''Discrimination in the recruitment process is against the law, but it still happens in practice quite a lot.

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"The tribunal determined that the company, and those involved in the recruitment, took account of Mr McCoy's age as being a relevant factor in the selection process, and that this constituted unlawful discrimination, " she said.

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The truth is that when you go into a confined space where there are a potential mixture of combatants and non-combatants, the process each US soldier will have to do is discernment, discrimination and engagement.

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Commissioned as part of the UNESCO-USA-Brazil project Teaching Respect for All and carried out in cooperation with the Centre of Human Rights Education, Lucerne, Switzerland, the study also makes recommendations in terms of content, methodology, usability and process for the future development of education materials against racism, discrimination and intolerance.

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That non-discrimination issue, like the benefits issue, has sort of forgone unaddressed during the confirmation process.

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