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Tag: discrimination
Post-Cotonou: EU green-lights new treaty with African, Caribbean and Pacific states
After more than a two-year delay, the EU Council finally ratified (20 July) a new treaty with African, Caribbean and Pacific countries that covers a ... Read More
Cameroon’s president orders enforcement of bilingualism law to tackle discrimination
To tackle complaints of discrimination against English speakers, Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has ordered officials to enforce a 2019 law on bilingualism and make life ... Read More
Senegal to bring back home 10 students studying in Tunisia
Senegalese President Macky Sall has pledged to help bring back home 10 Senegalese students from Tunisia where several of them are facing challenges to continue ... Read More
UN: King Mohammed VI Underlines Importance of Education in Countering Anti-Semitism, Promoting Tolerance
King Mohammed VI has stressed the key importance of education in combating racism, discrimination and anti-Semitism, noting that these scourges must be countered by building ... Read More
Algeria’s Chairman of AU Peace & Security Council Faces Accusations of Sexism & Discrimination
The winds of change are finally blowing on the African Union’s most powerful body, the Peace and Security Council, whose chairman is undergoing a probe ... Read More
The Plight of Minorities in Algeria
Algeria has been repeatedly lambasted in reports by international rights watchdogs for its systematic discrimination against minorities, whether religious, linguistic or ethnic. Intolerance towards minorities ... Read More
Dutch Far Right Leader Spits Venom at Moroccan Migrants
In a case of recidivism, Dutch Far-right leader Geert Wilders uttered racist statements against Moroccan migrants in the Netherlands calling them “scum” and telling his ... Read More
Brazil: A new policy of “positive discrimination” in universities
Brazilian universities are required as of this academic year to devote an increased percentage of their admission capacity to poor students enrolled in public schools ... Read More