Human Rights

• N.S. says it’s on schedule to move people with disabilities out of institutions

  A 2021 court case found systemic government discrimination against people with disabilities seeking housing and supports in their communities.

  Canada

  Jun 10
  
• Manitoba human rights report recommends changes to literacy screening, instruction

  'Supporting the Right to Read in Manitoba' looks at literacy through a human rights lens, assessing literacy screening, education and supports.

  Education

  Oct 30, 2025
  
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• U.S. human rights reports criticize NATO allies, minimize some abuses

  The reports, which cover 2024 before U.S. President Donald Trump took office, reflect his administration’s focus on free speech and restricting access to abortion.

  World

  Aug 13, 2025
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• Three bills affecting transgender Albertans pass debate, set to become law

  A trio of bills affecting transgender people in Alberta have passed the final stage of debate in the legislature and are set to become law.

  Politics

  Dec 3, 2024
• Inequalities ‘built into’ B.C. justice, health and child welfare systems: report

  British Columbia's Human Rights Commissioner says inequalities are baked into the province's justice, health and child-welfare systems.

  Politics

  Aug 14, 2024
• N.S. ‘remedy’ to move people with disabilities out of institutions slow, says monitor

  The 52-page report highlights delays in hiring staff to plan the closure of institutions and a failure to end admissions to institutions in the first year, which ended April 1.

  Health

  Aug 1, 2024
• Not everyone has AC, but do you have a legal ‘right to cooling’ in Canada?

  Advocates for tenants, seniors and the environment are rallying across Canada to ensure vulnerable people can access their right to cooling. What is this legal right?

  Canada

  Jul 13, 2024
• B.C. transgender teacher files human rights complaint after online hate, doxxing

  An art teacher in British Columbia has launched a human rights complaint against an online harasser after becoming the subject of a targeted anti-trans campaign.

  Canada

  Jun 23, 2024
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• Israel-Hamas conflict: B.C. human rights watchdog backs ‘peaceful encampments’ at universities

  British Columbia's human rights commissioner is calling on universities and colleges to protect the rights of students and staff taking part in "peaceful encampments."

  Politics

  May 6, 2024
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• Bill banning transgender athletes from publicly-funded sports quashed in B.C.

  A proposal by BC Conservative Leader John Rustad to use "biological sex" to classify participants in publicly funded sports didn't get to first base.

  Politics

  Apr 30, 2024