Page 21 BURUNDI (CONTINUED) Ending Sex Discrimination in the Law EQUALITY NOW – BEIJING+25 Note: Article 13 of the Constitution of Burundi: All Burundians are equal in worth and dignity. All citizens have equal rights and are entitled to an equal protection under the law. No Burundian will be excluded from the social, economic or political life of the nation because of race, language, religion, sex or ethnicity. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Law 87-010 on the Family Code: Article 444. The husband is the head of the household…. Note: Article 12 of the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Congo: All Congolese are equal before the law and entitled to equal protection under it. Take Action – Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi Palais de la Nation Kinshasa DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Email: cabinet@presidentrdc.cd missionrdc@bluewin.ch (Mission to the UN in Geneva) Twitter: @FelixUdps Facebook: facebook.com/Fatshi-President-2219983504918031/ INDIA The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 Take Action – India Section 6. Natural Guardian: The natural guardians of a Hindu, minor, in respect of the minor’s person as well as in respect of the minor’s property (excluding his or her undivided interest in joint family property), are – (a) in the case of a boy or an unmarried girl— the father, and after him, the mother: provided that the custody of a minor who has not completed the age of five years shall ordinarily be with the mother; (b) in the case of an illegitimate boy or an illegitimate unmarried girl – the mother, and after her, the father; (c) in the case of a married girl – the husband. Prime Minister Narendra Modi South Block, Raisina Hill, New Delhi-110011 INDIA Email Portal: https://www.pmindia.gov. in/en/interact-with-honble-pm/ Email: india@un.int; indiaun@prodigy. net (Mission to the UN in New York) Twitter: @narendramodi Facebook: facebook.com/narendramodi Note: Article 14 of the Constitution of India: The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India. Article 15(1): The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them.