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Miss Ukraine 2018 Files Discrimination Suit Against Miss World Pageant

December 12, 2019 Kate Adan 0

Four days after she was crowned Miss Ukraine 2018, Veronika Didusenko was stripped of her title. Ms. Didusenko is suing claiming discrimination. Ms. Didusenko’s attorney, Ravi Naik, an esteemed and honoured international human rights lawyer […]

News

Harvard University sued over single-sex club crackdown

December 3, 2018 World Justice News 0

Harvard is being sued over claims that a crackdown on single-sex social clubs at the Boston-area university amounts to sexual discrimination. A number of sororities and fraternities filed lawsuits on Monday challenging a policy Harvard […]

Sacked vegan claims discrimination in landmark case

December 3, 2018 World Justice News 0

A tribunal is to be asked to decide whether veganism is a “philosophical belief” akin to a religion, in a landmark legal action. Jordi Casamitjana says he was sacked by the League Against Cruel Sports […]

Lesbian couple sues for son’s US citizenship

January 23, 2018 World Justice News 0

A same-sex couple is suing the US government alleging discrimination because one of their children was not granted American citizenship. US citizen Allison Blixt and her Italian wife Stefania Zaccari had two babies in London, […]

Mississipppi funeral home refuses to cremate gay man, says they don’t ‘deal with their kind’: lawsuit

May 3, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

NEW ORLEANS — A south Mississippi funeral home went back on an agreement to cremate an 86-year-old man after he died and paperwork showed he was gay, according to a lawsuit in state court. Picayune […]

Pension plan discriminatory, female Mounties tell court

December 19, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Three retired female Mounties head to Federal Court today to argue that elements of the RCMP’s pension plan are outdated and sexist. If they’re successful, it could mean big changes for other public service pensions, […]

Virginia: Middle School teen accused of stealing 65¢ carton of milk to stand trial

October 8, 2016 zoshinuk 0

A middle school student, Ryan Turk, is accused of cutting in line to steal milk. On the 10th of May Ryan, who receives free lunches, said he had forgotten to take the drink the first […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]

Human Rights

Russian archaeologist can be sent to Ukraine for trial, Polish judge rules

March 19, 2026 0

A judge in Poland has ruled that Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin can be extradited to Ukraine, although his defence says he will appeal. Butyagin is being held in a Warsaw prison for allegedly conducting illegal […]

Human Rights

Istanbul’s ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

March 9, 2026 0

The former mayor of Istanbul is due to become the central defendant in a mass corruption trial that his opposition party and rights groups say is politically motivated. Ekrem Imamoglu, 55, faces more than 140 charges […]