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Discrimination Against Transgendered Persons Banned (April 03, 2013) by Constance Johnson

On March 20, 2013, the Canadian House of Commons approved the Act to Amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the ...

Topic: Discrimination
Jurisdiction: Canada

Various Forms of Discrimination Are Banned by Law (November 23, 2012) by Peter Roudik

On May 25, 2012, the Parliament of Moldova passed the Law on Enforcement of Equality. The Law was promulgated by the ...

Topic: Discrimination
Jurisdiction: Moldova

Rights Commissioner Urges Repeal of Homophobic Laws (May 18, 2012) by Constance Johnson

Navanethem Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, honored International Day Against Homophobia on May 17, 2012, by issuing ...

Topic: Discrimination
Jurisdiction: United Nations

Austerity Measures in Europe Deemed to Increase Racism and Xenophobia (May 08, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou

On May 3, 2012, the European Commission on Racism and Xenophobia (ECRI) of the Council of Europe (COE), in its annual ...

Topic: Discrimination
Jurisdiction: Council of Europe

Court Sides with Turkey in Case Involving Anti-Roma Comments (April 19, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou

On March 15, 2012, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) issued a judgment in the case ...

Topic: Discrimination
Jurisdiction: European Court of Human Rights

Right to IVF Treatment Not Dependent on Sexual Orientation (November 25, 2011) by Edith Palmer

On October 13, 2011, the Stockholm District Court found that a Swedish Vårdcentral [public health provider] had discriminated against a homosexual ...

Topic: Discrimination
Jurisdiction: Sweden

Refusal of Entry into Store Not Discrimination (November 25, 2011) by Edith Palmer

In October 2011, the Swedish Supreme Court decided not to hear a discrimination case on a fur store owner's refusal to ...

Topic: Discrimination
Jurisdiction: Sweden

Supreme Council for Armed Forces Approves Anti-Discrimination Law (November 01, 2011) by George Sadek

On October 15, 2011, the head of the Egyptian Supreme Council for the Armed Forces (SCAF) issued Decree 126-2011, amending the ...

Topic: Discrimination
Jurisdiction: Egypt

Human Rights Office Calls for Protection of Roma from Discrimination (October 06, 2011) by Constance Johnson

Beginning on September 23, 2011, Bulgaria has experienced demonstrations against the Roma people, an ethnic minority, which were set off when ...

Topic: Discrimination
Jurisdiction: Bulgaria / United Nations

Homosexual Inmates Granted Right to Conjugal Visits (July 06, 2011) by Eduardo Soares

In June 2011, the Brazilian National Council on Criminal and Prison Policy (Conselho Nacional de Política Criminal e Penitenciária) issued an ...

Topic: Discrimination
Jurisdiction: Brazil

First Resolution Against Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation (June 28, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin

On June 17, 2011, the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), by a narrow margin of 23-19 (with three abstentions), adopted ...

Topic: Discrimination
Jurisdiction: U.N. Human Rights Council

Law on Discrimination Based on Caste (May 26, 2011) by Constance Johnson

On May 24, 2011, Nepal's legislature passed the Bill on Caste-Based Discrimination and Untouchability, designed to end discriminatory practices aimed at ...

Topic: Discrimination
Jurisdiction: Nepal

Prohibition of Discrimination in Products, Services, and Entry into Public Places (April 11, 2011) by Ruth Levush

On March 30, 2011, the Knesset (Israel's parliament) passed a second amendment to the Prohibition of Discrimination in Products, Services, and ...

Topic: Discrimination
Jurisdiction: Israel

Law Against Racism and Any Form of Discrimination (November 18, 2010) by Graciela Rodriguez-Ferrand

On October 8, 2010, the President of Bolivia signed the Law Against Racism and Any Form of Discrimination (Law 45, Gaceta ...

Topic: Discrimination
Jurisdiction: Bolivia

Supreme Court Decides Sex Discrimination Case (October 26, 2010) by Constance Johnson

On October 22, 2010, Finland's Supreme Court decided that a Lutheran clergyman was guilty of discrimination based on gender. The case ...

Topic: Discrimination
Jurisdiction: Finland

New Mechanism to Focus on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (October 07, 2010) by Wendy Zeldin

The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) adopted by consensus on October 1, 2010, at its 15th session, a resolution (A/HRC/15/L.15) ...

Topic: Discrimination
Jurisdiction: United Nations

Court Rules Fair Housing Act Protects Condominium Residents from Religious Discrimination (December 17, 2009) by Luis Acosta

A U.S. federal appellate court has ruled that the Fair Housing Act (FHA) protects from religious discrimination not only purchasers of ...

Topic: Discrimination
Jurisdiction: United States

Amnesty International Worker Wins Discrimination Case (October 09, 2009) by Clare Feikert-Ahalt

An employment tribunal upheld a claim by a worker for Amnesty International that she was discriminated against on the basis of ...

Topic: Discrimination
Jurisdiction: England and Wales

Divided Supreme Court Addresses Reverse Discrimination Claim (July 15, 2009) by Luis Acosta

On June 29, 2009, a divided Supreme Court ruled that under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, an ...

Topic: Discrimination
Jurisdiction: United States

Draft Anti-Discrimination Law Creates Controversy over Gay Marriage Rights (July 10, 2009) by Wendy Zeldin

It was reported on June 3, 2009, that the Inter-Religion Council of Bosnia, a representative body of the Catholic, Orthodox, Muslim, ...

Topic: Discrimination
Jurisdiction: Bosnia-Herzegovina

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Last updated: April 03, 2013