Discrimination
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Peru's former president Pedro Castillo faced racism, discrimination for impoverished past
•Pedro Castillo was mocked for wearing a traditional hat and poncho, ridiculed for his accent and criticized for incorporating Indigenous ceremonies into official events
FIFA World Cup 2022: Does the ban on ‘OneLove’ armbands violate its anti-discrimination principles?
•FIFA claims that it is ‘committed to respecting all internationally recognised human rights and shall strive to promote the protection of these rights.’ However, before the start of the World Cup, it announced that players found to be wearing the rainbow armbands could face on-pitch sanctions
A Date Gone Wrong: Does New York’s most romantic restaurant discriminate against Asians?
Fp Explainers •Annie, a TikTok user, posted a video claiming that she and her boyfriend were seated at the second floor of One if by Land, Two if by Sea which was occupied only by Asians. After her video went viral, many Yelp users have alleged that the restaurant has been discriminatory towards them
Explained: The ‘culture of bias’ at Infosys which stopped women and Indians from being hired
Fp Explainers •Jill Prejean, former vice president of talent acquisition with Infosys, in her complaint filed in a US court alleges that senior executives directed her to avoid hiring candidates of Indian origin, women with children at home and candidates over 50 years of age
IndiGo bars specially-abled child from boarding flight at Ranchi airport for 'panicking'; DGCA begins probe
Fp Staff •DGCA chief Arun Kumar said the regulator has sought a report from IndiGo on the matter
Prime Minister Modi mentions Mahatma Phule, Savitribai Phule and Babasaheb Ambedkar in his Mann ki Baat broadcast
Fp Staff •Modi said that both Mahatma Phule and Babasaheb Ambedkar fought persistently against discrimination and inequality. He also said that Savitribai Phule played a significant role in the formation of many social institutions
US Congresswomen introduce resolution to combat hate crimes against Muslims, Sikhs, South Asians and Arabs
•The lawmakers said that these communities continue to experience hate, discrimination, racism and xenophobia two decades after the 11 September attack
Still struggling with discrimination after 9/11, young Sikhs say 'we couldn't believe it'
•Young Sikh Americans still struggle a generation later with the discrimination that 9/11 unleashed against their elders and them, ranging from school bullying to racial profiling to hate crimes
'I feel the pain of having nowhere to go': A Manipuri trans woman recounts her ongoing lockdown ordeal
Siku •Siku, a Nupi Manbi (trans woman) from Manipur, found her job and life in Bengaluru suddenly at end with the lockdown. Having returned to Manipur, however, Siku has had an especially difficult journey that is nowhere close to its end.
Euro 2020: Netherlands captain Georginio Wijnaldum urges UEFA to protect players against racism
•Wijnaldum, who will lead the Dutch on Sunday in their Euro 2020 last-16 clash against the Czech Republic in Budapest, also hinted that he may walk off the pitch if racist slurs were heard from the stands.