May 17, 2022
Advisory: Housing and your human rights – renter alert
Everyone has the right to be free from discrimination when renting an apartment, house, co-op unit, or other space. BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner is holding a free, […]
April 26, 2022
Never Accept Hate campaign launches
Vancouver based organizations and companies join together to combat rising acts of hate. The NAH Collective announced today the official launch of the “Never Accept Hate (NAH)” campaign to […]
April 4, 2022
Commissioner calls on Province to end ‘cruel and unjust’ incarceration of migrants
Vancouver B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner says detaining migrants in jails for immigration issues is cruel, unjust and violates human rights commitments. “People held under immigration law have committed […]
March 28, 2022
Commissioner urges Public Health Officer to maintain mask mandates
Vancouver B.C. – Many students across B.C. returned to school this week amid a pandemic that has not ended, but without the protection offered by mask mandates. On March 16, […]
March 28, 2022
Release: Letter to the Public Health Officer on the ending of the mask mandate
Vancouver B.C. – BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner issued a letter to the Public Health Officer on the end of B.C.’s mask mandate on March 16, 2022. In […]
March 15, 2022
B.C. Supreme Court decision on family status a disappointing outcome for gender equality in B.C.
Vancouver B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner said a B.C. Supreme Court decision on family status impedes gender equality in the workplace. B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner was an intervenor in […]
February 24, 2022
Hundreds speak out against hate as Inquiry reaches mid-point for public participation
Vancouver B.C. – More than 1700 people who either witnessed or directly experienced a hate incident have participated in an online survey for the Inquiry into hate during the pandemic. […]
February 2, 2022
1 in 4 British Columbians have experienced or witnessed hate incidents since start of pandemic
B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner urges people to share experiences via Inquiry into hate in the pandemic Vancouver B.C. – A new poll by BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner […]
December 10, 2021
Commissioner celebrates Human Rights Day with video featuring elementary school students
Vancouver B.C. – What does the next generation of British Columbians think about equal rights? BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner (BCOHRC) is celebrating International Human Rights Day 2021 […]
November 24, 2021
B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner’s Police Act submission data reveals disturbing pattern of discrimination in B.C. policing
Vancouver B.C. – Today, B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner, Kasari Govender, released her submission to the Special Committee on Reforming the Police Act (SCORPA), which makes recommendations to address a disturbing […]
November 17, 2021
Statement from B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner on the addition of Indigenous identity as a protected ground in B.C.’s Human Rights Code
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender issued the following statement regarding the introduction of Bill 18, which adds Indigenous identity as a protected ground against discrimination in B.C.’s Human Rights […]
November 17, 2021
ADVISORY: Media are invited to join B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner for release of embargoed submission on reforming policing in B.C.
Vancouver B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner, Kasari Govender, will release results of a new data-driven report which reveals a disturbing pattern of discrimination among B.C. police services. Media are […]