Almost half of Cypriots would be okay with a president of a different religion, ethnicity or sexual orientation
AN EU study on discrimination in the bloc found that 46 per cent of Cypriots would be comfortable with a president who was of a...
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Academic claims discrimination in a Cyprus university interview
A Cypriot academic based in the UK told the Cyprus Mail on Wednesday that in an interview held last year for a tenure position at...
Harvard accused of bias against Asian-Americans at trial
Harvard University discriminates against Asian-American applicants in order to limit how many it admits, a lawyer for a group suing the school said on Monday...
Study reveals extent of prejudice against transsexuals
A new study about to be published gives an insight into the problems of transsexuals in Cyprus. “We asked the Council of Europe and they...
N. Ireland abortion laws violate women’s rights, UN body says
The United Kingdom violates women’s rights in Northern Ireland by unduly restricting their access to abortion, a report by the UN Committee on the Elimination...
Turkish Cypriots to sue Republic of Cyprus for citizenship discrimination
Around 1,000 Turkish Cypriots are planning to sue the Republic of Cyprus on the grounds of discrimination for its alleged refusal to grant them citizenship....
Ex-Google engineer sues for ‘white male discrimination’
A former Google engineer fired after he asserted in a memo that biological causes were behind tech industry gender inequality sued his former employer on Monday, saying...
Education ministry urged to stop priest confessions in schools
The Cyprus Humanist Association said on Wednesday they had filed a complaint with the education ministry over a Nicosia primary school that invited a priest...
Aeroflot cannot tell stewardesses what size clothing to wear – Russian court
A court on Wednesday ruled that Russian airline Aeroflot cannot tell staff what size clothing to wear after a stewardess complained she had been taken...
UN wants Cyprus to prosecute more hate speech
CYPRUS must work to protect ethnic minorities and human rights defenders from hate crimes and hate speech, formulate a comprehensive strategy for the social inclusion...
Immigration and property top list of complaints to ombudswoman
The ombudswoman received 2,634 complaints last year, most relating to immigration issues and property, but also police brutality and health. Speaking in parliament, Ombudswoman Eliza...
Dutch politician Wilders convicted of insulting, inciting discrimination against Moroccans
Judges on Friday convicted Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders of insulting Moroccans and inciting discrimination against them, but levied no punishment against him. Wilders, who is...
Change offensive ‘Black Pete’ figure, says Dutch children’s advocate
‘Black Pete’, a clownish figure in black face paint that is part of Dutch traditional winter holiday celebrations, leads to discrimination and bullying of black...
Exclusion of women and older applicants for army posts was ‘discriminatory’
THE exclusion of women from applying for a job as professional soldiers in the National Guard, but also the imposition of age restrictions was discriminatory, but...
More awareness needed on problems of intersex persons, Savvidou says
OMBUDSWOMAN, Eliza Savvidou on Wednesday invited Wednesday the health ministry, doctors and civil rights group ACCEPT-LGBT to an open discussion to address the problems faced by...
Concerns over male dominance in wording of public documents
Women are completely disregarded in public documents with male forms of words for professions always taking precedence over the female forms, chairwoman of the Cyprus...
End to two-tier burial plots in Peyia
PROGRESS has been made over the discriminatory pricing policy for expats wanting to buy burial plots in Peyia. Foreign residents are now being offered a...
Our View: Encouraging a two-class system of worker benefits
IT IS quite sickening to hear the self-righteous leaders of the Cyta unions insist they were defending workers’ rights by opposing the authority’s privatisation. “We...
‘Teacher hounded for his politics’
By Elias Hazou AN ENGLISH School teacher has filed a complaint to the ombudswoman claiming he was being hounded for his political views. In a...
A long way to go on LGBT rights
By Jean Christou Just as the possibility of civil partnerships moves closer, and the island is due to see its second LGBT pride parade next...
