Legal Framework

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights — Articles 2, 26

Together these articles establish both the non-discrimination obligation specific to Covenant rights (Article 2) and a general, freestanding right to equality before the law extending to all fields regulated by public authorities (Article 26).

Source

https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/international-covenant-civil-and-political-rights

Article

Articles 2, 26