HUMAN rightsGAYSThis article is about those human rights issues in British Columbia that affect gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered (GLBT) people and to do so from my perspective as Chief Commissioner of the BC Human Rights Commission. First, I want to be clear that although I will be ...
human rights, universal rights held to belong to individuals by virtue of their being human, encompassing civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights and freedoms, and based on the notion of personal human dignity and worth. Conceptually derived from the theory of natural law and ...
On May 30, 2002, the Government of British Columbia tabled Bill 53, which, if passed will amend the current Human Rights Code. The implications of this bill are extremely serious for the administration and protection of human rights in the province, and for all residents who may need protect...
City of Saguenay and Jean Tremblay Respondents and Human Rights Tribunal, Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, Catholic Civil Rights League, Faith and Freedom Alliance, Association des parents catholiques du Québec, Canadian Secular Alliance and Canadian Civil Liberties Association Interveners Mouvement ...
Human Rights Tribunal in Vancouver. Photo by Nono Shen/The Canadian Press/File Article content Is it discrimination when doctors make care decisions that account for a patient’s extreme obesity? In British Columbia, astoundingly, it might be. A Canadian woman who identifies as an...
Human Rights Watch works in 70 countries, bringing to light human rights abuses from Rwanda and Sierra Leone to Iraq and Egypt; from North Korea and China to Columbia and Cuba. It also attends to America’s own shortcomings: appalling prison conditions; indefinite detentions and abusive practice...
Steve Blankis an Adjunct Professor at Stanford and Senior Fellow for Innovation at Columbia University. He has been described as the Father of Modern Entrepreneurship, credited with launching the Lean Startup movement that changed how startups are built; how entrepreneurship is taught; how science ...
Human traffickingis as complex human rights and public health issue. The issue of human trafficking for sexual exploitation at large global sporting events has proven to be elusive given the clandestine nature of the industry. This piece examines the issue from a public health perspective. ...
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