When religion becomes a barrier: discrimination appears in ordinary life across France
PARIS — Religious discrimination in France is not confined to the major public controversies or the high-profile arguments over laïcité. It can…
Tag: discrimination
EU’s longest-running discrimination case passes to the in-tray of Commissioner Mînzatu
A letter from Gianna Fracassi, Secretary-General of Italy’s largest trade union, FLC CGIL, has brought the high-profile case of the long-running discrimination…
The persecution faced by the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Pakistan
Introduction For a period, the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Pakistan has endured persecution and bias despite the constitutional assurance of religious freedom…
Russia, Cassation confirms a two years and six months sentence of a Jehovah’s Witness
On 27 July 2023, Aleksandr Nikolaev's prison sentence for participating in extremist activities was upheld in Russia. Learn more about his case…
Lettori, College of Commissioners duly refers discrimination case to the Court of Justice
Lettori case // Longest-running breach of the parity of treatment provision of the Treaty in the history of the EU nears an end.…
The coach of “Paris Saint-Germain” and his son arrested
They are accused of discrimination The coach of “Paris Saint-Germain” Christophe Galtier and his son John Valovik were detained by the French…
Tajikistan, Release of Jehovah’s Witness Shamil Khakimov, 72, after four years in prison
Jehovah's Witness Shamil Khakimov, 72, was released from prison in Tajikistan after serving the full term of his four-year sentence. He had been imprisoned on spurious…