The Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) is calling on Canada and other governments to improve access to justice for migrants and refugees. According to a 2015 report by the University of Toronto’s International Human Rights Program, thousands of migrants are arbitrarily detained in Canada each year. Nearly one third are held in facilities intended for … Read more
The Canadian Human Rights Commission regrets the decision by Correctional Services Canada to reject changes to the practice of solitary confinement, contrary to recommendations of the Coroner’s Inquest into the death of Ashley Smith. Solitary confinement, known in the correctional system as “administrative segregation,” has been described by the United Nations and by the Canadian … Read more
The Canadian Human Rights Commission issued a statement on the death of Tina Fontaine. “Once again our hearts are filled with grief and sadness as we mourn the brutal and senseless murder of an Aboriginal girl. In a pattern that has tragically become commonplace, the body of Tina Fontaine was pulled from the Red River in Winnipeg … Read more
Fear of retaliation is among the top reasons why Aboriginal women in Canada won’t come forward when they experience discrimination, the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) said in its Annual Report, tabled in Parliament. The report presents key findings from a series of roundtable discussions the CHRC held with Aboriginal women from across Canada in … Read more
The impact of persistent conditions of disadvantage on the daily lives of Aboriginal people is documented in a new report released by the Canadian Human Rights Commission. Entitled Equality Rights Data Report on Aboriginal People, and based primarily on data collected by Statistics Canada, the report compares Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people across a spectrum of … Read more
In its 2012 Annual Report tabled in the House of Commons, the Canadian Human Rights Commission describes an important increase in discrimination complaints brought by members of First Nations communities against their own governments as well as the Government of Canada. The increase reflects the impact of an amendment by Parliament to the Canadian Human … Read more
Acting chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission David Langtry issued a statement on Aboriginal women offenders. Langtry said the matters raised by the office of the correctional investigator in his Special Report to Parliament are grave and troubling. Langtry added that the condition of female Aboriginal inmates with mental illness is of particular concern. The … Read more
The Canadian Human Rights Commission commends Parliament for its decision to create a special committee to investigate the urgent matter of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls in Canada. Acting chief commissioner David Langtry said the Canadian Human Rights Commission is deeply concerned about the disproportionate number of Aboriginal women and girls in Canada … Read more
Acting chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission David Langtry told the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women that sexual harassment persists in Canada and policies alone can’t stop it. The committee is conducting a study on sexual harassment in federally regulated workplaces, all of which fall under the jurisdiction … Read more
Aboriginal people and First Nations organizations have filed over 300 human rights complaints since the Canadian Human Rights Act was amended in 2008 to encompass matters under the Indian Act, the Canadian Human Rights Commission reported. The commission released new statistics on the June 18th anniversary of this historic amendment. The full release is available … Read more
