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"Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. These rights may not be invoked by the State to justify laws, policies or practices which deny equal protection of the law, or discriminate, on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. "
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ICJ: Yogyakarta Principles: Principles on the application of international human rights law in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity, prin. 21Summaries
- All are equal before the law, and laws should be equally enforced.
- Discrimination must not be practiced based on race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity and expression, migrant, refugee, repatriate, stateless or internally displaced status, genetic trait, mental or physical health condition, including infectious contagious condition and debilitating psychological condition, or other status at any time.
- Distinctions made on the basis of sexual orientation are to be considered discrimination.