America has faced a racial reckoning following the police killing of George Floyd, and corporate America hasn’t been immune. In late spring, while protests popped up across the country and …
Transgender man files pregnancy discrimination suit against Amazon
A transgender man in New Jersey is suing Amazon, claiming he was harassed and denied a promotion with the online giant after telling his boss he was pregnant. Shaun Simmons …
Alphabet to fund $310 million diversity initiative to settle sexual misconduct lawsuit from shareholders
Google parent Alphabet has agreed to commit $310 million to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives as part of a settlement for a series of sexual harassment and misconduct lawsuits filed …
Alleged Murder of Domestic Worker: ILAW, Family Query Postmortem Report, Ask for Fresh Autopsy
International Lawyers Assisting Workers (ILAW) Network and the family of the late Joy Adole, suspected to have been beaten to death by her employer sometime in April this year, have …
East Africa must prioritise women, girls’ protection during Covid-19 and beyond
For the better part of 2020, East African countries have been battling to contain the spread of Covid-19 with over 46,633 cases reported across Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Burundi …
Cleaners Demand Harassment Safeguards From the Booking Service Handy
It was supposed to be just another routine job for Patti Cris, who in early 2018 was a contract worker for the home services booking site Handy. She got the …
The Inter American Court of Human Rights sets standards on the gender-based violence continuum in educational settings
Guzmán Albarracín and Others vs Ecuador, adopted by the Inter American Court of Human Rights in June 2020, is historic. This is the first case in the Inter American Human Rights …
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