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Swedish Teacher Refuses to Quit at 67
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12.06.2009 - Sweden - Radio Sweden
A Swedish teacher is challenging the labor market practice of forcing employees to stop working after the age of 67 - claiming this conflicts with the new law against labor market discrimination of the elderly.
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Johanna Korhonen loses discrimination suit
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09.06.2009 - Finland - newsroom finland
Johanna Korhonen said Tuesday she is appealing the Helsinki district court's ruling given earlier in the day in her lawsuit against Alma Media.
The district court ruled that Alma Media had not discriminated against Ms Korhonen when it terminated her contract last year as editor of Rovaniemi based daily Lapin Kansa before she had even started the job.
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Anti-discrimination law might succeed
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09.06.2009 - CZ - CN
The anti-discrimination law, passed by Czech parliament and vetoed by President Vaclav Klaus, has a chance to be passed definitively as the two biggest parties, the Civic Democrats (ODS) and the Social Democrats (CSSD) are ready to jointly override Klaus's veto, their officials said today.
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BNP poll win brings cash and staff
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08.06.2009 - UK - Guardian
The BNP will inevitably face a series of legal challenges on issues ranging from discrimination and employment law to possible criminal offences, lawyers say, following two candidates' election to the European parliament.
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Prague Romany Festival
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07.06.2009 - CZ - Radio Free Europe
It’s been a tough year for the Roma. In countries across Europe, including the Czech Republic, there is growing hostility to Romany communities. Prague’s 11th annual celebration of Romany art and culture, however, didn’t miss a beat.
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Bar to pay £4,000 over race case
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07.06.2009 - UK - BBC
A man has been awarded £4,000 after taking a case against a south Belfast pub for race discrimination.
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Bosnian Jew, Ethnic Roma Sue to End Discrimination
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05.06.2009 - Bosnia - javno
A Bosnian Jew and an ethnic Roma have appealed to the European Court of Human Rights to overturn laws that prevent them from running for president. Under the Dayton peace agreement that ended Bosnia's 1992-95 war, only Bosnian Serbs, Bosnian Muslims and Bosnian Croats may run for the office.
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