and human dignity shall be recognised by the State
and society.
(2)
(3)
Disabled persons shall be entitled to protection
against exploitation and to protection against
discrimination, in particular as regards access to
health services, education and employment.
In any judicial proceedings in which a disabled
person is a party, the procedure shall take his or her
condition into account.
Culture 32.
Every person shall be entitled to enjoy, practice, profess, maintain
and promote any culture, language, tradition or religion subject to
the terms of this Constitution and to the condition that the right
protected by this section do not impinge on the rights and freedoms
of others or the national interest, especially unity.
Protection from 33.
Discrimination
(1)
(2)
All persons shall be equal before the law.
Subject to the provisions of subsection (5), no law shall
make any provision which is discriminatory either of itself
of in its effect.
(3)
Subject to the provisions of subsection (5), no person shall
be treated in a discriminatory manner by any person acting
by virtue of any law or in the performance of the functions
of any public office or any public authority.
(4)
In this section, the expression ���discrimination” means
affording different treatment to different persons
attributable wholly or mainly to their respective
descriptions by race, colour, gender, language, religion,
political or other opinion, national or social origin,
property, birth or other status whereby persons of one such
description are subjected to disabilities or restrictions to
which persons of another such description are not made
subject, or are accorded privilege or advantages which
are not accorded to persons of another such description.
(5)
Subsection (2) shall not apply to any law in so far as that
law makes provision(a)
(b)
(c)
with respect to persons who are not citizens
of The Gambia or to qualifications for
citizenship;
with respect to the qualifications prescribed
by this Constitution for any office;
with respect to adoption, marriage, divorce,
burial, devolution of property on death or
other matters of personal law;