Big Brother Race Row Nasty remarks by no-list celebrities spark diplomatic row clouding Brown's tour of India, Ofcom receives record 22k complaints, ratings, and revenue from voting, expected to soar Guardian Herts police will launch formal investigation, Vaz tables Commons motion Sun Shilpa Shetty, big star in India, is now household name in UK 18.01.07 BBC, Celebrities in Law, Media Law
Germany Wants EU Race Law EU interior ministers are considering German proposal for Europe-wide law banning parading of Nazi insignia, Holocaust-denial, speeches inciting race-hate 16.01.07 Guardian, Criminal Justice, EU Law
Les Barbares Jewish youth lured by schoolgirl, tortured for three weeks and killed, gangster said Jews had money and stick together - revelations of lawlessness, barbarism in the banlieues 03.04.06 Sunday Times
English Tests As Barriers to Jobs Employers must take real care not to discriminate against job applicants from eastern Europe - or anywhere else - for example, although testing standards of English may seem common sense, if it is not needed in the job it could be seen as a barrier to employment 03.03.07 Mace and Jones, Employment Law, Equality
Discrimination and 'Without Prejudice' Court will not admit as evidence statments made in genuine effort to reach agreement without litigation, principle of 'without prejudice' (WP), but in recent cases Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that getting to truth of discrimination overrides WP privilege 01.03.07 Michael Simkins, Employment Law
Race Relations Act An employment tribunal recently upheld an employee's appeal against dismissal from his job which involved close work with the Asian Community in Bradford, when it was discovered that he was standing as a candidate for the BNP 06.10.05 Keeble Hawson, Employment Law Links, Equality Links
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INS to Pay for Loss of Career Two interpreters who were 'forgotten' by the Immigration and Nationality Service (INS), given nothing to do for 15 years, are to be paid £2.5 for the loss of their careers, Employment Tribunal accepted sexual and racial discrimination and unfair dismissal 23.02.07 Daily Mail, Employment Law, Sex Discrimination
Call Him a Fat Bastard Matthew Stiddard, held in a police cell, called Dr Imraan Jhetam a 'F***ing Paki', Judge Paul Darlow dismisses case, saying single sentence insufficient to cause distress, 'next time call him a fat bastard' 17.01.07 Times, Criminal Justice
New Laws to Target Hate Crime BNP leader Nick Griffin acquitted for rant against Islam, though frequently mentioned 'Asians', did not incite hate on grounds of race, may lead to reform of law to allow charge of inciting hatred on grounds of religion 14.11.06 Times, Hate Crime
Worker Upset at Black Jelly Babies Two tube workers, Carlo Rozza and Victor Cooney, cleared in an hour of using black babies to taunt colleague, Daniel Jean-Marie, trial took 2 1/2 years and cost £250k 03.11.06 Sun, Employment Law
Mosque Secretary in Spite Campaign An award of £35k has been made against Regent's Park Mosque for a campaign against secretary Nahid Mahmoud, accused of witchcraft, fraud and 'immoral activities' when refused diplomat access to noticeboard 13.09.06 Times, Employment Law, Sex Discrimination
Anthony Walker Justice Leveson yesterday sentenced Paul Taylor to 24 years and Michael Barton to 18 years for 'poisonous racist' murder of Anthony Walker in Huyton 02.12.05 Times, Criminal Justice
Race Abuse Case against Kurd dismissed after recording from mobile phone captures detective's tirade of racist abuse 20.05.05 Times, Criminal Justice Links
GE Race Suit Marcel Thomas, CEO of GE Aviation Materials, has filed a $450m suit against General Electric, claims firm 'sets up African Americans to fail', seeking class action status, GE denies charge and will seek dismissal 19.05.05 NY Times
Stephen Lawrence CPS says five year police investigation has gathered too little evidence to bring Lawrence murderers to trial, original inquiry bungled by Met, accused of 'institutional racism' 06.05.05 Guardian, Criminal Justice Links
Discrimination 14 Muslim students are threatening to sue Birmingham University on grounds of race and religious discrimination over annulment of election on allegations of fraud 11.02.05 Guardian, Equality Links
