LE CRARR INTERVIENDRA À LA COUR SUPRÊME DANS UN CAS DE RACISME IMPORTANT POUR LES GROUPES MILITANT POUR L’ÉGALITÉ
Montréal, 5 mai 2014 --- Le CRARR se réjouit de la décision de la Cour suprême, qui a accueilli l’appel de la Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse, et al c. Bombardier inc., et al
CRARR WILL INTERVENE IN SUPREME COURT CASE ON RACISM WITH MAJOR CONSEQUENCES FOR EQUALITY-SEEKING GROUPS
Montreal, May 5, 2014 --- CRARR welcomes the Supreme Court’s decision to hear the appeal in Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse et al c. Bombardier et al.
UPDATE: HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION DECISION DISMISSING POLICE RACE BIAS CASE TO STAND
Montreal, May 2, 2014 --- There is a new development regarding a recent Quebec Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission decision in a case of race discrimination in policing that cites a court-invalidated decision from another agency.
LE CAS DE PROFILAGE RACIAL CONTRE LA BMO DEVANT LE TRIBUNAL CANADIEN DES DROITS DE LA PERSONNE
Montréal, 10 février 2014 --- La Commission canadienne des droits de la personne a maintenu la plainte de profilage racial déposée par le CRARR contre la BMO (Banque de Montréal) et a envoyé l’affaire au Tribunal canadien des droits de la personne.
INDO-CANADIAN MOTHER AND SON TO CHALLENGE DECISION IN MEDICARE DISCRIMINATION CASE
Montreal, April 3, 2014 --- An Indo-Canadian Montreal engineer, Mr. Rahul Majumdar, and his retired mother are examining legal options to challenge discrimination and privacy violations by the Quebec Health Insurance Board after the Quebec Human Rights Commission rejected their complaint in a manner that raises questions about the latter’s handling of the case.
CRARR TO ASSIST MCGILL SOCIAL WORK LECTURER IN CASE ABOUT SYSTEMIC RACISM IN UNIVERSITY HIRING
Montreal, March 31, 2014 --- CRARR has officially lent support to a local English-speaking university lecturer and anti-oppression advocate who has filed a complaint of systemic racism in employment against McGill University and who needs assistance as the case goes to mediation.
DÉCLARATION À L'OCCASION DE LA JOURNÉE INTERNATIONALE CONTRE LA DISCRIMINATION RACIALE
Montréal, le 21 mars 2014 — La Journée internationale pour l'élimination de la discrimination raciale est une occasion annuelle de souligner les gains importants dans la lutte contre le racisme sous toutes ses formes, tant ici qu’ailleurs, et d’examiner les mesures à prendre pour l'avenir.
STATEMENT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF RACISM
Montreal, March 21, 2014 --- The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is an annual occasion to reflect on the important gains in the fight against racism in all its forms, here and elsewhere around the world, and to see what future actions still need to be taken.
APRÈS 7 ANS, LES 15 TRAVAILLEURS CHINOIS OBTIENNENT 130 000 $ EN DOMMAGES POUR RACISME DANS L’EMPLOI
Montréal, 28 février 2014 --- Après sept ans de bataille judiciaire qui est allée jusqu’à la Cour d’appel, les 15 travailleurs chinois qui contestaient les agissements discriminatoires de la part de leur employeur, Calego International, ont finalement eu gain de cause et reçoivent 100 000 $ à titre de dommages moraux.
SEVEN YEARS LATER, 15 CHINESE WORKERS WON $130,000 IN DAMAGES AGAINST RACISM IN EMPLOYMENT
Montreal, Feb. 28, 2014 --- After a seven year legal battle and a judgement from the Quebec Court of Appeal, 15 Chinese workers who suffered discriminatory treatment at the hands of their employer, Calego International, were finally successful and were awarded $100,000 in moral damages by the Court.
BLACK MAN FILES COMPLAINT WITH FEDERAL PRIVACY COMMISSIONER OVER BANK'S VIDEO SURVEILLANCE
Montreal, March 18, 2014 --- A Black Montrealer whose racial profiling case is now before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has filed a complaint with the federal Privacy Commissioner against BMO Bank of Montreal, in which he alleges that BMO subjected him to non-consensual video surveillance and then used images it obtained of him in its defence.
CRARR TO HOLD PUBLIC EVENT TO CALL FOR COMPREHENSIVE POLICY ON SYSTEMIC RACISM
Montreal, March 7, 2014 --- Increasingly concerned about institutional refusal to address systemic racism and errors in handling complaints of this nature, particularly in employment, CRARR will join other community groups in hosting a public event on April 15, 2014 to call for a comprehensive policy and plan of action to tackle the issue in Quebec.
9 500 $ POUR DISCRIMINATION À L’EMBAUCHE BASÉE SUR LA GROSSESSE
Montréal, 17 février 2014 --- Dans une décision datée du 8 janvier 2014, la CDPDJ demande à un employeur dans le réseau communautaire 9 500$ en dommages à une femme s’étant vu refuser un emploi à cause de sa grossesse.
POLICE ETHICS TRIBUNAL REVERSED COMMISSIONER’S DECISION DUE TO PROBLEMATIC INVESTIGATION
Montreal, February 19, 2014 --- The Police Ethics Committee has invalidated a Police Ethics Commissioner’s decision to dismiss a NDG Black couple’s complaint, on the grounds that the Commissioner’s investigation produced findings that are different from those produced by the Quebec Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission about the same case and raised an apprehension of bias.
QUEBEC HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ASKED TO PRODUCE POLICY ON SYSTEMIC RACISM
Montreal, February 18, 2014 --- A local English-speaking university lecturer and anti-oppression advocate has asked the Quebec Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission to disclose a copy of its detailed policy on systemic racism after his complaint was assessed by Commission staff and recommended for rejection.
His request for the policy may put to test the Commission’s record on systemic racism altogether.
