Tag: Discrimination
Senator Padilla cries ‘discrimination’ over media tagging of hostage-takers as ‘Muslims’
"The word 'Muslim' should not be used to describe a person, especially if he has something to do with crime and terrorism"
Facebook agrees to safeguards in ad discrimination case
Meta will stop allowing ads to be targeted using a pair of "special audience" tools it offers that could carve out certain groups of people
Philippine gender rights advocates take on a disease deadlier than HIV...
Gender-based violence was the most frequently reported and perceived fear during the pandemic period
India’s ‘lower caste’ Dalit Christians establish media to fight discrimination
News about Dalits is either under-reported or misreported as India’s media is owned by so-called upper-caste people, priest says
Filipino nun hits use of religion to justify discrimination of LGBTQI...
Religion should not be used to justify discrimination and all Filipinos, regardless of sexual orientation, have the same rights
Rape, murder of ‘lower-caste’ woman sparks outrage in India
Last year some 3,500 Dalit women were raped in the country
Coronavirus stigma runs deep and dangerous in Indonesia
Stigma of COVID-19 has stopped many people from getting tested in fear of being shunned
Coronavirus is driving discrimination in Asia, warns Red Cross
Half of those surveyed blamed a specific group for virus spread, with many mentioning Chinese people, immigrants and foreigners
Vietnamese in Cambodia: Stateless, discriminated and in fear of deportation
Ethnic Vietnamese, born and raised in Cambodia, often discriminated against and sometimes victims of violent racist attacks
‘Lower caste’ Catholics in India seek representation in Church’s power structure
India officially abolished caste distinctions in 1949 but its enduring legacy of discrimination continues, including in the Church
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