A woman who works for the Constitutional Court feels discriminated against. You would think that the Supreme Court would know how to handle a case like this. But things escalate
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Almost three weeks ago, an explosive letter with the stamp of the Federal Chancellery arrived in the mailbox of the Constitutional Court (VfGH). A report from the Federal Equal Treatment Commission, 31 pages long, dated October 23, 2024: It is about racist harassment of a black woman in the public service.
The fact that such documents reach the Constitutional Court is not in itself unusual, as the highest court repeatedly examines complaints in accordance with the principle of equal treatment, which can also be accompanied by reports from the Equal Treatment Commission. But this time it’s about the Supreme Court itself. It’s about a discrimination case that affects the management level of the Constitutional Court.
