She gained attention when she won a case against five right wing politicians1 enacting a Guatemalan law against racial discrimination.

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The International Black Awareness Day will be celebrated on 20 November in the light of this telling reflection, as a national level achievement against racial discrimination by the Unified Black Movement.

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The New York fire department has for years been defending against a racial discrimination lawsuit.

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In addition, 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of the Declaration against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and related Intolerance, adopted in 2001 in Durban, South Africa.

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For example, racial discrimination against an applicant for a bank loan is illegal.

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He claimed this had created a two-tier system with some employees who were facing dismissal threatening to make claims against their employer based on gender or racial discrimination to win a larger payout.

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And while there can be legal consequences with sexual or racial harassment or discrimination, there is no legal protection against bullying at work.

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