Val-d’Oise: Three Women Excluded from a School Intervention due to Their Headscarves
On March 12, an educational activity at Le Petit Bois secondary school in Pierrelaye (Val-d’Oise) was canceled after a request was made for the intervening women wearing headscarves to remove them, under the 2004 law prohibiting religious symbols in public schools. Three out of twenty interveners were wearing headscarves, but according to the organizing company, […]
31% of cases opened by Unia in 2024 concerned racial discrimination
In Belgium, more than 31% of cases opened by Unia, the center for equal opportunities, concerned racial discrimination in 2024, amounting to nearly two cases per day (643 in total). These discriminations primarily affect employment, housing, healthcare, and social life. The employment sector is the most affected, representing 29% of cases, with instances of discriminatory […]
