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(h) Any analogous act which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the
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recognition, enjoyment, or exercise of the person's human rights and
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fundamental freedoms in the political, econon:tic, social, cultural, and civil
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spheres on the basis of etlmic or racial background and/ or religious affiliation or
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beliefs.
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SEC. 5. Persolls liable. - Any person, natural or juridical, including tlle
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government, govel'1lment-owned and controlled corporations or any private
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corporation, institution or company, who commits discrimination or profiling
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against any person on account of etlmic or racial origin and/ or religious affiliation
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or belief, as provided for above, shall be liable under this Act.
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Any person, who requests, instructs, induces, encourages, auiliorizes, or assists
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anotller to commit acts of discrimination or profiling against any person on account
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of ethnic or racial origin and/ or religious affiliation or belief shall also be principally
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liable under this act.
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SEC. 7. Equal Opportul1ittj. - It shall be ilie duty of every person, natural or
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jUridical, public or private, to ensure that there is equal opportunity £01' all persons in
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relation to actual 01' prospective employees, students, tenants, customers, clients, and
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that no discriminatory acts, as defined herein, is committed by them or their agents
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in the areas of employment, hOUSing, education and delivery of basic goods and
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services.
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For this purpose, evel'y agency, corporalion, company and education institution, as
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well as any other person providing employment, housing, educaHon and delivery of
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basic goods and services, shall issue an equal opportunity policy, including the
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creation of an Equal Opportunity Committee, as provided in the following secHon.
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