April, 2007
26. April 2007 || by News Desk || Medien und Diversity, Newsletter ||
Politicians, academics, NGOs and sport federations alike are sounding the alarm over the increase in violence and racism linked with sport events. „In recent years we have seen too much violence, too many manifestations of intolerance and racist and xenophobic acts surrounding football matches. All this is changing one of the most loved and watched […]
Tags: InternationalitÀt, Sprache Englisch
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26. April 2007 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Politik ||
The Yogyakarta Principles on the ‚Application of International Human Rights Law in Relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity‘ were released this month by a group of 29 international human rights experts. Groundbreaking international legal principles on sexual orientation, gender identity, and international law chart a way forward for both the United Nations and governments […]
Tags: Gender, InternationalitÀt, LGBT / sexuelle Orientierung, Sprache Englisch
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26. April 2007 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Non-Profit ||
Singapore and Malaysia. After a couple of days in the city-state of Singapore, the financial metropolis of South East Asia and migrant hub for peoples from neighbouring states as well as a large number of Europeans, we are now on our way north to Malaysia. âMalaysia truly Asiaâ is this countryâs marketing slogan and it […]
Tags: Alter, Ethnie / Kultur, Inklusion, Religion, Sprache Englisch
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26. April 2007 || by News Desk || Medien und Diversity, Newsletter ||
The freedom of an estimated one million Sikhs in Europe to visibly practice their faith is a major concern for Sikhs throughout the world. Sikh and human rights representatives from over a dozen countries across the globe took part in a conference to highlight the problem of religious freedoms.
Tags: Alter, Religion, Sprache Englisch
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26. April 2007 || by News Desk || Medien und Diversity, Newsletter ||
Across Europe racist incidents among young people are on the rise. According to Terry Davis, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, school is the place to make or break our efforts to stop this trend. The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) has published a Recommendation comprising a list of measures which are […]
Tags: Alter, Ethnie / Kultur, Sprache Englisch
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26. April 2007 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||
Traditionally bullying and harassment have been associated with disability, race and gender, among others. However the setting of unreasonable and unrealistic targets can also be construed as bullying or harassment; the abuse of power at the expense of an individual.
Tags: Behinderung, Ethnie / Kultur, Gender, Sprache Englisch
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26. April 2007 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||
A Danish study, supported by the Integration Ministry, has found that many immigrants in the workplace have problems interpreting the less concrete communication forms used by their Danish colleagues. Danish workplace culture is often difficult for employees of foreign background to understand, and their unknowing failure to follow accepted behaviours can discourage them. The study […]
Tags: Alter, Empirie / Forschung, Ethnie / Kultur, InternationalitÀt, Sprache Englisch
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26. April 2007 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Politik ||
With the support of China, Russia and Cuba, Moslem and Arab states pushed through a resolution at the U.N. Human Rights Council urging a global prohibition on the public defamation of religion. The Council expresses „deep concern at attempts to identify Islam with terrorism, violence and human rights violations.
Tags: Ethnie / Kultur, InternationalitÀt, Religion, Sprache Englisch
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26. April 2007 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Politik ||
To date, flexible working law in the UK has enabled parents with a child under 6 or a disabled child under 18 to make a request for flexible working, and places a duty on employers to consider such requests seriously and only reject them for good business reasons. But as of 6 April 2007 the […]
Tags: Alter, Sprache Englisch, Work-Life
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26. April 2007 || by News Desk || Corporate Practice / Strategien und Instrumente, Newsletter ||
Companies in France have begun scouring the countryâs minority communities for untapped talent, as changing markets make a diverse work force a valuable asset. But beyond the business benefits, the effort could help ease the economic disparities that were a major factor in last year’s nationwide riots. Part of the problem is that affirmative action […]
Tags: Alter, Ethnie / Kultur, Sprache Englisch
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