The question has been raised as to whether special measures in favour of national or ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities constitute a distinction in the enjoyment of human rights.

Article 4 of the Ordinance stipulates that no distinction is made on the ground of sex and that the Ordinance applies to all without discrimination on grounds of ethnic or regional origin or political or religious beliefs.

The Committee recommended that the State party should ensure that everyone, without distinction as to race, colour, or national or ethnic origin, enjoyed the rights to work and to health and social security, adequate housing and education.

Article 8 states that the Republic of the Niger is a State governed by the rule of law, guaranteeing every person equality before the law, without distinction as to sex or social, racial, ethnic or religious origin .

Principle of distinction

proportionality, and distinction.

Distinction and indiscriminate attacks

That distinction is crucial.

These same domestic legal instruments affirm that universal suffrage is the sole source of political legitimacy and that all human beings are equal before the law, without distinction on the grounds of race, ethnic origin, regional origin, sex or religion.

Between 1960 (the year of independence) and 1983, recruitment to the Central African Civil Service and appointments to political office and senior administrative and technical posts were carried out without any discrimination or distinction on ethnic, tribal, regional or political grounds.

One mitigating factor in this great tragedy is, of course, the solidarity, sympathy, immediate response and support expressed by the countries of the world to all those affected by the disaster, without regard to geographic, political, religious or ethnic distinction.

This is an unfair distinction!

This is an unfair distinction!

Eating ethnic was unheard of unless you were ethnic.

On some have compassion, making a distinction,

On some have compassion, making a distinction,

Being in the dictionary is an artificial distinction.

Kemmeren makes a distinction between origin and source.

There is one first distinction to be made.

C. The distinction between bilateral and multilateral treaties

In areas where national minorities predominated, there were ethnic schools, along with ethnic and cultural centres offering language classes and courses on ethnic traditions and ceremonies.

But government statisticians have long been studying the national origins of immigrants, and are permitted to indicate the previous nationality of people who have acquired French citizenship. Thus, there is a distinction between mentioning the original nationality, which is allowed, and mentioning ethnic and racial origins, which is not.

one will be told, To the Day of Distinction .

one will be told, To the Day of Distinction .

The distinction between authority and social policy is erroneous.

Furthermore, particular attention should be paid to general recommendation XIII, according to which law enforcement officials should receive specific training to ensure that, in the performance of their duties, they respect and protect the human rights of all persons without distinction as to race, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin.

The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that everyone, without distinction as to race, colour, or national or ethnic origin, enjoys the rights to work and to health and social security, adequate housing and education in accordance with article 5 (e) (i), (iii), (iv) and (v) of the Convention.

But there's nevertheless a clear distinction between food and poison.

The distinction does not affect the dignity of these persons.

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Homes, churches, mosques and temples were all destroyed, without distinction.

What s Wrong with Ethnic Profiling?

Girls from ethnic minority backgrounds

Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities

In Kyrgyzstan, just over the last few weeks, unprecedented levels of violence occurred between ethnic Kyrgyz and ethnic Uzbeks.

And there's a very important distinction there that we'll get to.

None of the above mentioned provisions makes any distinction by sex.

However, in ethnic minority areas, divorce is usually not handled by law but by customs and practices of ethnic minorities.

Condemning all violations of human rights in Kosovo, which have affected all ethnic groups in Kosovo, in particular the harassment and murder of ethnic Serb, Roma and other minorities of Kosovo by ethnic Albanian extremists,

This is a really subtle distinction, but the implication could be profound.

by (the angels) who make a clear distinction between right and wrong

The conceptual distinction between innovations and best successful practices is, however, contested.

A distinction needs to be drawn between growth industries and livelihood industries.

Australians served with courage and distinction throughout the war, in every theatre.

A clear distinction must be made between au pairs and domestic staff.