HUMAN RIGHTS
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Federal government moves to seal off Canadian companies from human rights violations in China
The federal government announced a suite of new regulations today meant to ensure that Canadian companies are not complicit in…
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Fired Edmonton woman files human rights complaint for dress-code discrimination at car dealership
Legal experts are cautioning Albertans to know their rights, especially around dress-code discrimination, after a woman says she was fired…
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Trudeau visits former slave trading post in Senegal
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today visited one of the most notorious entrepôts of the African transatlantic slave trade. Gorée Island, a…
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Ford government appoints new human rights commissioners
The head of the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) says she was surprised by the recent appointment of two new…
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“Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.”
One of the main goals was to help women – Abrigo Centre started almost 30 years ago and has been…
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“Status Indian” in Canada
Leigh MacDonald Costa was born in an indigenous family and was adopted into a Polish/Scottish family when she was a…
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“LGBTQ2I youth still bear the brunt of centuries of hatred”
Cidalia Faria is an Azorean born Canadian lawyer in downtown Toronto. She has promoted education, particularly in the Luso-Canadian community,…
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Tens direitos, humano
Direitos Humanos? Sim, todos temos. Todas as pessoas que nascem têm os mesmos direitos fundamentais. Independentemente de nascer no continente…
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The Rights of Humans
On December 10, 1948 the world adopted the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” mostly as a result of atrocities committed…
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Quebec welfare travel restrictions decried as violation of human rights
A Quebec government regulation that cuts off welfare payments if recipients leave the province for a week or more is…
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Human rights tribunal postpones compensation submission deadline on First Nations child welfare case
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has pushed back a deadline set for submissions on how compensation should be distributed under…
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Legally blind man denied what he needed to write exam files human rights complaint
In his Toronto office space, Jacob Charendoff tackles his workload a little differently. Using an enlarged screen and magnifying software on…
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‘We are extremely worried’: Lockdown concerns Kashmiri-Canadians in Toronto
This week, in an address to Parliament, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan accused India of undermining regional peace and security.…
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Human rights commissions targeting Facebook over job ads
The Canadian and Ontario human rights commissions have taken the exceptional step of joining forces to urge Facebook to stop…
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