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The Sindh Health Department has decided to fine hospitals across the province discriminating or denying treatment to HIV patients. Mistreating HIV patients is a punishable crime under the Prohibition of Discrimination Based on HIV Status and hospitals that are found to be indulged in this practise will be punished with a Rs2 million fine.

Anniversaries serve as natural inflection points, opportunities for introspection, to take stock and to consider where to go next. November 25 marked the 40th anniversary of the 1981 U.N. Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief. Despite its unwieldy name, the aim was simple: to promote freedom of religion or belief and condemn discrimination based on faith. The 1981 Declaration was a culmination of almost four decades of U.N. e...

Unique insights from the first Thanksgiving 400 years ago to the 40th anniversary of the UN declaration against religious discrimination this Thanksgiving.

Grocery Store Chain Settles Claims of Discrimination Based on Failure to Hire Deaf Applicants, Federal Agency Charged - DENVER, Colo. – SFM, LLC, doing business as...

International Community must pay attention to the persecution of Ahmadi Muslims worldwide On 13 July 2021, UN human rights experts have expressed their deep concern over the lack of attention to the serious human rights violations perpetrated against the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community around the world and called on the international community to step up efforts in bringing an end to the ongoing persecution of Ahmadi Muslims. "It is of the utmost importance to shed light on the persistent human ...

Updated June 4, 2021* July 1 means new laws become effective in Virginia.  The 2021 legislative session and special sessions were busy and resulted in sweeping changes—many of which impact Virginia community associations.  Of significance to property owners’ associations (“POAs”) and condominium associations are the following laws that become effective July 1, 2021: Use of Electronic Means for Meetings and Voting (HB1816/SB1183) Any meeting of the association (e.g., annual or special ...

In This Issue: Biden administration releases FY22 budget proposal, Senate follows House with return of earmarks, Department of Education higher education regulatory agenda, Title IX rule hearing...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: In This Issue: Biden administration releases FY22 budget proposal, Senate follows House with return of earmarks, Department of Education higher education regulatory agenda, Title IX rule hearing, state legislatures update and McGuireWoods welcomes Farnaz Thompson. Biden Administration Releases FY22 Budget Proposal On Friday, May 28, 2021, President Biden released his FY2022 budget. The President’s budget includes two plans the Pre...

    The Prosecutor General of Finland has undertaken criminal prosecutions that will compel Finland’s clergy and lay religious believers to choose between prison and abandoning teachings of their various faiths.    First, Prosecutor General Raija Toiviainen has charged Dr. Päivi Räsänen, a Member of the Finland’s Parliament and former Finnish Minister of the Interior, with three counts of “ethnic agitation” for peacefully expressing her views on marriage and sexuality.  The char...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: July 1 means new laws become effective in Virginia.  The 2021 legislative session and special sessions were busy and resulted in sweeping changes—many of which impact Virginia community associations.  Of significance to property owners’ associations (“POAs”) and condominium associations are the following laws that become effective July 1, 2021: Use of Electronic Means for Meetings and Voting (HB1816/SB1183) Any meeting of th...