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#CasterSemenya #wins #humanrights #court #appeal; more #challenges ahead.
In a decision released Tuesday morning, the #court said that #WorldAthletics possibly had #discriminated against Semenya, when #trackandfield’s #governing #body implemented #rules on #testosterone #limits for #female #runners.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2023/07/11/caster-semenya-world-athletics-rule/
#Olympic #Champion #CasterSemenya #Wins #Appeal in #EuropeanCourtOfHumanRights (ECHR) Over #Testosterone #Limits
The ECHR said the middle-distance #runner was #discriminated against in her #battle against #testosterone #limits in her #event. What happens next is unclear.
https://www.wsj.com/sports/caster-semenya-european-court-of-human-rights-appeal-c27b93ce
“Our investigation found that the systemic problems in MPD made what happened to George Floyd possible,” the #DOJ report stated.
The #Minneapolis #Police Dept engaged in the #systemic use of #ExcessiveForce & #discriminated against #racial minorities in the years leading up to the police killing of #GeorgeFloyd…, federal authorities said Fri.
#MinneapolisPoliceReport #MPD #CivilRights #bias #racism #SystemicRacism #MentalHealthStigma #Justice
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/06/16/minneapolis-police-report-doj/
‘A wake-up call’: Elite #GraniteClub #discriminated against #autistic member, #humanrights tribunal finds https://www.thestar.com/amp/opinion/star-columnists/2023/01/27/a-wake-up-call-elite-granite-club-discriminated-against-autistic-member-human-rights-tribunal-finds.html #ontario
Human Rights Tribunal Finds Toronto's #GraniteClub #Discriminated Against Member on Basis of #Disability
"This #HRTO decision includes key findings on the importance of independence for persons with #disabilities. It affirms the serious consequences for service providers that rely on false or stereotypical conclusions about people with #autism as a basis for limiting independence."
"Onley’s scathing report on the #Accessibility for Ontarians with #DisabilitiesAct offered a withering indictment of nearly all aspects of the law...".
“This is a matter of #civilrights, and people with #disabilities are being #discriminated against on a daily basis in multiple ways,” he said. “We don’t like to use the word discrimination because it gets tossed around, but what other word describes the situation? It is discrimination.”
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