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Interregional Anti-Bullying & Discrimination Accord


INTERREGIONAL ANTI-BULLYING & DISCRIMINATION ACCORD

SIGNATORIES OF THIS ACCORD:

ACKNOWLEDGE that the persecution and unfair treatment of Nations frequently and unjustly occurs on NationStates leading to unacceptable bullying and discrimination.

UNDERSTAND the need for a framework to be established through a collective, interregional effort which shall be fulfilled by this Accord.

COMMIT to make every effort to ensure that their Regions are free from all forms of bullying and discrimination.

THIS ACCORD DEFINES:

BULLYING as behaviour where people intentionally use words or actions against someone or a group of people to cause distress and/or risk to their wellbeing. These actions are usually done in a way to make someone else feel less valued, powerful or helpless.

DISCRIMINATION as the direct or indirect treatment or proposal to treat someone unfavourably because of a personal characteristic or attribute which is protected by the law and/or other relevant policy. This includes bullying someone because of a protected attribute or characteristic.

DIRECT DISCRIMINATION occurs when someone is treated unfavourably because of a personal characteristic or protected attribute.

INDIRECT DISCRIMINATION occurs when an unreasonable requirement, condition or practice is imposed that maliciously disadvantages a person or group because of a personal characteristic.

PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS AND ATTRIBUTES
-Sex
-Age
-Religious belief and activity
-Political belief or activity
-Sexual orientation
-Gender identity
-Marital status
-Race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, descent or ancestry)
-Disability including physical, intellectual or psychological disabilities)
-World Assembly Membership or lack thereof
-Personal association with a person who has any of the above attributes

SIGNATORIES

To become a signatory, any interested Region shall ratify this Accord in line with the regulations and procedures set forth by the domestic law of their region and then contact Ecclestia to be added to this list.

A signatory may withdraw their signature at any time. A signatory may be removed by Court order, at the discretion of the accords author or by the petition of 10 other signatories.

Signatories recognise the Court of International Law and Justice as having original jurisdiction for any disputes which may rise from time to time in reference to this Accord.

Region/Organisation

Signed by

Date

NationStates

Mikeswill

3 May 2019

Union of Christian Nations

Ecclestia

1 May 2019

UCN School of Theology

Ecclestia

16 October 2020

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The Democratic Commonwealth of Ecclestia

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