Human Rights Commission

Bernadeth Betchi, CHRC employee and representative plaintiff, listens as Nicholas Marcus Thompson, executive director of the Black Class Action Secretariat, speaks at a news conference on the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions’ “Special Review” of the accreditation of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Monday, June 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Canada’s human-rights credentials reviewed after discrimination complaint

Coalition of human-rights organizations submitted a complaint about anti-Black discrimination

 

Around 50 pro-Palestine protesters started an encampment on the University of Victoria campus on Wednesday morning, May 1, 2024. (Jake Romphf/Vic News)

Student encampment voices need to heard: B.C. human rights advocate

Human rights head urging decision makers to respect student rights in pro-Palestinian demonstrations

 

Cover page for ‘Human rights in Chilliwack,’ released as one of four community briefs from B.C.’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner on April 10, 2024. (B.C.’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner)

Many in Chilliwack experience ‘significant human rights challenges’

B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner says there’s been a ‘troubling rise’ in anti-LGBTQ2SAI+ incidents

 

B.C. Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender speaks in Vancouver on March 7, 2023. Govender announced Jan. 30, 2024 that her office has launched an inquiry into police use of force in the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Inquiry launched into police use of force: B.C. human rights commissioner

This expands on the 2021 report that look at mental health calls, detainment in 5 police jurisdictions

B.C. Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender speaks in Vancouver on March 7, 2023. Govender announced Jan. 30, 2024 that her office has launched an inquiry into police use of force in the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Maria Kovacs has won a human rights case she brought against the City of Maple Ridge over new roundabouts and bike lanes that lack the proper accessibility features for visually impaired individuals. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

Maple Ridge won’t appeal city’s loss in human rights complaint

Blind woman successfully argued city’s insfrastructure discriminates against her

Maria Kovacs has won a human rights case she brought against the City of Maple Ridge over new roundabouts and bike lanes that lack the proper accessibility features for visually impaired individuals. (Brandon Tucker/The News)
A man is seen inside his tent as vancouver police officers stand by while city workers clear an encampment on East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Vancouver police officers have been deployed to a tent encampment on the city’s Downtown Eastside with the aim of shutting down the site to campers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Probe to examine if police hindered media during Vancouver decampment

Police oversight agency says VPD appears to have created ‘exclusion zone,’ but department denies doing so

A man is seen inside his tent as vancouver police officers stand by while city workers clear an encampment on East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Vancouver police officers have been deployed to a tent encampment on the city’s Downtown Eastside with the aim of shutting down the site to campers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender speaks in Vancouver, on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. On Nov. 30, 2023 she announced an inquiry into involuntary detainment under the Adult Guardianship Act. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. health agencies ordered to release data on forcibly detained adults

Human rights commissioner says inquiry will examine use of Adult Guardianship Act on vulnerable adults

B.C. Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender speaks in Vancouver, on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. On Nov. 30, 2023 she announced an inquiry into involuntary detainment under the Adult Guardianship Act. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender speaks in Vancouver, on March 7, 2023. On Nov. 6, 2023 she released a statement calling on the province to take action on hate, amid a rise in anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Action needed to combat rising anti-Semitism, Islamophobia in B.C.: advocate

Human Rights Commissioner says anti-hate recommendations she made 1 year ago have yet to be enacted

B.C. Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender speaks in Vancouver, on March 7, 2023. On Nov. 6, 2023 she released a statement calling on the province to take action on hate, amid a rise in anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender speaks in Vancouver, on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. The British Columbia Office of the Human Rights Commissioner is making it easier to learn about the province’s human rights issues and possible solutions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. commission office creating human rights database to aid research

‘It will help decision-makers to identify gaps and opportunities to promote and protect human rights’

B.C. Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender speaks in Vancouver, on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. The British Columbia Office of the Human Rights Commissioner is making it easier to learn about the province’s human rights issues and possible solutions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Kasari Govender, B.C. Human Rights commissioner, speaks after releasing the final report on her inquiry into hate during the COVID-19 pandemic, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C.’s human rights commissioner seeks more responses to survey on human rights

Govender says contributions missing from Thompson-Okanagan, Cariboo, Kootenays, north coast, northeast and Nechako

Kasari Govender, B.C. Human Rights commissioner, speaks after releasing the final report on her inquiry into hate during the COVID-19 pandemic, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A health-care worker crosses a covered overhead walkway at a hospital in Montreal, Tuesday, August 17, 2021. In B.C., the human rights commissioner is opposing a provincial decision to end mask mandates in health-care settings. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Human rights commissioner opposes end of mask mandate in B.C. health-care settings

Commissioner says move disproportionately impacts vulnerable populations

A health-care worker crosses a covered overhead walkway at a hospital in Montreal, Tuesday, August 17, 2021. In B.C., the human rights commissioner is opposing a provincial decision to end mask mandates in health-care settings. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
The provincial government has tabled legislation to ensure gender-pay transparency but critics say it does not go far enough. (Pexels/Contributed)

B.C. employers will have to report pay ranges as part of gender-gap legislation

Finance Minister Katrine Conroy introduces the legislation one day before International Women’s Day

The provincial government has tabled legislation to ensure gender-pay transparency but critics say it does not go far enough. (Pexels/Contributed)