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Gender Equality and Constitutions of Latin American and the Caribbean
This is a mapping of constitutional provisions related to gender equality in Latin America and the Caribbean. The relevant provisions fall into the following categories: equality non-discrimination rights of women public authorities, institutions and services political participation and freedom of association citizenship/nationality, right to property/inheritance reproductive rights education employment equal before the law marriage &amp family life status of religious/customary law status of international law (including human rights law) limitations and/or derogations general human rights guarantees and human rights duties. The report reproduces the relevant provisions from each constitution.&nbsp
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English, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Plurinational State of, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Nicaragua