The Latest Breaking News from Discrimination

New Zealand to vote on lowering voting age from 18 to 16

The announcement came hours after the country’s Supreme Court ruled that not allowing 16 and 17-year-olds to vote amounted to age discrimination

Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2022

New Zealand to decide on lowering voting age from 18 to 16

Politicians will make decision after Supreme Court ruled that not allowing 16 and 17-year-olds to vote amounted to age discrimination

Manchester Evening News · Nov 21, 2022

Racial inequality hard-wired into housing system in England, study finds

Researchers found black and minority ethnic people more at risk of homelessness and racist treatment from landlords

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2022

Google and Apple’s role in Qatari app that lets men stop women from leaving the country

Exclusive: Tech giants under fire for making available Metrash2 app, which can be used to stop unmarried Qatari women aged under 25 from leaving the Gulf state

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2022

Religious leaders in the NT urge government to revise proposed changes to anti-discrimination laws

New anti-discrimination laws are expected to pass through the Northern Territory's parliament in the next week, but religious groups fear the reforms go too far and would "completely remove" protections for religious schools.

ABC News · Nov 19, 2022

What is the One Love armband worn by Harry Kane at Qatar World Cup?

Kane, alongside nine other European country captains, will be in unison with their campaign against discrimination.

Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2022

LGBTIQ learners at risk in South Africa as conservative Christian groups fight plans for safer schools

Advocacy groups in South Africa are intensifying their efforts to prevent the country’s education department from creating safer environments for children of diverse gender identities and sexual orientations. Some of the advocacy groups have ties to conservative US Christian groups.

The Conversation · Nov 18, 2022

Gender inequality is still rampant in the maritime longshore profession

Gender equality has made enormous strides over the past century. In Canada today, women participate in the labour market at much higher rates than they used to — there are almost 3.5 times more women working now than there were in the 1950s.

The Conversation · Nov 17, 2022

Celtics vet Blake Griffin on growing up biracial

Griffin explained how his parents' example in the face of such discrimination helped prepare him for such disheartening behavior.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 16, 2022

Obamacare discrimination protections don’t apply to LGBT patients, Texas judge rules

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge in Texas has ruled that the Biden administration cannot prohibit doctors from denying certain medical care based on a patient’s sexual orientation and gender identity.

Tribune News Service · Nov 15, 2022