Family accuses school head of discrimination over hair braids
The family of a teenage girl of African origin said on Monday they would file a written complaint to the education ministry over what they...
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Progress but LGBTI discrimination remains ‘a tragic reality’
Despite gradual progress in protecting the rights of the LGBTI community, discrimination against them remains a tragic reality, ombudswoman Maria Stylianou Lottides said in a...
Corruption, gender violence, discrimination the focus of US human rights report
Cyprus has been cited in the latest US State Department Human Rights Report for lapses on certain human rights issues including “serious acts of corruption”...
Women officers in national guard discriminated against rules Ombudswoman
Women officers in the national guard have suffered discrimination in the workplace because of their gender, Ombudswoman Maria Stylianidou Lottides has found as she urged...
Almost 90% convinced women more frequent victims of discrimination
The overwhelming majority of employees and all employers recognise that there is gender inequality in the workplace, while 86 per cent of employees are convinced...
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...
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...