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  • Justice Mactavish of the Federal Court ruled that the question of whether age is a bona fide occupational requirement for airline pilots must be sent back to the Human Rights Tribunal for reconsideration [Federal Court]
  • A group of veterans say that the United States is too lax in investigating and prosecuting sex crimes in the military [BBC]
  • A bill that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression has passed the House of Commons. It now moves to the Senate [NP]
  • The Afgan government will take over the administration of women’s shelters in Afganistan despite concern from rights groups [Reuters]