Discrimination against foreign prisoners in Cyprus
Third country nationals and European citizens are not eligible for any of the gradual reintegration programmes By Alexandros Clerides It is a well-known practice that...
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HIV positive mother complains over treatment
The health ministry condemned on Wednesday a report by an HIV positive woman, who accused doctors of writing on the cover of her newborn’s health...
Representation matters! Climate change is no exception
We need environmental education which includes people with disabilities By Maria-Christina Constantinou There is grave disparity in how climate change affects different groups of...
EU urges Cyprus to adopt LGBTI+ action plan
It is a matter of concern that nearly half of young Cypriot teenage students disguise being LGBTI at school, the European commissioner for equality Helena...
HIV/Aids clinic seriously understaffed, MPs told
People living with HIV/Aids have trouble accessing treatment, while the only specialised clinic in the island operates with just one doctor, MPs heard on Monday....
Migrants, those with disabilities and LGBTQI people ‘most vulnerable to discrimination’
Despite the Cyprus legal framework providing extensive protection from discrimination on the basis of a person’s race and ethnic origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation,...
Protest over gender discrimination in the army
Relatives of female army sergeants announced on Monday they are planning a demonstration to protest gender-based discrimination in the National Guard, a claim backed up...
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...
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”...
