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CONTAINED IN ARTICLE 26 IS NOT LIMITED TO THOSE
RIGHTS WHICH ARE PROVIDED FOR IN THE COVENANT.
UNQUOTE
(UN DOC CCPR/C/21/REV.1/ADD.1
21 NOVEMBER 1989 AT PARA. 12)
6.
SHOULD THUS BE INTERPRETED
ARTICLE 26, AND
BY IMPLICATION
ARTICLE 23,
AS
PROHIBITING
LEGISLATION
CONTAINS
WHICH
DISCRIMINATORY
"DISCRIMINATION" IS NOT DEFINED IN THE BOR.
UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE SUGGESTED IN THE COMMENT ABOVE
(AT PARAGRAPH 7), THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION :
PROVISIONS.
HOWEVER THE
QUOTE
THE COMMITTEE BELIEVES THAT THE TERM
"DISCRIMINATION" AS USED IN THE COVENANT SHOULD
BE UNDERSTOOD ΤΟ IMPLY ANY DISTINCTION,
EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION OR PREFERENCE WHICH IS
BASED ON ANY GROUND SUCH AS RACE, COLOUR, SEX,
→
LANGUAGE, RELIGION, POLITICAL OR OTHER OPINION,
NATIONAL OR SOCIAL ORIGIN, PROPERTY, BIRTH OR
OTHER STATUS, AND WHICH HAS THE PURPOSE OR
EFFECT OF
OR IMPAIRING THE
RECOGNITION, ENJOYMENT OR EXERCISE BY ALL
NULLIFYING
PERSONS, ON AN EQUAL FOOTING, OF ALL RIGHTS AND
FREEDOMS.
UNQUOTE
CONFIDENTIAL
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