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Article 22 of the Constitution (Prohibition of Discrimination, including Gender Discrimination)
Type of Measure
Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence
Violence against women and girls
Year
2005
Brief Description
Article 22 of the Constitution of the Republic of Burundi in 2005 includes the following provisions: All citizens are equal before the law, which assures them an equal protection. No one may be subject to discrimination notably because of their origin, of their race, of their ethnicity, of their sex, of their color, of their language, of their social situation of their religious, philosophical or political convictions or because of a physical or mental handicap or because they are carriers of the HIV/AIDS or of any other incurable disease.
Source of Information
Constitution of the Republic of Burundi 2005, UN Women Constitutional Database.
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