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PETALING JAYA: Several rights groups hope the recently-passed anti-sexual harassment legislation will not be misused by irresponsible parties to curtail human rights.
In November 2021, global consulting giant McKinsey & Company released a report on the experiences of transgender people in the workplace. The findings painted a portrait of inequity, discomfort, and often hostility and harassment. For instance, only a third of trans respondents to McKinsey’s survey said they feel comfortable being fully out at work. Even fewer felt comfortable being out with clients or customers. And only 14 percent said they see leaders above them at...
“You can’t talk to children like this!” yelled a woman in the audience at a North Clackamas School District (NCSD) board meeting on an evening in late May. “These babies do not deserve this!” The woman was interrupting the board’s proclamation of June as LGBTQ pride month at NCSD, arguing that the topic is inappropriate for young students. As two district staff members ushered the woman out of the room, she yelled at the board...
Resistance Units Target Ministry of Labor in Tehran and State Punishment Organization in Mashhad A Response to the Brutal Suppression and Violations of
"Police must respect the right to freedom of assembly as it is a constitutional right," said senior law teacher and lawyer Abira Ashfaq