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Japan LGBT law watered down amid culture war

Japan enacted a law to promote LGBT understanding last Friday after months of debate, but for some activists, the discussions did as much to entrench existing discrimination as encourage more open attitudes.

Bangkok Post

Discrimination in cricket report to finally be published on Tuesday

The findings come on the same day as a sanctions hearing for Yorkshire in the Azeem Rafiq case.

The Independent UK

After Modi denies discrimination in India, NYT newsletter notes it’s what ‘his govt usually says’

There is no space for discrimination in India and “democracy is in our spirit”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a joint press conference with US President Joe Biden in Washington, when asked about the steps his government is willing to take to “improve the rights of Muslims and other…

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From ‘new dawn’ to ‘Modi ducks’, Modi-Biden meet is top story in Indian newspapers

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and US president Joe Biden concluded day three of the PM’s trip to the United States with a state dinner in Washington, DC that saw Modi cracking jokes. He had also said there is “no discrimination in India” when he took two questions at a…

Newslaundry

‘No space for discrimination’ in India: Modi amid rights concerns

As Joe Biden hosts Indian PM, rights advocates question US president’s decision to honour the Hindu nationalist leader.

Al Jazeera

Modi says ‘no space’ in India for religious discrimination at rare press conference

Mr Modi has long been accused of being complicit in sectarian violence in which over 1,000 Muslims were killed in 2002 while he was chief minister of Gujarat

The Independent UK

Modi’s visit focuses attention on caste discrimination in US

Hindu nationalist PM is a divisive figure at home and prejudice based on India’s hereditary classes has extended to Indian American communities

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PM Modi’s U.S. visit | Activists ask Biden to publicly rebuke Modi over human rights

Critics of the Modi government’s human rights record have cited less press freedom, restrictions on minority religious rights and other forms of discrimination and backsliding on democratic rights.

The Hindu

Court exempts a Texas company from following anti-discrimination law protecting LGBTQ+ workers

A federal appeals court says a government agency cannot enforce anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination employment rules against a Texas company owned by a conservative Christian

The Independent UK

Bathrooms are political: how gender-inclusive toilets can combat indignity and violence

A new hate crimes bill is inching closer to the possibility of becoming law in South Africa. The bill entrenches human dignity as a foundational value of the country by providing for penalties for explicit acts of violence and discrimination motivated by prejudice and intolerance.

The Conversation

Embedded hate: violence and racial discrimination by the U.S. police

The United States Department of Justice report is a wake-up call to police institutions in the country

The Hindu

Biden to meet with experts about the dangers of AI on visit to San Francisco

President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet researchers and advocates with expertise in artificial intelligence on Tuesday in San Francisco as his administration attempts to tackle potential dangers of a technology that could fuel misinformation, job losses, discrimination and privacy violations.

Los Angeles Times

Soccer faces wave of racial and offensive abuse incidents amid FIFA pledge to stop games

A leading anti-discrimination group in soccer says there is an “urgent crisis” in the game because of racial and offensive abuse

The Independent UK

My friend Harvey Milk celebrated hope. This Pride month, unions provide it

In these dangerous times for LGBTQ+ people, a union contract is a line of defense against discrimination and abuse

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South Scotland MSP launches bid to create older people's commissioner for Scotland

South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth wants to bring forward a member’s bill to create a new independent commissioner, who would raise awareness of older people’s interests and help tackle discrimination

The Guardian - US

‘Historic and significant’: key lawyer’s verdict on Alabama supreme court ruling

Deuel Ross, who argued the voting rights case Allen v Milligan before the court, discusses the significance of the 5-4 decision

The Conversation

Watered-down LGBTQ 'understanding' bill shows how far Japan's parliament is out of step with its society – and history

Japan has passed legislation aimed at “promoting the understanding” of members of the LGBTQ community – a watered-down bill that will do little to put the Asian country in line with fellow liberal democracies on the issue.

The Independent UK

Takeaways from the scathing report on Minneapolis police after George Floyd's killing

The Justice Department has issued a scathing assessment of Minneapolis police, alleging that racial discrimination and excessive force went unchecked before George Floyd’s killing because of inadequate oversight and an unwieldy process for investigating complaints

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George Floyd murder: Minneapolis police have pattern of aggression and discrimination, DoJ inquiry finds

Merrick Garland announces findings of Department of Justice investigation into department after Floyd’s killing by officers

Wales Online

Restaurant apologises after staff 'told not to take bookings from Gypsies'

El Prado by Martinez restaurant has apologised in a statement on its Facebook page

The Independent UK

Michigan bans hairstyle discrimination in workplaces and schools

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the Crown Act on Thursday, which will outlaw race-based hairstyle discrimination in schools and workplaces

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Affirmative action isn’t hurting Asian Americans. Here’s why that myth survives

The Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action, focusing on whether Harvard’s consideration of race in admissions intentionally discriminates against Asian Americans, is expected this month. A big part of our research has been to identify anti-Asian discrimination, so we understand how charges that Asian Americans are held to a higher…

The Texas Tribune

Texas AG sues Biden administration over Title IX interpretation

State law that limits transgender student athletes’ participation in sports runs afoul of the updated federal civil rights law, which was expanded to prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ students, potentially putting Texas schools at risk of losing federal funding.

Fortune

Companies are spending big money to cover up bullying and discrimination in the workplace–it’s time for shareholders to know exactly how much

Corporations end up spending millions on legal fees rather than devoting energy to fixing the more endemic issues. Is this a good use of company funds?

Zenger

US Education Department Investigating SUNY At New Paltz Over Alleged Antisemitism

The two were then allegedly bullied, harassed and threatened due to their Jewish, Israeli, and Zionist identities.

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