Human Right

• Former N.L. inmates launch class action over alleged harm from solitary confinement

  The lawsuit claims negligence by government in ensuring the safety and well-being of inmates and alleges the use of prolonged solitary confinement is unconstitutional and violates basic human rights guaranteed under the charter.

  Politics

  Sep 2, 2020
  
• B.C. family outraged by dentist’s ‘behaviour management fee’ for son with autism

  “It’s wrong, it’s unethical as far as I’m concerned, and I’m not just fighting for my son, I’m fighting for the entire special needs community," said the boy's father.

  Jul 18, 2020
  
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• Foreign-trained doctors file B.C. human rights complaint, claiming systemic discrimination

  A group of internationally trained physicians and medical graduates have taken their fight against what they call systemic racism in B.C.'s residency program to the province's human rights tribunal.

  Jun 26, 2020
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• B.C. woman plans human rights complaint after mobility scooter banned from recycling depot

  "He said, 'I have a no bike policy,' and I said, 'Well clearly this isn't a bike, it's a mobility scooter.'"

  Oct 4, 2019
• B.C. man with sex addiction barred from yoga studio, tribunal rejects human rights complaint

  The studio claimed that after an employee turned the man down for private coaching services, he began regularly harassing staff.

  Aug 27, 2019
• Canada delays deportation of Saudi Arabian man after letter from UN Human Rights Committee

  The UN Human Rights Committee has requested that Canada stay the deportation of a man to Saudi Arabia.

  Canada

  Aug 8, 2018
• Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission to hold inquiry into restaurant washroom access

  Fellow complainant Paul Vienneau says being able to wash your hands or use the bathroom is a basic human right.

  Canada

  Jul 3, 2018
• Reality check: Examining U.S. poverty is not ‘insulting,’ experts say

  Extreme poverty in America is a 'political choice' that has been made worse by the Trump administration, according to a UN-backed report the U.S. dismissed as 'ridiculous.'

  World

  Jun 26, 2018
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• Surrey parents threaten human rights complaint over special needs support

  "We're not asking for the moon, we're asking to keep the people who are already employed and already doing amazing jobs."

  Education

  Jun 13, 2018
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• Newfoundland charity ousts volunteer leader for supporting gay marriage, abortion

  Kay Cossar was sent packing as regional co-ordinator of Operation Christmas Child after she refused to sign a statement of faith that denounced same-sex marriage and abortion.

  Canada

  May 12, 2016