PART ONE: STATE OBLIGATIONS TO ENACT COMPREHENSIVE ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAW
PART ONE
injunction, relief or award” by the State Equality Commission to remedy the harm caused. Remedies
may include, inter alia, orders to refrain from discriminating or to amend the discriminatory practice; the
payment of damages; public apologies and guarantees of non-repetition; the adoption of diversification
measures; diversity training; and structural measures to avoid future rights violations.
IV. CONCLUSION
Thus, at every level – from the United Nations treaty bodies to individual national legislatures and from
the universal periodic review to the Sustainable Development Goals – there is now an understanding that
States must – to meet their obligation to eliminate all forms of discrimination – adopt comprehensive antidiscrimination laws. The subsequent chapters of the present guide set out the necessary content of such laws,
if they are to comply with international law and provide comprehensive and effective protection.
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