Washington, June 19 (ANI): Pregnant women, especially those in low-wage jobs, are disallowed basic accommodations and are routinely fired a new report has revealed.

Islamabad, June 12 (ANI): The Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan is discriminated against even during death.

London, May 21 (ANI): Discrimination against Jews and Muslims is on the rise around the world, according to a new report in the US.

Karachi, May 19 (ANI): Religious discrimination and acts like forced conversion of Hindu girls in Pakistan should be declared as crimes against humanity and legal action should be taken to curb it, speakers at a consultation on minority rights have said.

Washington, May 16 (ANI): AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli has said that he has been subjected to much racial abuse and will walk off pitch if he faces anymore racial slurs during the game.

London, May 13(ANI): Preaching by extremists and discrimination through segregation at student events has become a widespread trend at many UK universities, a student equality group has claimed.

Johannesburg, May 7 (ANI): World football governing body FIFA has put strong clamps on racism by proposing strict rules under which teams face being thrown out of competitions or even relegated if their staff or fans are found guilty of racism or discrimination.

Lahore, May 6 (ANI): The Ahmedi community of Pakistan has decided to boycott the May 11 elections in protest against alleged discrimination in the voters list.

Islamabad, Apr. 30 (ANI): The counsel of former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has argued before the Supreme Court that condemning his client for the abrogation of the constitution would be discrimination since no other dictator had ever before been tried under the High Treason Act of 1973.

New Delhi, April 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has reportedly told a delegation of Odisha Congress members that there has been no discrimination in the allocation of funds to the state from the Central Government.

Melbourne, April 11(ANI): Swedish lingerie store Change has been found guilty of gender discrimination after forcing one of its employees to display her bra size on a badge.

Sydney, Mar. 29 (ANI): Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Mamdouh Habib has won the right to make a claim of racial discrimination against the New South Wales Police.

Washington, Mar. 28 (ANI): Women in India are more likely to get prenatal care when pregnant with boys, according to ground-breaking research that has implications for girls' health and survival.

New Delhi, March 12 (ANI): Farhan Akhtar has vowed to spread awareness about gender inequality and rape through social media via his initiative M.A.R.D, which stands for 'Men Against Rape and Discrimination'.

London, Mar. 12 (ANI): The Queen has signed a charter setting out the Commonwealth's values and commitment to equal rights.

Islamabad, Mar. 9 (ANI): A female lawmaker of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly has complained about facing discrimination at the hands of male counterparts.

New York, Feb 9 (ANI): A black woman from Los Angeles has claimed that a person wearing a Donald Duck costume had racially discriminated against her children during a Disneyland trip in December 2012.

London, Feb 5 (ANI): Google search results contain "significant discrimination" according to the perceived race of the people whose names are typed in, a study has revealed.

London, February 4 (ANI): Women with feminine job titles are viewed as less capable than those with masculine sounding roles, according to a new research.

California, Feb 3 (ANI): Oprah Winfrey's OWN network has been sued by a former employee, who claims she is the victim of sex and pregnancy discrimination.

Mumbai, Feb 3 (ANI): Seeking an equal status in the society, hundreds of homosexuals, transgender and gay rights activists took part in a colourful 'Pride Parade' in Mumbai.

Sydney, Jan. 29 (ANI): A new study, the first of its kind in 16 years, which surveyed 577 female journalists across all media platforms in Australia has found that there is still widespread gender discrimination in newsrooms.

Sydney, Jan.19 (ANI): A new anti-discrimination law in Australia will now prosecute sports spectators who harass sportsmen with homophobic insults.

Washington, January 17 (ANI): Charles Dickens, whose characters plots often deal with the difficult social realities of Victorian England, makes his readers confront with the stark realities of the 19th century, including poor medical care and social discrimination against the physically disabled and the mentally ill through his work, researchers say.

Washington, Dec. 28 (ANI): Employers should have a strict policy regarding pornography in the workplace if they want to avoid legal action from sexual harassment and discrimination charges, a study has revealed.