Laws should prohibit discrimination on any ground, including: race, color, religion, belief, age, family status, culture, language, ethnicity, national or social origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, political or other opinion, disability, property, birth, immigration status, the fact that the person has been trafficked or has participated in the sex industry, or other status. (See: UNODC Model Law Against Trafficking in Persons, Art.3(2) commentary; International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), Art.2, paragraph 1; UN Trafficking Protocol, Art.14; Council of Europe Convention Against Trafficking in Human Beings, Preamble)
Non-discrimination should be incorporated into each and every principle and provision
Last edited: January 25, 2011