24 search results
-
Published on: November 24, 2021
These submissions to the Special Committee on Reforming the Police Act (SCORPA) use disaggregated demographic data to reveal disturbing racial disparities in policing in our province.
-
Published on: November 22, 2021
Our Annual Report (2020/2021) tells the story of our work and outcomes resulting from the previous fiscal year.
-
Published on: August 17, 2021
This submission was presented to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services.
-
Published on: August 17, 2021
The Public Interest Disclosure Act (PIDA), B.C.’s whistleblower protection law, came into force on Dec. 1, 2019.
-
Published on: August 17, 2021
Burchill, John, Anne Clennet, Charles Dent, Raj Dir, Kasari Govender, Christine Hanson, Marie-Claude Landry, Lesley McCullough, Carey Majid, Marc-Alain Mallet, and Brenda Picard, Open letter calling for a national strategy for the collection of disaggregated health data, June 5, 2020.
-
Published on: July 16, 2021
This statement is intended to provide guidance to employers, landlords, service providers and each of us as individuals about how to ensure that human rights are protected and balanced against urgent public health priorities.
-
Published on: July 12, 2021
This document calls for a human rights-based response to the pandemic, even as more people get vaccinated and transmission rates drop.
Learn more about A human rights approach to proof of vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic
-
Published on: June 28, 2021
In the fall of 2020, BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner (BCOHRC) released a report with recommendations on how to collect, store, use and disclose disaggregated data in a way that furthers the aims of equity and justice without reinforcing marginalization.
Learn more about Disaggregated data: Summary of recommendations to prevent harm to communities
-
Published on: January 22, 2021
This brief provides an overview of increased instances of discrimination on the basis of social condition within the current context of COVID-19, as well as previous reports and consultations that have documented the extent of this systemic discrimination.
Learn more about Adding “social condition” as a protected ground to B.C.’s Human Rights Code
-
Published on: December 21, 2020
Our five-year Strategic Plan (2020/21–2024/25) lays the foundation for all our work by outlining our vision, mandate, theory of change, guiding principles, strategic priorities and approach to understanding our impact on promoting and protecting human rights in the province.
Learn more about Reimagining human rights in B.C.: Strategic Plan 2020/21–2024/25