Discrimination
Gender workplace equality 257 years away: Report
Women may have to wait more than two centuries for equality at work, according to a report on Dec. 17 showing gender inequality growing in workplaces worldwide despite increasing demands for equal treatment.
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A few thoughts on racism
Racism works in complicated ways. Often this is not clear to those whose acts may be racist despite their thinking that they are innocent of it.
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Sarajevo Politician Champions Legislation to Outlaw Hate Speech
Damir Marjanovic, a member of the Sarajevo Canton parliament from the liberal, multi-ethnic Nasa Stranka (Our Party), told BIRN that he has filed the proposal for new legislation to the Cantonal Assembly because there is a real need for a clear and precise law that will enable people to be sanctioned for hate speech.
Syriac Christians hail Turkey's initiatives
Despite a rising tide of racism and xenophobia across the globe, Turkey remains an exception with its democratic reforms and respect-based policies towards non-Muslim minorities in the country, particularly since the early 2000s.
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The case with court epilogue: With RSD 26.000 wage, paying RSD 30.000 to the employer
The lawsuit was instituted for discrimination based on gender and family status.
The NSI Is Seeking for Innovative Approaches to Collect Data from the Minorities
The National Statistical Institute (NSI) and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) start work on the project "New Approaches for Generating Data on Hard-to-reach Populations at Risk of Violation of Their Rights", Diana Yancheva - Deputy Chairman of the NSI told reporters.
Rights of disabled people being flouted, Ombudsman report finds
The Greek Ombudsman's first-ever report on people with disabilities is a scathing condemnation of the country's failure to ensure that their fundamental rights are being upheld.
Sultans of Jazz: Documentary to highlight Turks' battle with racism
The battle against racism in the U.S. waged by two Turkish brothers who founded a major record label is set to become a feature-length documentary.
Bulgarian Muslims Condemn Islamophobic Attacks
Bulgaria's Grand Mufti's Office called on the police on Friday to investigate an attack on its office in the capital, Sofia, as a "hate crime".
The windows of the building in central Sofia were smashed with stones by an unknown person on Thursday, three days after swastikas and other hate symbols were scratched onto a mosque in the central town of Karlovo on July 2.
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Young Bosnians Turn Hateful Graffiti Into Joyful Art
The central Bosnian town of Zenica in May hosted several young people from several towns in Bosnia with one aim - to paint over offensive, hateful graffiti.
Nationalist and political slurs and threats against ethnic groups are now transformed into a colourful mural, under a team led by Faruk Celikovic, a young street artist.