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A student was banned from class because her hair was too ginger
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Apple CEO Tim Cook has hit out at religious freedom laws.
The issue has been a major topic of debate in Germany.
The Equality Tribunal said that the majority of staff in fast food are not Irish.
The Small Firms Association wants an end to ‘discrimination’ against the self-employed.
The teacher was awarded €54,000 for discrimination after she applied for the job as school principal.
Francis Timmons proposed the motion, describing it as “one of Ireland’s biggest human rights issues”.
Aodhán Ó’Ríordáin has promised to amend Section 37.
Hours and pay were cut “without warning” because the woman was the only non-Irish worker, tribunal told.
The private lives of teachers and health workers should never be used against them, writes Senator Ivana Bacik.
In a separate case, the HSE was found not to have discriminated against a young man with a number of health issues.
Labour TD Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said he will be working on the amendment in the coming months.
The shooting of an unarmed black teenager has led to rallies, protests and rioting in the town.
The man was told by the council he could not talk about his religion with his colleagues or members of the public after a number of complaints.
Oxfam said that the Eurozone’s GDP would increase by 13% if women’s paid employment rates were the same.
An amendment to the Employment Equality Act will prevent religious-run hospitals and schools from dismissing employees for being a lone parent, a divorcee, or LGBT – but not for being an atheist.
Labour Senator Ivana Bacik says she is “delighted” that on Dublin Pride day the Government will move on her bill.
73 per cent were “unlikely to employ someone” who had a lot of tattoos.
The Crocus Project is is run by the Holocaust Education Trust Ireland (HETI) and aims to teach children about the consequences of discrimination.
Our group uncovered ethnic profiling by police and discrimination against minority groups in Russia. So Putin’s “foreign agent” law was applied to take us down.
Though gardaí are often under pressure to make quick decisions, Shatter said any kind of discriminatory profiling is totally unacceptable.
Female CEO are more likely to be fired, according to a new report. Let’s look at the possible reasons for this finding.
Social Europe is being destroyed. Will our EU 2014 candidates pledge commitment to fighting rising poverty, unemployment, inequality and social exclusion?
The Council urged politicians to stand collectively in solidarity with the minister against all forms of religious abuse or intolerance.
The Equality Tribunal said Lisa Mullen was subjected to a “range of unlawful treatment and comments” by her employer.
Over half of the reports have been classed as serious criminal offences.
The Equality Tribunal ordered the Gaelscoil to pay his parents €750.
In an interview with Channel 4 this evening, the drag queen said it was painful to be told his relationships were worth less.
“Immigration officials laughed at us.”
I’m happy with who I am and I love this country – but I am not happy with how I get treated for how I live my life, writes Christopher Chong.
The EU parliament has proposed a plan to fight discrimination but member states’ laws will be respected.
The Christian Brothers school in Clonmel gives priority to students whose fathers were past pupils – and it’s being argued that this is discriminatory against Travellers.
The woman claimed she was discriminated against by her employer after being racially abused by a customer.
Plus: How many Irish people used Swiss euthanasia clinic Dignitas last year?
Jean-Claude Roger Mbebe died an untimely death last week, after his family allegedly prevented him from receiving necessary medical treatment. He had been previously been convicted of “homosexuality and attempted homosexuality” and imprisoned.
One of the women says that the refusal to attend the suicide awareness charity event was ‘devastating’.
In one of the cases involved, a woman who was travelling to her son’s funeral was not allowed to fly because she was unaccompanied.
The Services Directive prohibits discriminatory conditions based on the nationality or residence of service recipients.
The Equality Tribunal has found that the Prison Service did not have “fair and transparent” selection processes in place.
Deen was dropped by the Food Network and other business partners after she said under oath she had used racial slurs in the past.