{"id":6752,"date":"2015-03-20T16:29:54","date_gmt":"2015-03-20T15:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.europewatchdog.info\/?page_id=6752"},"modified":"2015-03-20T16:59:34","modified_gmt":"2015-03-20T15:59:34","slug":"protocol-12","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.europewatchdog.info\/en\/convention-on-human-rights\/protocol-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Protocol No. 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.europewatchdog.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Protokoll-12-Durban.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6753\" src=\"http:\/\/www.europewatchdog.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Protokoll-12-Durban.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.europewatchdog.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Protokoll-12-Durban.jpg 1412w, https:\/\/www.europewatchdog.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Protokoll-12-Durban-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.europewatchdog.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Protokoll-12-Durban-1024x707.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.europewatchdog.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Protokoll-12-Durban-560x387.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.europewatchdog.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Protokoll-12-Durban-260x180.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.europewatchdog.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Protokoll-12-Durban-160x110.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>Protocol No. 12 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (CETS No. 177) is an additional protocol to the <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.europewatchdog.info\/en\/international-treaties\/convention-on-human-rights\/\" title=\"European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)\">European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, which provides for a general prohibition of discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>The Protocol was deemed necessary by the <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.europewatchdog.info\/en\/council-of-europe\/\" title=\"Council of Europe\">Council of Europe<\/a><\/em><\/strong> member states, because the European Convention on Human Rights (CETS No. 005) in its Article 14 only prohibits discrimination in the enjoyment of the rights guaranteed by the other articles in the Convention. <\/p>\n<p>The Protocol entered into force in 2005, chief stakeholder in its elaboration was the Council of Europe&#8217;s <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.europewatchdog.info\/en\/instruments\/expert-bodies\/racism\/\" title=\"Commission against Racism (ECRI)\">European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI)<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Protocol states, that<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the enjoyment of any right set forth by law shall be secured without discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a national minority, property, birth or other status<\/li>\n<li>no one shall be discriminated against by any public authority on any ground such as those mentioned above<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 80%; text-align: left;\"><br \/>\n_<br \/>\nPhoto \u00a9 Sir Robin Photography<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protocol No. 12 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (CETS No. 177) is an additional protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), which provides for a general prohibition of discrimination. 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