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North Rhine-Westphalia Adopts Anti-Discrimination Law After Extended Debate
North Rhine-Westphalia's state parliament (Landtag) passed an anti-discrimination law on July 16, 2026, according to die Zeit. The legislation, which had been contentious for months, was substantially revised before the vote. The CDU, Greens, and SPD backed the measure in the final vote; the FDP and AfD opposed it. Under the new law, any person filing a discrimination complaint must substantiate their claim with concrete facts.