Definition: Discrimination
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Distinction, exclusion, restriction, unlawful treatment or preference based on a person’s or group’s race, colour, age, sex, language, religion, opinion, descent or national or ethnic origin which discourages or prevents equal recognition, enjoyment or exercise of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or any other field of public life.
Source:
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), "International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes (ICCS), version 1.0", Vienna, 2015
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