Amidst the global turmoil happening today, it is easy to yield to a sense of despair and despondency. Yet, there are positive changes at the national-local level which seem incremental at first glance ...

NEW DELHI: The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill has proposed to omit the clause that allowed "self-perceived gender identity" to be the basis for determination and for ...

A bill was introduced in Lok Sabha to amend the 2019 Transgender Persons Act. It seeks a precise definition for transgender persons to ensure benefits reach only those facing severe social exclusion ...

The government has said its new definition of anti-Muslim hostility does not restrict people’s freedom to criticise Islamism ...

In orders this week, U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Walton Pratt ruled that Indiana DHS violated the Fair Housing Act, Americans with Disabilities Act and Rehabilitation Act when it attempted to ...

Karl Turner became the first of the party's backbenchers to break ranks and say that laws already exist to tackle hatred against Muslims - and that free speech must be protected.

Communities Secretary Steve Reed said the government has a duty to act against record levels of hate crime against Muslims ...

Islamophobia entered Britain’s political lexicon nearly 30 years ago. Ever since, there have been fierce arguments over whether its definition could threaten free speech.

The definition is laid out over three paragraphs, and says in full: ...

The latest government figures showed that religious hate crime recorded by police in England and Wales reached a record high ...

A new definition of anti-Muslim hate will both protect people from “unacceptable prejudice, discrimination and hatred” and uphold the right to freedom of speech, the Communities Secretary has vowed.

When this research was completed the authors received funding from the W.K.Kellogg Foundation, the U.S. National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Labor. When this research was completed ...