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From a massacre in apartheid South Africa to 'feel good' multiculturalism: The dark history of Harmony Day

March 21 is known around the world as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, a solemn reminder of a brutal massacre that took place on this day more than 60 years ago. In Australia, it's called Harmony Day.

ABC News

Bristol Rovers launch investigation into alleged sexist abuse of referee Rebecca Welch

Rebecca Welch, who became the first female referee in EFL history in 2021, took charge of Bristol Rovers' 2-0 defeat to Wycombe Wanderers last week at the Mem

Bristol Post

LGBTQ+ rights: African Union watchdog goes back on its own word

The primary human rights watchdog in Africa recently made a decision that departed from its existing practice. The African Commission of Human and Peoples’ Rights, an independent expert body within the African Union (AU) framework, used sexual or gender identity as the reason it rejected applications for observer status from…

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Half of migrant workers in Australia feel unsafe at work, survey finds

Advocates say there needs to be ‘urgent action’ after report reveals many workers experience discrimination and abuse

The Guardian - AU

‘I came here to escape’: Toronto tackles caste-based discrimination in schools

Activists hopeful as Canada’s largest school district takes first step towards banning caste discrimination

The Guardian - US

Noah Feldman: Tennessee’s ban on drag performance violates freedom of speech

Tennessee has passed a law aimed at restricting drag performances, an art form that often involves exaggerated gender performance and cross-dressing. Similar bills have been introduced in 14 other states as part of the revived culture war against LGBTQ people. The Tennessee law was written to survive judicial scrutiny by…

Tribune News Service

Weathering by Arline Geronimus review – how discrimination makes you sick

A public health expert charts the cumulative effect of prejudice on peoples’ bodies, from heart disease to cancer

The Guardian - UK

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Campaigner hails councils over anti-discrimination moves for care children and leavers

Vulnerable people given new 'protected characteristics' for equality

Manchester Evening News

NFL wants judge to send discrimination claims to arbitrator

NFL lawyers want a New York judge to change her mind and agree to let all racial discrimination claims against the league and its teams go to arbitration rather than trial

The Independent UK

Michigan adds LGBTQ protections to anti-discrimination law

Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Thursday that will permanently outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in the state

The Independent UK

Iranian protesters are making demands in charters and bills of rights

It’s been six months since the latest spark ignited mass protests in Iran — the death of 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian Mahsa (Jina) Amini in morality police custody after she was arrested for allegedly failing to wear her hijab properly.

The Conversation

EXPLAINER: Next steps for Black reparations in San Francisco

San Francisco leaders have backed the idea of paying reparations to Black people to atone for slavery and the systemic discrimination that followed

The Independent UK

LGBTQ advocacy group Human Rights Campaign settles racism lawsuit with ex-leader

Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ advocacy group in the United States, and its Black former president, Alphonso David, have settled a lawsuit in which David had alleged racial discrimination in his firing, the two sides said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Researchers mostly have no idea what's contributing to the gender wage gap

Discrimination plays a role in the gender wage gap. But 70% of what's contributing to the pay gap isn't measurable, researchers say.

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The One Key Question No Justice Asked in the Harvard/UNC Affirmative Action Case

Harvard and UNC's defense is based on the perceived need for racial diversity; but how do they justify treating "Hispanic" as a Racial Classification?

The Guardian - US

A Black couple’s home was undervalued by $300,000. Now the US is investigating

Two Johns Hopkins professors say loanDepot lowballed them on their Baltimore home due to their race

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IIT Bombay suicide: Did Darshan Solanki face discrimination over JEE rank?

On February 18, two students from IIT Bombay discussed how Darshan Solanki’s roommate “reduced his interaction” with him after asking Solanki his rank in JEE.

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Singapore Airlines called out for allegedly discriminating against student with disability

Student Isabella Beale, 23, is accusing the airline of discriminating against her for being an amputee on her flights to and from Europe.

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Daily Mirror

Women can now swim topless in city's public pools following complaint of discrimination

The change comes after a female swimmer said she was prevented from using one of Berlin's pools without covering her chest in December of last year

France 24

FRANCE 24 reaffirms the commitment of all its channels to fight against all forms of discrimination

After the publication of an article on the CAMERA website (Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America), and taken up by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, implicating a journalist and three Arabic-language correspondents of France 24 regarding certain comments they allegedly posted on their personal pages on social networks,…

The Guardian - UK

Judy Heumann obituary

Disability rights activist who helped shape global protocols and played a decisive role in fighting discrimination in the US

Al Jazeera

Major Canadian school board recognises caste-based discrimination

Toronto’s school board, the largest in Canada, joins a push to ban discrimination based on caste in North America.

Reuters

Toronto school board becomes first in Canada to recognize caste discrimination

Toronto's school board has become the first in Canada to recognize that caste discrimination exists in the city's schools and has asked a provincial human rights body to help in creating a framework to address the issue.

Los Angeles Times

Mo'Nique's Netflix special will air nearly a year after discrimination lawsuit settled

Mo'Nique's Netflix special is set to premiere less than a year after her discrimination suit against the streaming giant was settled out of court.

Manchester Evening News

Pensioners accuse Britain's biggest union of 'vindictive and spiteful' discrimination

A petition has been launched in support of 350 people with an average age of 80

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