The Greater Vancouver Japanese Association is one of many Canadian organizations joining a new coalition to combat anti-Asian racism.
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Hot Docs Festival Highlights the Global Crisis of Immigration
The 26th edition of the documentary festival Hot Docs, running in Toronto from 25 April – 6 May, brings together stories regarding the immigration crises in both Europe and in America. “Refugees are seen for…
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Bill 21: Secularism is Not About Limiting Individual Freedoms
Quebec’s secularist Bill 21, which bans public workers from wearing religious symbols, dredges up memories of a similar ban France initiated in 2004. In 2004, the French government banned the display of “conspicuous” religious symbols…
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President Rodrigo Duterte must have been following what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s father said when asked if he would raise the issue of human rights with the dictator Ferdinand Marcos more than 30 years ago.…
View More Duterte gets Mad at Trudeau’s InterferenceWake Up Democracy!
Today is International Day of Democracy. Yet, the western world seems to have lost hope of the very fundamentals we are supposed to hold dear to our hearts – freedom, equality, respect and peace building.…
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Activist Connects Loss of Culture to Climate Change
The world is still catching up to Inuit activist Sheila Watt-Cloutier. A year before being appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2006, she presented a landmark legal petition to the Inter-American Council on…
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The University of Toronto’s International Human Rights Program is suggesting that Mexico be removed from Canada’s “safe country” list, making it easier for sexual minorities and those living with HIV to seek asylum here. The…
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Former Senator: More Aid, Military Capacity Needed
Canada’s foreign policy is caught in a precarious balancing act between the “sunny ways” of election promises and the realpolitik of weapons sales to countries with dubious human rights records. In his new book, Two…
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A Look Into Apartheid Reveals Journey to Freedom
Making distant readers empathize with historical events they have not experienced is a challenging feat. Mohamed M. Keshavjee grapples with getting individuals to feel the pain of the global collective and experience events that they…
View More A Look Into Apartheid Reveals Journey to FreedomBahá’í Community Condemns Imprisonments in Iran
Before reopening relations with Iran, the Canadian government should hold the Middle Eastern country accountable for human rights violations against minority religions, say some members of Canada’s Bahá’í community. On January 27, 24 members of…
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