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Pakistan: Gilgit-Baltistan Civil Servants protest discrimination

Sep 19, 2023, at 11:21 pm

Civil servants belonging to Gilgit-Baltistan Civil Service in Pakistan recently observed a pen-down strike on the eve of the caretaker prime minister's visit to protest against discriminatory clauses persisting in Rules of Business 2009.

UN Committee reviews anti-discrimination efforts underway

Aug 09, 2022, at 08:19 pm

New York: The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination opened in Geneva on Monday to review anti-discrimination efforts being done in seven UN Member States.

Independent rights expert says emerging technologies entrenching racism, discrimination

Jul 17, 2020, at 12:06 am

An independent UN human rights expert is calling for greater scrutiny of emerging digital technologies which she said are being used to uphold racial inequality, discrimination and intolerance.

UN chief appeals for global action against coronavirus-fueled hate speech

May 09, 2020, at 03:35 pm

New York/IBNS: UN Secretary-General António Guterres is calling for concerted global action to quash the “tsunami” of hate speech that has risen alongside the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19: Minority communities in Pakistan alleges discrimination by Imran Khan govt

Apr 14, 2020, at 07:41 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Showing the troubles faced by minority communities in Pakistan at a time when the nation is dealing with COVID-19 outbreak, many people belonging to the Christian community have been removed from their jobs, leaving them to an uncertain future ahead.

Rights experts warn against discrimination in COVID-19 response

Apr 07, 2020, at 11:57 am

New York/IBNS: Fearing a needless increase in COVID-19 deaths due to discrimination, UN independent human rights experts on Monday called for Governments to commit to racial equity and equality in their response to the pandemic.

World remains a ‘violent, highly discriminatory place’ for girls

Mar 04, 2020, at 09:59 am

New York/IBNS: Twenty-five years after the historic Beijing women’s conference in China – a milestone in advancing equal rights – violence against women and girls is not only common, but widely accepted, a new UN report revealed on Wednesday.

Fighting discrimination against women is key to beating AIDS

Mar 01, 2020, at 06:58 pm

New York/IBNS: “The struggle to beat AIDS is inseparable from the struggle for women’s rights and from the struggle against all forms of discrimination”. This is the message from Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS, on Zero Discrimination Day, which falls on Sunday March 1. The theme of this year’s Day is the fight against discrimination faced by women and girls, and the organization aims to raise awareness, mobilize action, and promote equality.

Hungarian government ‘fuels discrimination against migrants’, say UN human rights experts

Sep 12, 2018, at 08:32 am

New York, Sept 12 (IBNS): New laws in Hungary, and Government attacks on civil society in the country, fuel “hostility, xenophobia, and discrimination against migrants, asylum seekers, refugees and all those trying to provide them support”, say a team of independent human rights experts mandated by the UN Human Rights Council.

New UN rights chief pledges to push back on ‘centuries of prejudice and discrimination’

Sep 11, 2018, at 08:45 am

New York, Sept 11 (IBNS): The UN’s newly appointed High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, intends to push back “centuries of prejudice and discrimination” against vulnerable groups including women and the peoples of the Global South, by pushing for more consensus between Member States, she said on Monday.

Using ‘leprosy’ metaphors in political rhetoric ‘fuels public stigma’ and discrimination: UN rights expert

Aug 17, 2018, at 08:45 am

New York, Aug 17 (IBNS): Recent incidents where high-level politicians have used the word ‘leprosy’ in discriminatory remarks against rivals only contributes to harmful stereotypes surrounding the disease.

Promote tolerance, respect diversity, UN chief urges ahead of International Day against racial discrimination

Mar 21, 2018, at 02:32 pm

New York, Mar 21 (JEN):  People worldwide are being encouraged by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to think about how they can better promote tolerance, inclusion and respect for diversity.

Davos: UN rights chief stresses leading role of businesses in ending LGBTI discrimination

Jan 27, 2018, at 01:05 pm

New York, Jan 27 (JEN): With major companies joining the growing list of early adopters of United Nations standards to promote equality for lesbian, gay, bi, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people, the UN human rights chief on Friday highlighted the private sector's crucial leadership role in ensuring the dignity and equal opportunities of LGBTI employees in the workplace and beyond.

‘Discrimination against one is discrimination against all,’ says UNESCO on Day for Tolerance

Nov 17, 2017, at 05:51 pm

New York, Nov 17(Just Earth News): Marking the International Day for Tolerance, the head of the United Nations cultural agency underscored how tolerance must be nurtured to celebrate the diversity that makes us strong and the values that bring us together.

TDSB Curriculum to be more diverse, inclusive and reflective campaigns TDSB trustee

Nov 16, 2016, at 11:48 am

Toronto, Sept. 15 (IBNS): Neethan Shan, recently elected Trustee of Toronto District School Board (TDSB) presented his campaign to have Ontario government to review the curriculum to make it more diverse, inclusive and reflective at a Press Conference organised by the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada (NEPCC) at the Toronto City Hall.