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New York representatives introduced Equality Act [this day at law]
May 14, 2013 by Zachariah Rivenbark
On May 14, 1974, former US Representatives Bella Abzug and Ed Koch of New York introduced the Equality Act in the US House of Representatives. The Equality Act was a proposal to expand the coverage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. The bill was.... [more]
DOJ filed discrimination suit against Arizona sheriff [this day at law]
May 10, 2013 by Arjun Mishra
On May 10, 2012, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a discrimination suit in the US District Court for the District of Arizona against the Sheriff's Office of Arizona's Maricopa County and Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The claim alleged that Sheriff Arpaio and his office unlawfully and systematically.... [more]
Affirmative Action
April 29, 2013 by Meagan McElroy
On June 4, 1965, US President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered a commencement address at Howard University in Washington, DC, that applauded efforts by the federal government to address race discrimination. Despite these efforts, however, the president stressed that the job was far from being complete..... [more]
India's New Ordinance for Women's Rights Falls Short
April 12, 2013 by Emily Osgood
JURIST Guest Columnist Kim Brancato, DePaul University College of Law Class of 2014, discusses the successes and failures of recent women's rights legislation in India...As an observer at the fifty-fourth session of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (.... [more]
Libya national assembly criminalizes torture, kidnapping
April 10, 2013 by Laura Klein Mullen
Libya's national assembly passed laws on Tuesday which criminalize torture and kidnapping. Those found guilty of violating the laws could face up to ten years of imprisonment. The law treats anyone who stands by and allows these acts to occur as complicit in the crime. Less than two years after.... [more]
Rights group urges EU to end discrimination aginst Roma
April 4, 2013 by Daniel Mullen
Amnesty International (AI) called upon the European Union (EU) on Thursday to end discrimination against Roma communities throughout Europe. There are roughly six million Roma throughout the EU, many of whom face abject poverty, substandard education, violent attacks and other forms of.... [more]
Canada lawmakers vote to ban transgender discrimination
March 22, 2013 by Daniel Mullen
Canada's House of Commons on Wednesday approved a bill to outlaw discrimination against transgender individuals. The bill will go to the Senate, an unelected body, for final approval. The bill passed the House of Commons by a vote of 149-136 with the help of 16 conservatives despite opposition.... [more]
Supreme Court to hear age discrimination question, 2 other cases
March 19, 2013 by Julia Zebley
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in three new cases Monday. In Madigan v. Levin the court will consider whether age discrimination claimants can circumvent the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and bring claims directly under the Equal Protection clause and 42 USC § 1983. The....... [more]
UN rights chief recounts challenges, advances in 2012
March 1, 2013 by Benjamin Minegar
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday presented an annual report detailing her office's efforts in 2012 and urging further action to confront global human rights challenges. The report identifies and elaborates on advances and challenges within six human rights "thematic.... [more]
Canada Supreme Court ruled ban on benefits for same-sex couples unconstitutional [this day at law]
March 1, 2013 by Arjun Mishra
On March 1, 2007, the Supreme Court of Canada held that a decision by the Canadian Parliament in 2000 to deny retroactive survivor benefits to same-sex couples was unconstitutional discrimination under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. That legislation recognized legal rights for same-.... [more]
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