Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 10
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The principle of equality and non-discrimination obliges States to take measures to ensure that all individuals are entitled to equal access to judicial and adjudicatory mechanisms without distinction on the basis of race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status, and that all parties in judicial or legal proceedings are treated without any discrimination. The principle of equality and non-discrimination extends to prevent discrimination on the basis of social and economic status, as implied in the phrase "other status".
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Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights