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Navy sued over claims officer was removed from Faslane sub due to nuclear views

A FORMER Royal Navy weapons officer is suing the Ministry of Defence for religious discrimination after he was removed from a submarine because he…

The National (Scotland)

Ambulance driver sues bosses for racism over 'ten a penny' remark

Matthew Johnson took his employers to the tribunal claiming discrimination

Wales Online

TUC says UK Government must change law to prevent ‘disgraceful’ racism at work

Report reveals discrimination from bullying to 'hidden' racism

Birmingham Post

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Qld discrimination laws in need of reform

Obligations on organisations to take reasonable steps to eliminate sex discrimination are among reforms put forward by Queensland's Human Rights Commission.

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Queensland Human Rights Commission recommends overhaul of state's anti-discrimination laws

The Attorney-General asked for a review of the state's 30-year-old anti-discrimination laws. The Queensland Human Rights Commission has gone much further in recommending they be scrapped entirely in favour of new legislation.

ABC News

Bid to change Queensland law that allows religious schools to discriminate against gay teachers

Under proposed changes, only school staff involved in direct teaching of religion could be subject to different rules

The Guardian - AU

‘A very low glass ceiling’: sexism and harassment rife in Australian music industry, long-awaited report finds

Investigation sees 55% of respondents allege they had been sexually harassed, with women sharing their frustration at being objectified and having to work ‘10 times harder’

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UN expert: US progress on LGBT rights but equality lacking

The independent U.N. expert on sexual orientation and gender identity says enormous progress has been achieved in the last 50 years for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the United States

The Independent UK

Queensland police who arrested author Chelsea Watego did not also approach ‘aggressive white man’ at scene, tribunal hears

Indigenous academic alleges treatment by two officers during 2018 arrest amounted to unlawful discrimination on basis of her race, a claim the officers and state government denies

The Guardian - AU

Push to remove barriers for women in sport

Sports Minister Anika Wells and Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins have held a sports roundtable to address equality and integrity for women.

AAP

Christian health care group challenges state's anti-discrimination law after recent ruling

A Christian health care organization is claiming a new interpretation of Michigan's anti-discrimination law as it relates to sexual orientation and gender identity "poses an imminent threat" to the group's constitutional rights to freedom of religion, religious exercise, speech and assembly.

Tribune News Service

Companies urged to do more to tackle stigma of mental ill health at work

Research reveals that 38% think people in their workplace would be unlikely to speak about mental health problems for fear of losing their job

Insider UK

Child's murder shows discrimination and violence towards India’s ‘untouchables’

A nine-year-old boy from the Dalit community in India's western Rajasthan has died after he was allegedly beaten by his school teacher for drinking water from a pot.

Radio France Internationale

Queensland author Chelsea Watego launches racial discrimination case over 2018 arrest

State of Queensland tells tribunal the arrest was lawful, reasonable and proportionate and there is no evidence to support a claim of unlawful discrimination

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HUD, Texas at odds over flood relief discrimination claim

A deadline has passed with no resolution over whether Texas will settle a dispute over claims it discriminated against minority residents in how it distributed flood relief money from Hurricane Harvey

Daily Mirror

Spain says women can swim topless in pools to end gender double standards

They have been encouraging plus-size and older women to visit the beach this summer and said every new law and government spending package in Spain must be feminist

The Hindu

A missing pot and the unmissable caste divide

The death of a Dalit boy after a thrashing from his upper caste school principal has once again brought to the fore the old normal of deep-seated discrimination in Rajasthan. The victim’s family finds itself isolated as fellow villagers in Surana refuse to acknowledge a caste angle to the incident,…

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Singapore's LGBT community welcomes move to repeal 'suffocating' law banning sex between men

Singapore's LGBT community welcomes a decision to repeal a colonial-era law criminalising sex between men, with some declaring it is "a step forward" but "a step forward a little late".

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Bus company fined over employee complaints

Bus company Transdev has been fined $30,000 without conviction over discrimination of an employee who was given a warning after workplace safety complaints.

The Conversation

Over half of children in England and Wales are now born to unmarried parents – overturning a history of stigma and discrimination

In 2021, more babies – 51% – were born to unmarried mothers in England and Wales than to those in a marriage or civil partnership for the first time since records began in 1845. This is a huge change. For centuries, “illegitimacy” and unmarried parenthood has been associated with stigma,…

The Independent UK

Rhode Island reparations report suggests programs, not cash

A new report suggests ways Providence, Rhode Island, can atone for its extensive ties to the transatlantic slave trade and centuries of racism and discrimination

France 24

‘I didn’t imagine things to be this bad’: TikToker shares her experience with racism in China

Entry bans to public places, racist comments and death threats: For many foreigners in China, xenophobia has been a growing phenomenon during the pandemic. For a foreigner who is also a person of colour, the situation can be particularly bad. Our Observer, a student in Shanghai from the US, told…

The Independent UK

Voices: Why changing the name of monkeypox is a good idea — and how it affects behavior

Research shows that people respond differently to the names of different diseases, and some names can encourage discrimination

Los Angeles Times

In California's largest race bias cases, Latino workers are accused of abusing Black colleagues

Nearly every day, the onetime Ontario, California, warehouse employee said, he was stunned to hear racist slurs from Latino co-workers.

The Independent UK

NeNe Leakes drops Real Housewives of Atlanta discrimination lawsuit

Former star of show accused the production team of fostering and tolerating a hostile and racist work environment

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