January 23, 2020
Letter to the First Nations LNG Alliance from BC’s Human Rights Commissioner
In response to an open letter addressed to Commissioner Govender from the First Nations LNG Alliance, dated January 19 2020, the Commissioner issued the following letter. The Commissioner’s statement of […]
January 10, 2020
Statement from B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner on UN CERD’s Decision Statement
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender issued the following statement regarding the recent decision statement by the UN Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD). “In my lifetime, there […]
October 24, 2019
BC’s Human Rights Commissioner applauds initial steps to implement UNDRIP in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Today, the Province of British Columbia introduced legislation to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). “The legislation introduced today is an important […]