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The human cost of neglecting people with a disability

The final report of a four year long disability royal commission lays bare the abuse, discrimination and neglect people suffer due to inadequate support.

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FCC Revives Common Carriage for the Internet

After five years without net neutrality rules, the fix for a problem that doesn’t exist is back.

Reason

Banning Criminal Background Checks Will Lead To More Housing Discrimination, Not Less

The best reforms would correct the real problems of overcriminalization and overincarceration, as well as removing all artificial barriers to building more homes.

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US Visa Waiver Program: Why Arab Americans angered by Israel’s admission

Advocates say US government is turning blind eye to violations against its own citizens’ rights to give perk to Israel.

Al Jazeera

‘Roma only’: the school caught up in a Slovakian national scandal

A small primary in Podsadek is at the centre of a legal row about segregation and discrimination in the run-up to elections

The Guardian - UK

Hidden in plain sight: Women face subtle forms of discrimination and bias in the workplace

Gender discrimination remains a pervasive issue in the workplace. While obvious cases of discrimination against women — like sexist comments or the systematic underpayment of women — dominate headlines, there are subtler, more insidious forms of discrimination that often go unnoticed.

The Conversation

IIT-Bombay mess sanctions segregated space for people eating vegetarian food

IIT-B's mess admin has sanctioned a segregated space in the common mess for veg-only diners. This is the first time such a rule has been officially sanctioned, and has been met with criticism from students. The rule requires compliance and violation will be penalised. This is seen as a manifestation…

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Federal Judge Rules Texas Anti-Drag Law Violates the First Amendment

The judge ruled that the law was unconstitutionally overbroad, vague, and viewpoint discrimination.

Reason

‘Feminist approach’ to cancer could save 800,000 women’s lives every year, say health experts

Gender inequality and discrimination impede timely diagnoses and quality care for women around the world, says report

Evening Standard

‘Once we win California, the nation is next’: what a caste discrimination ban means for Americans

State bill would address trauma by amending housing, labor and education codes to prohibit discrimination, leaders say

The Guardian - US

Gender Discrimination Hampers Women’s Cancer Care, Says Report

Sexism limits access to cancer care for women, while gender-specific risk factors go unnoticed, study finds

Zenger

‘Feminist approach’ to cancer could save lives of 800,000 women a year

Gender inequality and discrimination impede timely diagnoses and quality care for women around the world, says report

The Guardian - UK

UN rebukes Suella Braverman over her attack on refugee convention

UNHCR defends 1951 convention after UK home secretary’s speech on ‘uncontrolled and illegal migration’

The Guardian - UK

Facing discrimination for being gay should not justify asylum in UK – Braverman

The Home Secretary will use a speech in the US to suggest that being discriminated against for being gay should not warrant refugee status.

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Suella Braverman criticised by Labour over ‘deeply divisive’ migration speech – as it happened

Home secretary argued that ‘uncontrolled’ migration poses ‘existential challenge for institutions of the west’

Evening Standard

Suella Braverman: ‘Simply being gay’ and fearing discrimination should not make you a refugee

Home Secretary Suella Braverman will ask if the international agreement is ‘fit for our modern age’

AAP

Sex 'changeable': commission backs trans woman's case

The Sex Discrimination Commissioner is supporting a trans woman's lawsuit against a social media platform that blocked her after classing her as male.

Zenger

Americans Call For Inclusive Workplaces As Survey Reveals Discrimination Against Individuals With Disabilities

Majority of Americans believe companies need to value accessibility, highlighting challenges faced by those with disabilities.

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Evening Standard

London train passengers ‘more likely to suffer or witness abuse’

Londoners are more likely to suffer or witness abuse on a train than passengers in other parts of the country, a survey has suggested.

Evening Standard

ECB unveil sweeping measures to tackle racism, sexism and classism in cricket

A damning report earlier this summer revealed that systemic discrimination is rife throughout the sport at all levels

France 24

'Black Bodies': The woman fighting discrimination in the French fashion industry

As Paris Fashion Week kicks off, we meet a woman who's challenging the French fashion industry to do more to tackle discrimination and put Black people on an equal footing with their White counterparts. Christelle Bakima Poundza has written a book entitled "Corps Noir", or "Black Bodies: Reflections on Modelling,…

The Hindu

Muzaffarnagar slapping case: SC questions quality of school education in U.P., points to ‘watered-down’ FIR against teacher

A “watered-down” and delayed First Information Report (FIR) against a Muzaffarnagar school teacher, shown on video showering communal remarks on her seven-year-old Muslim student and goading his classmates to thrash him, raised questions in the Supreme Court about religious discrimination and quality of education in Uttar Pradesh. “This is very…

The Hindu

Sivagiri Madhom condemns caste discrimination against Radhakrishnan

SNDST president Swamy Sachidananda condemns caste discrimination against K. Radhakrishnan at temple. He calls for legal action & urges civil society to rekindle spirit of Renaissance leaders. CM Pinarayi Vijayan hails Guru as social reformer who used humanism to counter caste system. Social org petitions govt to prosecute perpetrators under…

The Hindu

Gender equality key to combating domestic violence, says Bombay HC Chief Justice

Bombay High Court Chief Justice Upadhyaya said gender equality needed to combat domestic violence; two important legislations exist; discrimination starts from mother's womb; patriarchy has roots in culture; gender stereotypes need to be eliminated; change mindsets. Retired Justice Bhatkar: domestic violence global phenomena; "beta padhao aur beti bachao" instead of…

The Conversation

Biases against Black-sounding first names can lead to discrimination in hiring, especially when employers make decisions in a hurry − new research

Because names are among the first things you learn about someone, they can influence first impressions.

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