Constitution prohibits discrimination

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The Dominican constitution, as well as the Inter-American and the Universal Declarations of Human Rights, condemns any type of privilege that undermines equality between all citizens, such as the prohibition to enter public places. This was explained by attorney Manuel Sierra Perez, who assures that the Dominican Criminal Code punishes discrimination in the country, whether for race, color, religion, language or sexual preference, according to a report in Diario Libre. The lawyer was asked about the incident that took place at Praia nightclub, where a group of people was denied entry, provoking an incident that ended in the death of student Pura Alexandra Nunez. The club's owner, Jean Pierre Baza, has refused to comment on the matter.

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