Renu Mandhane
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Ontario Human Rights Commission announces new policy eliminating racial profilingPolice officers who are guilty of race-based discrimination should face disciplinary measures that include firing, the Ontario Human Rights Commission said on Friday as it released the country's first policy on racial profiling.CanadaSep 20, 2019
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Human Rights Commissioner says Barton Street jail needs to address ‘overcrowding’Ontario Human Rights Chief Renu Mandhane says better "resources" for disabilities and addictions, in addition to overcrowding, need to be addressed by the province.Aug 12, 2019
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Sister of inmate who died at EMDC to walk 180 km to demand changes at troubled jailAfter a damning letter from the Ontario human rights commissioner about the jail, one woman is embarking on a 180-kilometre walk to demand changes.PoliticsMay 24, 2019
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Ontario’s solicitor questioned about EMDC in wake of damning letter from human rights commissionerThe solicitor general was in St. Thomas to announce mental health funding but wound up taking questions about the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre.CrimeMay 24, 2019
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Conditions at EMDC ‘among the worst’ in Ontario: human rights commissionerThe conditions also pose a serious risk to the health and safety of both inmates and correctional staff, Renu Mandhane writes.PoliticsMay 21, 2019
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Black people grossly overrepresented in cases where Toronto police use force: reportThe commission says black people make up only 8.8 per cent of Toronto's population, but were involved in 70 per cent of fatal police shootings between Jan. 1, 2013 and June 30, 2017.CanadaDec 10, 2018
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Ontario human rights commission says too many black, Indigenous kids in child-welfare systemRenu Mandhane, chief commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, calls the findings deeply concerning.CanadaApr 12, 2018
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Ontario Human Rights Commission launches inquiry into racial profiling by Toronto policeChief Commissioner Renu Mandhane says the inquiry will focus on the activities of the police service from Jan. 1, 2010, to June 30, 2017.CanadaNov 30, 2017
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Ontario Human Rights Commission hosts ‘Taking It Local’ session in LondonThe Ontario Human Rights Commission hosted a plenary session at the London Convention Centre on Thursday.CanadaMay 11, 2017
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A severely sick man spent 400 days in solitary. This isn’t an anomaly: In Canada, it’s commonSevere illness was the reason Canada's border police put him in jail. It was the reason, once in jail, he was placed in solitary confinement.CanadaApr 29, 2016
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