October 3, 2023
Advisory: Free public education session on B.C. Human Rights Code will tackle housing, employment and services
Vancouver, B.C. – Building on the success of its fully enrolled spring session, BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner will be hosting another free educational session about B.C.’s Human […]
September 28, 2023
Online database of human rights-related recommendations for B.C. now publicly available
Vancouver, B.C. – Today, BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner (BCOHRC) announced the release of a new tool that will allow community organizations, advocates, researchers and interested individuals to […]
September 26, 2023
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner dismayed as court decision undermines impact of Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
Vancouver, B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner is disappointed by today’s B.C. Supreme Court decision limiting the power of the province’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (Declaration […]
September 19, 2023
Statement from B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner in response to the hate fuelled marches planned for September 20, 2023
In response to news of hate-fuelled marches planned in cities and towns across B.C. for Sept. 20, 2023, Commissioner Kasari Govender issued the following statement: I am very disturbed by […]
September 7, 2023
Human Rights Code educational session now available as video in multiple languages
Vancouver, B.C. – Everyone deserves access to basic information about their human rights and how they are protected—whether they speak English or another language. That is why BC’s Office of […]
July 19, 2023
Human Rights Commissioner to discuss hate inquiry with leaders in Fort St. John
Vancouver, B.C. – On Thursday, B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner, Kasari Govender, will join decision makers and community leaders in Fort St. John for a conversation about her recently completed Inquiry […]
June 22, 2023
Human Rights Commissioner to intervene in B.C. Supreme Court case on discrimination in child custody and access
Vancouver, B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner has been granted leave to intervene in a case about whether the BC Human Rights Tribunal may make decisions about discrimination in matters […]
June 14, 2023
Human Rights Commissioner hosts living library event in Nanaimo to advance solutions to hate
Vancouver, B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner, Kasari Govender, will be in Nanaimo tomorrow speaking with community leaders about the recommendations in her recently completed Inquiry into hate in the […]
June 6, 2023
Human Rights Commissioner hosts community conversation in Penticton to advance recommendations from inquiry on hate in the pandemic
Vancouver, B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner, Kasari Govender, will be in Penticton tomorrow speaking with decision makers and community leaders about the recommendations from her recently completed Inquiry into […]
May 30, 2023
Advisory: Upcoming B.C. Human Rights Code public educational session on housing, employment and services
Vancouver, B.C. – On Jun. 6, 2022, BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner will hold a free, virtual session to help people understand B.C.’s Human Rights Code and how […]
May 24, 2023
B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner asks community and rights-related organizations to continue to share their priorities
Vancouver, B.C. – Early responses to a survey from B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner indicate poverty and housing are top concerns for service and rights-related organizations in the province. Of the […]
May 4, 2023
Commissioner asks B.C. service organizations to weigh in on human rights priorities
Vancouver, B.C. – What are the most pressing human rights issues facing people across B.C. and what can be done about them? B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner is asking organizations working […]