Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Discrimination

Some of Australia’s largest companies are failing to ‘know and show’ their respect for human rights

In our complex, interconnected world, there are risks of human rights violations throughout global supply chains. Examples include not only modern slavery and child labour, but also gender discrimination and violations of land, food and water rights.

The Conversation

Keeping Rohingya children out of schools is a denial of basic rights

As India grapples with the Donald Trump government’s crackdown on illegal immigration, the Supreme Court is hearing a writ petition to grant a stay on a December 2024 circular from the Delhi government refusing admission to Rohingya children who the government categorises as ‘illegal migrants’.

Newslaundry

French Senate backs move to ban headscarf in sport

France's right-dominated Senate has backed a bill to ban religious symbols including the Muslim headscarf in all sport competitions – professional and amateur – sparking accusations of discrimination from the left, and rights advocates.

Radio France Internationale

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Trump administration looks to slash HUD workers tackling the housing crisis

The Trump administration’s proposal to layoff half of federal workers at the nation’s housing agency is targeting employees who support disaster recovery, rental subsidies, discrimination investigations and first-time homebuyers, according to two documents obtained by The Associated Press

The Independent UK

The Progressive Betrayal of Trans Americans

How well-intentioned laws created new cultural conflicts—and eroded personal liberty

Reason

Kelly Stonelake says her lawsuit against Meta alleging sexual discrimination and a culture of silencing women has struck a chord

Kelly Stonelake hopes her case against her former employer will help change the environment for women who still work at Meta.

Fortune

Kids' disability rights cases stalled as Trump began to overhaul Education Department

As President Donald Trump reshaped the Education Department, parents say investigations and mediations into kids' disability rights cases ground to a halt

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Kelly Stonelake landed her dream job at Meta. 15 years later she’s suing the company alleging sexual assaults, denied promotions, and a deeply embedded culture of discrimination

Mark Zuckerberg recently declared the company he founded should embrace its “masculine energy.” Stonelake thinks that’s been the problem all along.

Fortune

Education Department Orders Schools To Stop All Racial Discrimination

The letter mostly builds on existing civil rights law.

Reason

UK use of predictive policing is racist and should be banned, says Amnesty

Exclusive: rights group says use of algorithms and data reinforces discrimination in UK policing

The Guardian - UK

‘Wealth-hoarding boomers’ stereotype is age discrimination, MPs say

The ‘boomer’ stereotype is contributing to ageist attitudes, a Commons group has found

The Independent UK

Decades of civil rights advancement gone

We are witnessing a reversion back to Jim Crow

Salon

Edinburgh University still has problem with English ‘snobs’, principal admits

EDINBURGH University has warned that Scottish students continually face discrimination from English classmates, despite recent efforts to curb…

The National (Scotland)

Ageism widespread and culturally embedded in UK, MPs warn

There are 11 million people in England and Wales aged 65 or older, including more than half a million who are aged over 90.

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Top News

GSA Reverses DEI Policy For Federal Contractors

GSA reverses DEI policies, DOJ to prosecute discrimination, impacting federal and private sectors.

The Independent UK

To these Black retirees, the federal civil service now under attack was a path to the middle class

The federal civil service that President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are dismantling has been a way for people of color, in particular Black Americans, to get a toehold into the middle class for decades, as other occupations were closed off because of racial discrimination or patronage

Latin Times

Missouri Attorney General Sues Starbucks for DEI Policy, Claims It Raises Prices and Slows Service

The state of Missouri has sued Starbucks due to allegations that the coffeehouse chain's anti-discrimination policies and other policies relating to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) have negatively impacted service and slowed down coffee orders

The Guardian - US

US civil rights agency seeks to dismiss gender-identity discrimination cases

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission moves to withdraw cases that conflict with Trump order on two sexes

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

DOGE’s next target: federal officials monitoring civil rights and discrimination, report says

Leaked documents reveal the scope and speed at which Elon Musk intends to gut the workforce

The Independent UK

EEOC seeks to drop a gender discrimination case, signaling a big shift in civil rights enforcement

The federal agency that enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws has moved to dismiss its own lawsuit on behalf of a worker allegedly fired for his sexual orientation and gender identity, arguing that the case now conflicts with President Donald Trump’s recent executive order

Dynamite News

SP workers furious over Manish Jagan Agrawal arrest; Accuse State Govt of bias

There is widespread anger among Samajwadi Party workers against the arrest of Manish Jagan. SP workers are accusing the UP Government of discrimination and biased action. Read further on Dynamite News:

Reason

The 5 Worst Things About the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The agency—an unelected regulator with a blank check—has spent much of its short life making things harder for the consumers it set out to protect.

Kiplinger

Phased Retirement: Why Easing Into Retirement Might Be Your Best Move

If retiring cold turkey isn’t for you, consider a phased retirement that lets you scale back at work and ease into retirement before eventually stepping away completely.

The Guardian - UK

Top EU court adviser finds Denmark’s ‘ghetto law’ is direct discrimination

If European court of justice agrees, ‘parallel societies’ policy could violate EU law, putting onus on Copenhagen to change it

The Conversation

60 years of progress in expanding rights is being rolled back by Trump − a pattern that’s all too familiar in US history

For many Americans, Donald Trump’s head-spinning array of executive orders in the early days of his second term look like an unprecedented effort to roll back democracy and the rights and liberties of American citizens.

1 … 19 20 21 22

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations