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Equal pay dispute resolved, US Soccer, women's team reach USD 24 million a
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington DC [US], February 23 (ANI): US Soccer and the Women's National Team (USWNT) players have announced an agreement to resolve the outstanding equal pay claims in litigation that has been pending since March 2019.
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No discrimination on religious grounds, Advocate Gen tells Karnataka HC on
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 23 (ANI): Amid the hijab row, Advocate General Prabhuling Navadgi appearing for the state told Karnataka High Court on Tuesday that there is no discrimination on the ground of religion.
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Centre files affidavit in SC, says OROP regime has not brought any discrim
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New Delhi [India], February 22 (ANI): The Central Government has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court mentioning that the Centre while framing the One Rank, One Pension (OROP) regime has not brought out any discrimination between the defence personnel who are in the same rank with the sam
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Pakistan needs to double its efforts for women's empowerment as its gender
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Islamabad [Pakistan], February 16 (ANI): The Pakistan government needs to double its effort for women's empowerment as the country's ranking on gender equality remains to be poor, indicating deep-seated patriarchy in the society that ensures persistent structural discrimination, according to
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Discrimination against Muslim girls purely based on religion: Senior advoc
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 16 (ANI): Senior Advocate Ravivarma Kumar, appearing for the petitioners challenging the ban on hijab, submitted before Karnataka High Court on Wednesday that discrimination against Muslim girls is purely based on religion.
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Even after 25 years of Ghulja massacre, Uyghurs still push for accountabil
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 15 (ANI): The 1997 Ghulja massacre incident in Xinjiang is seen as a harbinger of the Chinese brutality against Uyghurs Muslims.
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US welcomes ILO report slamming China for racial, religious discrimination
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): The United States on Thursday welcomed the issuance of a report by a committee of the International Labor Organization (ILO) calling on the Chinese government to review its laws and practices of employment discrimination against racial and religious minori
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Amnesty's report on Israeli 'apartheid' causes strong reactions
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Nicosia [Cyprus], February 7 (ANI): An Amnesty International report released last week stating that the Israeli state governed Palestinians in "a system of oppression and domination which met the international definition of apartheid", caused a strong reaction from many sides, which accused
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Human chain, protest rally held in Dhaka against China's policy of discrim
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Dhaka [Bangladesh], February 5 (ANI): Bangladesh Muktijuddha Mancha held a human chain and a protest rally in front of the National Museum in Dhaka for the immediate repatriation of 5,000 Bangladeshi students studying in China.
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ECB join hands with Kick It Out to tackle racism and all forms of discrimi
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London [UK], January 25 (ANI): The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Tuesday published an update on the implementation of cricket's action plan to tackle racism and promote inclusion and diversity at all levels of the game, which was announced on November 26, 2021.
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We are building a society that does not have room for discrimination: PM M
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New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said we are building a society that does not have room for discrimination and pointed out that we are witnessing the rise of a new India whose thinking and approach is new.
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NHRC issues detailed advisory to Centre, States/UTs seeking overall welfar
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New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) headed by Justice Arun Mishra, on Monday issued a detailed advisory to the Centre, States and Union Territories calling for timely identification, treatment and elimination of discrimination against the persons
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