Africa 15 United Kingdom 16 United States 17 See also 18 References 19 External links

Australia

• 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
• Sex Discrimination Act 1984

Belgium

• Belgian Anti-Racism Law

Bolivia

• Law Against Racism and All Forms of Discrimination 2010

Canada

• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
• Canadian Employment Equity Act
• Canadian Human Rights Act
• Ontarians with Disabilities Act
• Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms

European Union

• 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

France

• Edict of Nantes 1598

Germany

• General Equal Treatment Act of 2006

Hong Kong

• Disability Discrimination Ordinance
• Family Status Discrimination Ordinance
• Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance
• Race Discrimination Ordinance
• Sex Discrimination Ordinance

India

• The 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
• Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958
• Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951
• Protocol No. 12 to the European Convention on Human Rights, 2000

Israel

• Employment (Equal Opportunities) Law, 1988^[1]
• Prohibition of Discrimination in Products, Services and Entry into Places of Entertainment and Public Places Law, 2000^[2]

Poland

• Statute of Kalisz 1264
• Warsaw Confederation Act 1573

Russia

• Declaration of Rights of Peoples of Russia, 1917

South Africa

• Section Nine of the Constitution of South Africa
• Employment Equity Act, 1998 ^[3]
• Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act, 2000

United Kingdom

• 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.

United States

• Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
• Age Discrimination Act of 1975
• Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967^[4]
• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990^[5]
• California Fair Employment and Housing Act^[6]
• Civil Rights Act of 1871^[7]
• Civil Rights Act of 1964^[8]
• Civil Rights Act of 1968
• Civil Rights Act of 1991
• Employment Non-Discrimination Act
• Equal Pay Act of 1963
• Executive Order 11478^[9]
• Executive Order 13166 – “Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency”
• Fair Employment Act of 1941
• Family and 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
• Immigration and Nationality Services Act of 1965
• Lloyd – La Follette Act (1912)
• No-FEAR Act
• Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978
• Rehabilitation Act of 1973

See also

• Hate crime
• Bill of rights
  • Bill of Rights 1689
  • Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
  • United States Bill of Rights
• Civil rights
• Discrimination
• Equal Rights Amendment

References

1. ^ Ilo.org
2. ^ Domino.un.org
3. ^ "Employment Equity Act No. 55 of 1998". http://www.workinfo.com/free/sub_for_legres/data/equity/Act551998.htm. 
4. ^ Age "Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 - ADEA - 29 U.S. Code Chapter 14". finduslaw.com. http://finduslaw.com/age_discrimination_in_employment_act_of_1967_adea_29_u_s_code_chapter_14 Age. 
5. ^ "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - ADA - 42 U.S. Code Chapter 126". finduslaw. http://finduslaw.com/americans_with_disabilities_act_of_1990_ada_42_u_s_code_chapter_126. 
6. ^ "California Fair Employment and Housing Act - FEHA - Government Code §§12900 - 12996". finduslaw. http://finduslaw.com/california_fair_employment_and_housing_act_feha_government_code_12900_12996. 
7. ^ "Civil Rights Act of 1866 & Civil Rights Act of 1871 - CRA - 42 U.S. Code 21 §§1981, 1981A, 1983, & 1988". finduslaw.com. http://finduslaw.com/civil_rights_act_of_1866_civil_rights_act_of_1871_cra_42_u_s_code_21_1981_1981a_1983_1988. 
8. ^ "Civil Rights Act of 1964 - CRA - Title VII - Equal Employment Opportunities - 42 US Code Chapter 21". finduslaw.com. http://finduslaw.com/civil_rights_act_of_1964_cra_title_vii_equal_employment_opportunities_42_us_code_chapter_21. 
9. ^ Executive Order Number 11478 - Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government

External links

• Employment Discrimination Laws in California and the United States