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Federal judge blocks Biden administration guidance on transgender students

A federal judge from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee on July 15, 2022, struck down a Department of Education order that aims to protect transgender students and workers from discrimination.

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Judge shortens road to decide NFL racial discrimination suit

A judge has made it likely she'll rule in weeks rather than months whether NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell gets to decide the merits of racial discrimination claims made by Black coaches against the league and its teams

The Independent UK

Passenger kept from boarding after Jetstar’s refusal to assist with wheelchair makes discrimination complaint

Exclusive: Complaint lodged with human rights commission after man turned away at gate of Sydney airport flight

The Guardian - AU

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'Freedom fighter' Roy Hackett described as 'powerful and thoughtful' as tributes pour in

Roy Hackett, who died this week aged 93, led what became the UK’s first campaign against racial discrimination. He once remembered 'it was hard for a black man to find a job'

Daily Mirror

France creates new post of LGBTQ rights ambassador

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Thursday announced the creation of a new position of ambassador for LGBTQ rights in efforts to fight discrimination across the world.

France 24

French PM announces the creation of new LGBTQ ambassador job

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has announced the creation of a new position of ambassador for LGBTQ rights, in efforts to fight discrimination across the world

The Independent UK

Reasons Not to Limit Private-Employer-Imposed Speech Restrictions: A Constitutional Right Not to Associate?

As I mentioned yesterday, ten years ago I wrote a descriptive and analytical law review article called Private Employees' Speech and Political Activity: Statutory Protection Against Employer Retaliation, which aimed to catalog these often-little-known statutes. This year, I'm returning to the subject, trying to analyze the strongest arguments for and…

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KSRelief Signs Agreement with Lebanon's Zakat Fund

The Saudi ambassador to Lebanon, Walid Bukhari, confirmed that the Saudi government exerts all efforts to support Lebanon's food security amid the humanitarian crisis the country is enduring. "We are doing our duties towards the brotherly Lebanese people, without any discrimination of their groups or sects," said the ambassador, adding…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Roy Hackett was a civil rights hero – everyone in Britain should know his name

The activist who led the groundbreaking 1960s Bristol bus boycott embodied the spirit of radical resilience and hope, says Olivette Otele of Soas University of London

The Guardian - UK

Muslim women in India allege bias in hiring for jobs

From being denied jobs for wearing hijab to more implicit forms of exclusion, as a study reveals, the women struggle.

Al Jazeera

Older people deserve better support from employers

Letter: Age discrimination is still having a harmful effect in the workplace, says Steve Butler

The Guardian - UK

Next on the GOP’s List: Starving Queer Kids

Republican attorneys general, including Ken Paxton, have filed suit over a federal school lunch program that prohibits discrimination against LGBTQ+ children.

Texas Observer

Anas Sarwar: Fight against racism falls to all of us, not just the victims

The Scottish Labour leader says the Cricket Scotland scandal reflects the sickening prejudice in society which we cannot afford to be complacent about.

Daily Record

Blind advocates allege NSW’s removal of online voting system is a breach of human rights

State electoral commission accused of discrimination for suspending iVoting platform as Blind Citizens Australia takes case to watchdog

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I thought I had gotten over the discrimination I faced in Australia’s newsrooms

Watching Michelle Law’s Top Coat reinforced the prejudices I have faced, being overlooked because of my ethnicity and nationality

The Canberra Times

'Irrefutable evidence of our ancestry': Ngambri custodians take ACT to court

Paul Girrawah House said he and other members of the Ngambri had launched the court action to stop the ACT government's "blatant" discrimination and hypocrisy.

The Guardian - US

Theme parks were not meant for Black families: why racism at Sesame Place is part of a shameful tradition

From old Coney Island to the Bronx Zoo, parks excluded Black people and even put them on display to amuse white people

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Republican-led states sue Department of Agriculture over nondiscrimination school meal guidance

Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery (R), joined by 21 Republican attorneys general, filed a lawsuit on July 26, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee that aimed to overturn guidance from the Biden administration and the Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service.…

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Scottish cricket has long had a race problem – time to build a better culture in the sport

Scottish cricket has been found to be institutionally racist following the Changing the Boundaries report published by Plan4Sport on July 25. The governing board of Cricket Scotland resigned ahead of the report’s publication and issued an apology to anyone who had experienced any kind of discrimination.

Bristol Post

Bristol City make decision on taking the knee ahead of 2022/23 Championship season

"The battle must continue every day in how we all behave and contribute to society"

Daily Mirror

Labour risks losing black vote if Keir Starmer doesn't act against racism, MP warns

It is understood the damning findings of the Forde report has pushed the Labour leader to set up a meeting with members of the black parliamentary party, after many had restated their concerns of anti-black racism and afrophobia.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Body Says Violence Against Syrians in Lebanon on the Rise

Discrimination and violence against Syrian refugees in Lebanon has soared in recent weeks as the country grapples with high food prices and shortages, the UN refugee agency told the Associated Press on Friday. “We have seen tensions between Lebanese and Syrians at bakeries across the country,” United Nations High Commissioner…

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: The federal American Data Privacy and Protection Act protects everybody’s data

When a business signals “whites only,” it does not matter if it is written in ink or pixels, words or code. The discrimination is the same. The harm is the same. And the legal consequences should be the same.

Daily Mirror

Swansea City outline why their players and staff won't be taking the knee this season

The taking of the knee has been a regular pre-match sight since football returned from its Covid hiatus in 2020 and is a gesture of solidarity against racism and other forms of discrimination

The Guardian - UK

Tribunal rulings for gender-critical women have key implications

Analysis: recent cases strengthen protections for debate, but questions remain around workplace conflicts

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