Countering Genetic Discrimination: African Union Member States Experience

The paper is devoted to a detailed analysis of the implementation of the principle of non-discrimination based on genetic status within the framework of the African Union, as well as its member states. The author examines the legal framework for countering genetic discrimination in the context of the leading regional integration association on the African continent, and examines key supranational mechanisms for protection against discrimination. The study focuses on a comprehensive review of the African Union member states experience in countering discriminatory and stigmatizing practices. The case study of Malawi, the Republic of South Africa, and the Sudan demonstrates not only a commitment to conceptual approaches regarding the prohibition of genetic discrimination that have developed at the global level, but also the possibility of implementing the principle of non-discrimination in this area from a national perspective. The author articulates development trends as to supranational and national regulation in the field of countering genetic discrimination on the African continent, and suggests that best practices be adapted in order to for improve relevant regulation in the Russian Federation and integration associations with its participation.