Definition of Freedom from discrimination

1. Noun. Immunity from discrimination on the basis of race or sex or nationality or religion or age; guaranteed by federal laws of the United States.

Generic synonyms: Civil Right
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law

Lexicographical Neighbors of Freedom From Discrimination

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Literary usage of Freedom from discrimination

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. More Than a Name: State-Sponsored Homophobia and Its Consequences in by Scott Long, A. Widney Brown, Gail Cooper (2003)
"And it violates international human rights standards. A. International Law 1. The right to freedom from discrimination, ..."

2. In a Time of Torture: The Assault on Justice in Egypt's Crackdown on by Human Rights Watch (Organization)., Human Rights Watch (2004)
"The Right to Privacy and the Right to Freedom from Discrimination That Egypt's Law 10/1961 (the "debauchery" law) is meant, and used, to criminalize ..."

3. Human Development and the Environment: Challenges for the United Nations in by J. A. van Ginkel (2002)
"... basic freedoms that form the pillars for the realization of basic human development and human rights: freedom from discrimination, freedom from want, ..."

4. World Report 2002: The Events of 2001 by Human Rights Watch (Organization (2002)
"Children have the right to freedom from discrimination in education. This right flows from the nondiscrimination provisions of the Convention on the Rights ..."

5. Hatred in the Hallways: Violence and Discrimination Against Lesbian, Gay by Michael Boschenek, A. Widney Brown (2001)
"... the right to freedom from discrimination, the right to an education, and the rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly. ..."

6. Religious Intolerance in Europe Today: Hearing Before the Commission on edited by Alfonse M. D'Amato (1999)
"The "enlightenment" programs throughout Germany represent a flagrant violation of the right to freedom from discrimination in education articulated in ..."

7. From the Household to the Factory: Sex Discrimination in the Guatemalan by Judith Sunderland (2002)
"23 Among the protections the convention provides is freedom from discrimination in the enjoyment of hours of work, rest periods, annual holidays with pay, ..."

8. Human Rights in Uzbekistan by Erika Dailey, Helsinki Watch (Organization : U.S.) (1993)
"These actions violate international laws guaranteeing both freedom of speech and freedom from discrimination (see "Discrimination-Political Dismissals from ..."

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