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"According to article 4, paragraph 1, one of the conditions for the justifiability of any derogation from the Covenant is that the measures taken do not involve discrimination solely on the ground of race, colour, sex, language, religion or social origin."

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UN (CCPR): General Comment No. 29: States of Emergency (Article 4), para. 8

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General Comment No. 29: States of Emergency (Article 4)

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Derogation measures cannot discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, language, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or social origin.