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Canada must address harms of environmental racism

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Today on Earth Day, the Canadian Human Rights Commission is calling for the swift passage of the National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice Act (Bill C-226).

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Driving Change

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The Canadian Human Rights Commission's 2023 Annual Report to Parliament

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10/04/2024
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Joint statement – Trans visibility starts by upholding trans human rights

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On International Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate trans people and their accomplishments, and we call on Canada to do more to uphold their fundamental human rights.

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Everyone has a responsibility to end racism

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Today on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Canadian Human Rights Commission is calling for urgent and concrete action to combat all forms of systemic racism in Canada.

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Children and youth in Canada deserve safe and inclusive spaces

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The Canadian Human Rights Commission is concerned that during debate over some recent legal and policy changes in Canada, what is being lost are the human rights, health, and safety of two-spirit, trans, non-binary, and gender diverse youth.

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Black History Month: Confronting bias and embracing diversity

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Today, as we mark the start of Black History Month, the Canadian Human Rights Commission recommits to meaningful anti-racist action.

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We must all call out Islamophobia

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Today is the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action against Islamophobia. This year marks the sixth anniversary of the terrible night a gunman walked into the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre and opened fire on worshippers, killing 6 men and injuring many more.

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We must all call out antisemitism

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This Saturday is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, where more than one million people were killed during the Holocaust.

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Canadian Human Rights Commission's 2024–25 Departmental plan at a glance

29/02/2024
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Fast Talk on environmental racism in Canada

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April 22, 2024

The CHRC is indebted to the panel of experts who participated in this meaningful Fast Talk. Their valuable knowledge and expertise has made clear the link between environmental racism and human rights in Canada.

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22/04/2024
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