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EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

21. pants - Diskriminācijas aizliegums

21. pants - Diskriminācijas aizliegums

1. Aizliegta jebkāda veida diskriminācija, tostarp diskriminācija dzimuma, rases, ādas krāsas, etniskās vai sociālās izcelsmes, ģenētisko īpatnību, valodas, reliģijas vai pārliecības, politisko vai jebkuru citu uzskatu dēļ, diskriminācija saistībā ar piederību pie nacionālās minoritātes, diskriminācija īpašuma, izcelsmes, invaliditātes, vecuma vai dzimumorientācijas dēļ.
2. Ievērojot Līgumu piemērošanas jomu un neskarot tajos paredzētos īpašos noteikumus, ir aizliegta jebkāda diskriminācija pilsonības dēļ.

    • Text:

      Panta 1. punkta pamatā ir EK līguma 13. pants, kas tagad aizstāts ar Līguma par Eiropas Savienības darbību 19. pantu, un ECK 14. pants un Cilvēktiesību un biomedicīnas konvencijas 11. pants attiecībā uz ģenētisko mantojumu. Ciktāl tas atbilst ECK 14. pantam, to piemēro saskaņā ar minēto pantu.
      Starp 1. punktu un Līguma par Eiropas Savienības darbību 19. pantu, kam ir cita darbības joma un mērķis, nav pretrunas vai nesaderības: 19. pants Savienībai dod tiesības pieņemt tiesību aktus, tostarp saskaņot dalībvalstu normatīvos un administratīvos aktus, lai novērstu konkrētas diskriminācijas izpausmes, kas pilnībā uzskaitītas minētajā pantā. Tādi tiesību akti var attiekties uz dalībvalstu iestāžu darbību (tāpat uz privātpersonu attiecībām) jebkurā jomā, uz kuru attiecas Savienības kompetences. Savukārt 21. panta 1. punktā neparedz kompetenci ieviest tiesību aktus attiecībā uz diskriminācijas apkarošanu šajās dalībvalstu vai privātpersonu darbības jomās, nedz arī paredz pilnīgu diskriminācijas aizliegumu šajās jomās. Tas tikai vēršas pret diskrimināciju, ko veic pašas Savienības iestādes un struktūras, lai īstenotu kompetences, kas tām uzticētas ar Līgumiem, un ko veic dalībvalstis, ieviešot Savienības tiesību aktus. Tātad 1. punkts nemaina ar 19. pantu piešķirtās kompetences apjomu, nedz arī panta interpretāciju.
      Panta 2. punkts atbilst Līguma par Eiropas Savienības darbību 18. panta pirmajai daļai un jāpiemēro saskaņā ar to.

      Source:
      Eiropas Savienības Oficiālais Vēstnesis C 303/17 - 14.12.2007
      Preamble - Explanations relating to the Charter of Fundamental Rights:
      Šie paskaidrojumi ir sagatavoti Eiropas Savienības Pamattiesību hartu izstrādājušā Konventa prezidija vadībā. Tie ir atjaunināti Eiropas Konventa prezidija vadībā, ņemot vērā Konventa izdarītos Hartas teksta (jo īpaši 51. un 52. panta) precizējumus un Savienības tiesību turpmāku attīstību. Kaut arī šiem paskaidrojumiem nav juridiska spēka, tie ir vērtīgi interpretācijas līdzekļi, kas paredzēti Hartas noteikumu izskaidrošanai.
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      Valsts:
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      Valsts:
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      Valsts:
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      Valsts:
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      Valsts:
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      Valsts:
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    • Directive (EU) 2018/1808 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 amending Directive 2010/13/EU on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law

      Article 6

      1. Without prejudice to the obligation of Member States to respect and protect human dignity, Member States shall ensure by appropriate means that audiovisual media services provided by media service providers under their jurisdiction do not contain any:

      (a) incitement to violence or hatred directed against a group of persons or a member of a group based on any of the grounds referred to in Article 21 of the Charter;

      (b) public provocation to commit a terrorist offence as set out in Article 5 of Directive (EU) 2017/541.

      2. The measures taken for the purposes of this Article shall be necessary and proportionate and shall respect the rights and observe principles set out in the Charter.’;

      [...]

      Article 28b

      ...

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    • Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by competent authorities for the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detec...

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    • Directive 2014/54/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on measures facilitating the exercise of rights conferred on workers in the context of freedom of movement for workers Text with EEA relevance

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    • Regulation (EU) No 1381/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme for the period 2014 to 2020 Text with EEA relevance

      Preamble:
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    • Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, General recommendation No. 35 Combating racist hate speech

      ‘24. Article 5 of the Convention enshrines the obligation of States parties to prohibit and eliminate racial discrimination and to guarantee the right of everyone, without distinction as to race, colour, or national or ethnic origin, to equality before the law, notably in the enjoyment of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the rights to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, freedom of opinion and expression, and freedom of peaceful assembly and association.‘
      ‘25. The Committee considers that the expression of ideas and opinions made in the context of academic debates, political engagement or similar activity, and without incitement to hatred, contempt, violence or discrimination, should be regarded as legitimate exercises of the right to freedom of expression, even when such ideas are controversial.‘
      ‘26. In addition to its inclusion in article 5, freedom of opinion and expression is recognized as a fundamental right in a broad range of international instruments, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which affirm that everyone has the right to hold opinions and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds through any media and regardless of frontiers. The right to freedom of expression is not unlimited but carries with it special duties and responsibilities. It may therefore be subject to certain restrictions, but only if they are provided by law and are necessary for protection of the rights or reputations of others and for the protection of national security or of public order, or of public health or morals. Freedom of expression should not aim at the destruction of the rights and freedoms of others, including the right to equality and non-discrimination.‘

    • Human Rights Council Resolution 26/15 (2014) - Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women: violence against women as a barrier to women’s political and economic empowerment

      ‘6. Emphasizes that the prohibition of discrimination against women on grounds of sex, pregnancy, maternity, parenthood or care work should be enforced for all women in all areas of work, including in the informal sector;
      7. Requests States to take measures to overcome the barriers to women’s economic opportunities resulting from maternity and the disproportionate burden of unpaid care work in order to permit choice by women and men as to how they allocate work and family duties and in order to enable the complementarity of work and family between women and men;
      8. Urges States to take measures to reduce informal work for women, with a focus on female participation in economic life and by increasing women’s economic opportunities, particularly in formal employment, in order to promote gender equality; [...]‘

    • Human Rights Council Resolution 26/5 (2014) - Elimination of discrimination against women
    • Human Rights Council Resolution 35/18 (2017) - Elimination of discrimination against women and girls