Race and Ethnicity

Letter to UK Foreign Secretary in relation to Indian Visa Policy

In this letter, The Equal Rights Trust (ERT) urges the UK Foreign Secretary to raise concerns with the Government of India with regards to India's visa and immigration policy, which discriminates against UK citizens of Pakistani origin. ERT’s letter refers to guidance on application processing time provided on the Indian High Commission’s visa application website for the United Kingdom. The guidance indicates that processing time for UK citizens of Pakistani origin is a minimum of 7-8 weeks, compared to a suggested minimum processing time of 5-7 days for all other UK citizens.

ERT Letter to PM Manmohan Singh on India's Discriminatory Visa Policy

In this letter, The Equal Rights Trust (ERT) urges the Prime Minister of India to review and change in the country’s visa and immigration policy, which discriminates against UK citizens of Pakistani origin. ERT’s letter refers to guidance on application processing time provided on the Indian High Commission’s visa application website for the United Kingdom. The guidance indicates that processing time for UK citizens of Pakistani origin is a minimum of 7-8 weeks, compared to a suggested minimum processing time of 5-7 days for all other UK citizens.

Brazil: Step-by-Step Guide - Race discrimination in the field of employment

This document outlines the steps to present a claim on racial discrimination in the field of employment in Brazil. It is divided in three parts. Part I covers both the national and the international legislation on the topic. Part II describes national and international procedures. Part III highlights the major judicial decisions on race discrimination in the field of employment.

Paraskeva Todorova vs. Bulgaria (Application no. 37193/07)

On 25 March 2010, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), in the case of Paraskeva Todorova vs. Bulgaria (Application no. 37193/07), ruled that Bulgarian courts had discriminated against a Romani woman, by imposing an effective prison sentence and and motivating their decision to grant the supended prision sentence which was recommended by the prosecution in a way related to her ethnic origin, treating her less favourably on the basis of her Romani ethnicity.

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