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Does the constitution explicitly prohibit discrimination in promotions?
Map reflects
constitutions
in place as of May 2017.
No specific provision
means that the constitution does not specifically prohibit discrimination in promotions. This does not mean that discrimination in promotions is permitted, only that it is not explicitly forbidden.
Aspirational or guaranteed only to certain groups
means that a prohibition of discrimination in promotions is either granted in non-authoritative language – the country “endeavors” to provide this protection, or it is the “responsibility” of the government to provide it – or granted only to a specific group – for example, only to women.
Guaranteed universally
means that discrimination in promotions is explicitly prohibited.
Countries
Afghanistan
- No specific provision
Pakistan
- No specific provision
Namibia
- No specific provision
Nauru
- No specific provision
Nepal
- No specific provision
The Netherlands
- No specific provision
Niger
- No specific provision
Nigeria
- No specific provision
Norway
- No specific provision
Oman
- No specific provision
Palau
- No specific provision
Mozambique
- No specific provision
Panama
- No specific provision
Papua New Guinea
- No specific provision
Paraguay
- No specific provision
Peru
- No specific provision
The Philippines
- No specific provision
Portugal
- No specific provision
Qatar
- No specific provision
Romania
- No specific provision
Russian Federation
- No specific provision
Myanmar
- No specific provision
Morocco
- No specific provision
Samoa
- No specific provision
Malaysia
- No specific provision
Lesotho
- No specific provision
Albania
- No specific provision
Libya
- No specific provision
Liechtenstein
- No specific provision
Lithuania
- No specific provision
Luxembourg
- No specific provision
North Macedonia
- No specific provision
Madagascar
- No specific provision
Malawi
- No specific provision
Mali
- No specific provision
Montenegro
- No specific provision
Malta
- No specific provision
Marshall Islands
- No specific provision
Mauritania
- No specific provision
Mauritius
- No specific provision
Mexico
- No specific provision
Federated States of Micronesia
- No specific provision
Moldova
- No specific provision
Monaco
- No specific provision
Mongolia
- No specific provision
Rwanda
- No specific provision
San Marino
- No specific provision
Latvia
- No specific provision
Uganda
- No specific provision
Timor-Leste
- No specific provision
Togo
- No specific provision
Tonga
- No specific provision
Trinidad and Tobago
- No specific provision
Tunisia
- No specific provision
Turkey
- No specific provision
Turkmenistan
- No specific provision
Tuvalu
- No specific provision
Ukraine
- No specific provision
Tanzania
- No specific provision
United Arab Emirates
- No specific provision
United States of America
- No specific provision
Uruguay
- No specific provision
Uzbekistan
- No specific provision
Vanuatu
- No specific provision
Venezuela
- No specific provision
Vietnam
- No specific provision
Yemen
- No specific provision
Zambia
- No specific provision
Thailand
- No specific provision
Tajikistan
- No specific provision
Saudi Arabia
- No specific provision
South Africa
- No specific provision
Senegal
- No specific provision
Serbia
- No specific provision
- No specific provision
Sierra Leone
- No specific provision
Singapore
- No specific provision
Slovakia
- No specific provision
Slovenia
- No specific provision
Solomon Islands
- No specific provision
Somalia
- No specific provision
South Sudan
- No specific provision
Syria
- No specific provision
Sri Lanka
- No specific provision
St. Kitts and Nevis
- No specific provision
St. Lucia
- No specific provision
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- No specific provision
Sudan
- No specific provision
Suriname
- No specific provision
Eswatini
- No specific provision
Sweden
- No specific provision
Switzerland
- No specific provision
Lebanon
- No specific provision
Liberia
- No specific provision
Laos
- No specific provision
Colombia
- No specific provision
Burundi
- No specific provision
Cambodia
- No specific provision
Cameroon
- No specific provision
Canada
- No specific provision
Cabo Verde
- No specific provision
Central African Republic
- No specific provision
Chad
- No specific provision
Chile
- No specific provision
China
- No specific provision
Comoros
- No specific provision
Bulgaria
- No specific provision
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- No specific provision
Republic of the Congo
- No specific provision
Costa Rica
- No specific provision
Cote d'Ivoire
- No specific provision
Croatia
- No specific provision
Cuba
- No specific provision
Cyprus
- No specific provision
Czech Republic
- No specific provision
Denmark
- No specific provision
Burkina Faso
- No specific provision
Brunei
- No specific provision
Dominica
- No specific provision
Bahamas
- No specific provision
Algeria
- No specific provision
Andorra
- No specific provision
Angola
- No specific provision
Antigua and Barbuda
- No specific provision
Argentina
- No specific provision
Armenia
- No specific provision
Australia
- No specific provision
Austria
- No specific provision
Azerbaijan
- No specific provision
Bahrain
- No specific provision
Brazil
- No specific provision
Bangladesh
- No specific provision
Barbados
- No specific provision
Belgium
- No specific provision
Belize
- No specific provision
Benin
- No specific provision
Bhutan
- No specific provision
Bolivia
- No specific provision
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- No specific provision
Botswana
- No specific provision
Kyrgyzstan
- No specific provision
Djibouti
- No specific provision
Dominican Republic
- No specific provision
Israel
- No specific provision
Haiti
- No specific provision
Honduras
- No specific provision
Hungary
- No specific provision
Iceland
- No specific provision
India
- No specific provision
Indonesia
- No specific provision
Iran
- No specific provision
Iraq
- No specific provision
Ireland
- No specific provision
Italy
- No specific provision
Guatemala
- No specific provision
Jamaica
- No specific provision
Japan
- No specific provision
Jordan
- No specific provision
Kazakhstan
- No specific provision
Kenya
- No specific provision
Kiribati
- No specific provision
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- No specific provision
Republic of Korea
- No specific provision
Kuwait
- No specific provision
Guinea
- No specific provision
Guinea-Bissau
- No specific provision
Grenada
- No specific provision
Gabon
- No specific provision
Egypt
- No specific provision
El Salvador
- No specific provision
Equatorial Guinea
- No specific provision
Eritrea
- No specific provision
Estonia
- No specific provision
Fiji
- No specific provision
Finland
- No specific provision
Greenland
- No specific provision
France
- No specific provision
The Gambia
- No specific provision
Greece
- No specific provision
Zimbabwe
- No specific provision
Georgia
- No specific provision
Germany
- No specific provision
Spain
- Aspirational or guaranteed only to certain groups
Belarus
- Aspirational or guaranteed only to certain groups
Ghana
- Aspirational or guaranteed only to certain groups
Poland
- Aspirational or guaranteed only to certain groups
Sao Tome and Principe
- Aspirational or guaranteed only to certain groups
Guyana
- Aspirational or guaranteed only to certain groups
Ethiopia
- Aspirational or guaranteed only to certain groups
Maldives
- Guaranteed universally
Nicaragua
- Guaranteed universally
United Kingdom
- Guaranteed universally
New Zealand
- Guaranteed universally
Ecuador
- Guaranteed universally
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