The Latest Breaking News from Discrimination

The home turf of big tech companies, California has recorded a victory for all its caste-oppressed people as the California State Senate voted 34-1 to pass a legislation putting a ban on caste-based discrimination. 

New York City has passed a bill making it illegal to discriminate against people based on their weight.

As Turkey prepares to go to the polls on May 14 to choose between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu, Turkey’s 15 to 20 million Kurdish voters could well be the kingmakers. FRANCE 24 reports.

As renters face intense competition for homes, some are falling victim to discrimination from landlords overwhelmed by applicants

A Lexington City Council committee has unanimously backed an effort to add hair styles as a protected status. The proposed ordinance is likely to get a final vote within the next few weeks.

French MP Olivier Serva has urged his government to tackle discrimination against people with afro hair. In a recent interview on the national radio station France Info, he reportedly introduced plans to present a cross-party bill to parliament by appealing to the republic’s values of “liberty, equality, fraternity”.

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First-of-its-kind committee gives final approval to long list of proposals including cash to descendants of enslaved people

There is deep-rooted caste-based discrimination in the BJP, said Jagadish Shettar, former Chief Minister and Congress leader, in Hubballi on Sunday.