The provisions on non-discrimination have been reformed by the new Non-Discrimination Act, which entered into force on the 1 January 2015.
As a result of the reform, the Ombudsman for Minorities was replaced by a Non-Discrimination Ombudsman, which is empowered to consider a broader range of discrimination issues. Also certain provisions of the Act on Equality between Women and Men (Equality Act) have been amended.
The new Act expands the scope of protection against discrimination. The Act will be applied to all public and private activities, excluding private life, family life and practice of religion.
The protection against discrimination is equal regardless of whether the discrimination is based on ethnic origin, age, nationality, language, religion, belief, opinion, health, disability, sexual orientation or other personal characteristics.
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