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Discrimination

Discrimination is treatment or consideration of a person based on a category to which the person is perceived to belong. These include age, race, sex, religion, sexual orientation, disability and ethnicity.

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A society for all: What does inclusion really mean?

A society for all: What does inclusion really mean?

No matter how different we are, we all have equal rights. But how do we create a truly inclusive society?
EqualityDecember 24, 202404:05 min
Jacek Dehnel, seated and smiling, in front of a table with books. He has glasses and a neat white beard; he is wearing a smart three-piece suit in a brown check, with a brown patterned tie.

Why Polish author Jacek Dehnel feels he can return home

Why Polish author Jacek Dehnel feels he can return home

Polish writer Jacek Dehnel always hoped to return to a "better Poland," now the "PiS refugee" believes it's time.
SocietyDecember 15, 2024
A Russian "STOP HIV/AIDS" badge

People living with HIV still face discrimination

People living with HIV still face discrimination

Many HIV-positive people are stigmatized and face discrimination in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
PoliticsNovember 30, 2024
Alexandra Colmenares, wearing a pink jacket, walks done a busy street in Bogota, Colombia.

Colombia: Trans sex workers in Bogota navigate harsh reality

Colombia: Trans sex workers in Bogota navigate harsh reality

Poverty, violence and murder are among the threats facing Bogota's trans community. DW speaks to Alexandra Colmenares.
EqualityNovember 25, 202413:51 min
Dancer and academic, Mmatumisang Motsisi from South Africa.

Dancing away preconceptions about ADHD

Dancing away preconceptions about ADHD

A South African theatre-maker dances her way through work and life.
DiversityNovember 15, 202405:37 min
An albino fashion model sits in a hanging chair and flips through a magazine in Angola.

Challenging albinism discrimination in Angola

Challenging albinism discrimination in Angola

How Angolan Telmo Martins got from marginalized to role model.
Human RightsNovember 10, 202404:59 min
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About ten men are seen running away from danger on a rubble-filled street in Beirut

Stranded African migrants in Lebanon feel abandoned

Thousands of African nationals are currently stuck in Lebanon, where they're facing discrimination.
ConflictsOctober 8, 2024
Photos from previous Belgrade Pride parades, one of which shows a bearded man waving a large rainbow flag on the street, Belgrade, Serbia, September 2024

Belgrade Pride: Serbia's LGBTQ+ fight on after no progress

Given the lack of progress on LGBTQ+ rights, organizers of Belgrade Pride see the event as a protest, not a celebration.
DiversitySeptember 6, 2024
Three transgender entertainers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Pakistan: Transgender entertainers face extortion

Many transgender people in Pakistan's northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province earn money by dancing at private parties.
SocietyAugust 23, 202402:50 min
Two men dressed in rainbow shirts march at the Berlin Pride Parade in Berlin, holding up protest signs

LGBTQ+ rights in Germany: Protected in the constitution?

Germany wants to add the protection of sexual identity into the constitution, but conservative lawmakers are opposed.
SocietyAugust 10, 2024
Many Africans with albinism suffer discrimination, but one Nollywood actor is hoping to change that.

Actor with albinism breaks barriers in Nigeria's Nollywood

Many Africans with albinism suffer discrimination, but one Nollywood actor is hoping to change that.
SocietyMay 30, 202402:57 min
Demonstration against racism in Cologne in 2020, protester holding up a sign reading: "we are all the same!"

Germany: Study shows correlation between racism and poverty

Black, Muslim and Asian people are more at risk of poverty in Germany, according to a study.
SocietyMay 7, 2024
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