The enjoyment of any right set forth by law shall be secured without discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a national minority, property, birth or other status.
Protocol nr. 12 bij het Verdrag tot bescherming van de rechten van de mens en de fundamentele vrijheden
Geldig vanaf 1 april 2005
Geldig vanaf 1 april 2005
Protocol nr. 12 bij het Verdrag tot bescherming van de rechten van de mens en de fundamentele vrijheden
Opschrift
Protocol No. 12 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Preambule
The member States of the Council of Europe signatory hereto,
Having regard to the fundamental principle according to which all persons are equal before the law and are entitled to the equal protection of the law;
Being resolved to take further steps to promote the equality of all persons through the collective enforcement of a general prohibition of discrimination by means of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms signed at Rome on 4 November 1950 (hereinafter referred to as ``the Convention");
Reaffirming that the principle of non-discrimination does not prevent States Parties from taking measures in order to promote full and effective equality, provided that there is an objective and reasonable justification for those measures,
Have agreed as follows: