Indirect Discrimination

Supreme Court of the United States Judgement on Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Petitioner v.Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc

Judgement from the Supreme Court of the United States on a case involving the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Petitioner representation of Samantha Elauf v Abercrombie and Fitch. Elauf a practicing Muslim wears a headscarf following her religious belief. She applied for a job at a clothing store, Abercrombie and Fitch, and was invited for an interview. During the interview neither Elauf nor the interviewer mentioned the headscarf, and Elauf was rated well for her skills.

Nadege Dorzema et al v Republica Dominicana

This Amicus curiae brief was submitted by The Equal Rights Trust to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the case of Nadege Dorzema et al v Dominican Republic, a case concerning deaths and injury of persons of Haitian origin as a result of shots fired by border guards. ERT commented on the applicable concept of discrimination, and on the positive duty of states to investigate alleged discrimination in cases of death and injury caused by state actors.

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