"uphold equality" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means to support and maintain fairness and equal treatment for all individuals regardless of their differences. Example: It is the responsibility of our government to uphold equality and protect the rights of all citizens, regardless of race, gender, or socio-economic status.
"The modern Islamic state should uphold equality," Abdullah says.
The commission is meant to uphold equality laws covering gender, disabilities, age, sexual orientation and race.
That decision will probably reach the Supreme Court, and, when it does, we expect Mr. Obama, if he is still president, will take the final step in his evolutionary process and direct the Justice Department to support that ruling and urge the court to uphold equality in every state.
The egalitarian should uphold equality of opportunity not equality of outcome.
From a normative standpoint, things are clear: cosmopolitans who uphold equality, global justice, ethno-religious tolerance and human rights cannot accept right-wing populism.
But, as the high court's judgment pointed out in relation to section 377, this has meant violating the egalitarian ethos of independent India's constitution, which explicitly upholds equality before the law and prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.
They unanimously argued that the present leadership in the district tried to aid broad stakeholder involvement and upheld equality and equity principles in PS processes and efforts.
Both coalition parties went that extra mile to woo various equalities lobbies before the general election, yet Conservatives and Liberal Democrats are now conspiring to dramatically downsize the institution responsible for upholding equalities laws.
And the unwillingness of the United States to push its Israeli ally to uphold the equality of all its citizens is not only a grave disappointment, but a strong reason to challenge the United States as the leader of the free world.
Their treatment will help us answer bigger questions about the changes currently underway: Namely, will revolutionary movements give rise to democratic governments that uphold universal equality before the law, or to unstable, mercurial regimes that obey the whims of extremists?
Something happened on Election Day in Iowa that threatens the principles of democracy upon which this country was founded: Three well-respected Iowa Supreme Court Justices lost retention elections following a vicious campaign by anti-gay groups who targeted them because of the Court's 2009 unanimous decision to uphold marriage equality for same-sex couples.
