UN PROFESSIONNEL D’ORIGINE ALGÉRIENNE PORTE PLAINTE CONTRE LA VILLE DE SAINT-JÉRÔME POUR DISCRIMINATION RACIALE À L’EMBAUCHE
Montréal, 8 janvier 2016 — Un professionnel de l’urbanisme d’origine algérienne réclame 55 000 $ en dommages à la Ville de Saint-Jérôme pour discrimination raciale dans l’emploi, après que celle-ci ait retenu sa candidature mais qu’elle a fait un revirement complet de sa décision suite à une réunion du comité exécutif de la Ville sous la présidence du maire.
“TREATED LIKE FOREIGN CRIMINALS”, INDO-CANADIAN MOTHER AND SON SUE MEDICARE INSURANCE BOARD FOR RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
Montreal, January 8, 2016 — An Indo-Canadian engineer and his retired mother are claiming $70,000 from the Quebec Medicare Insurance Board for racial discrimination and profiling, in a civil rights lawsuit that will proceed before Quebec Superior Court this year.
CHÂTEAUGUAY POLICE'S PEPPER-SPRAYING OF FATHER AND TWO YOUNG GIRLS: CRARR RECEIVED MANDATE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS ACTION
Montreal, December 23, 2015 — CRARR received this morning the mandate from Mr. John Chilcott, the English-speaking Black father who was intercepted by a Châteauguay police officer dressed as a Far West sheriff, pepper-sprayed with his two daughters inside the car, arrested and then fined more than $1,000 for three different traffic violations.
ENGLISH-SPEAKING BLACK WOMAN DROPPED HER HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL CASE DUE TO LACK OF MEANS
Montreal, December 10, 2015 — An English-speaking Black woman, who lost her business and significant revenues after seeing her lease being arbitrarily terminated by a West Island shopping center, has decided to drop her lawsuit before the Human Rights Tribunal due to lack of means.
DÉCLARATION À L’OCCASION DE LA JOURNÉE INTERNATIONALE DES DROITS DE LA PERSONNE
Montréal, 10 décembre 2015 — En cette Journée internationale des droits de la personne, plusieurs défis se manifestent à l’horizon pour la société québécoise en ce qui concerne la mise en œuvre des droits et libertés fondamentaux. Malgré certains gains importants, il y a cinq grands défis à relever.
PLACES OR WORSHIP IN MONTREAL: CRARR SUPPORTS THE CALL FOR A PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND A COHERENT APPROACH
Montreal, December 4, 2015 — CRARR supports the demand by municipal councillors of the City of Montreal for a public consultation on the rules on zoning of places of worship in Montreal.
CITY FACES CHARTER CHALLENGE FOR TICKETING OF HASIDIC COMMUNITY'S MINI-BUSES IN OUTREMONT
Montreal, December 3, 2015 — For years, the Borough of Outremont has denied that its bus bylaw was discriminatory, but it now faces a Charter challenge for the overzealous ticketing of mini-bus drivers and vehicle rental companies serving the local Hasidic Jewish community.
LIEUX DE CULTE À MONTRÉAL : LE CRARR SOUTIENT L'APPEL POUR UNE CONSULTATION PUBLIQUE ET UNE APPROCHE COHÉRENTE
Montréal, 4 décembre 2015 — Le CRARR appuie la demande des conseillers municipaux de la Ville de Montréal pour la tenue d'une consultation publique sur la règlementation et le zonage des lieux de culte à Montréal.
SEXUAL VIOLENCE AT CONCORDIA: FOR A NEW CIVIL RIGHTS APPROACH
Montreal, November 24, 2015
Last August, the Concordia University Administration released the Report of the Sexual Assault Policy Review Working Group, which outlines plans to address sexual violence and other forms of gender-based violence within the Concordia community.
SETTLEMENT OF STUDENT'S COMPLAINT AGAINST CONCORDIA STUDENT ASSOCIATION FOR SEXIST AND RACIST TREATMENTS
Montreal, November 23, 2015 — The complaint filed by CRARR on behalf of “Mei Ling”, a biracial female student seeking redress against the largest undergraduate student association at Concordia University, for discrimination and harassment based on her race and gender, has been settled last Thursday.
LE JOKER INCITANT AU MEURTRE DES ARABES DEVRA ÊTRE ACCUSÉ D’INCITATION AU TERRORISME ET DE GÉNOCIDE
Montréal, 18 novembre 2015 — Les autorités de la loi ont arrêté un homme ayant posté une vidéo menaçante sur Youtube, sur laquelle il porte un masque de Joker et jure de tuer « un Arabe par semaine ». Des accusations doivent être portées contre cet homme pour avoir encouragé le génocide, préconisé le terrorisme et émis des menaces de mort fondées sur la race.
THE JOKER ADVOCATING ARABS' MURDER SHOULD BE CHARGED WITH ADVOCATING TERRORISM AND GENOCIDE
Montreal, November 18, 2015 — Law enforcement authorities have arrested a man who posted a threatening video on Youtube, wearing a Joker mask, vowing to kill “an Arab a week.” They should charge him with advocating genocide, advocating terrorism and making race-based death threats.
“The Criminal Code is clear and the Crown should act with unequivocal firmness,” said CRARR's Executive Director Fo Niemi.
BLACK ACCUSED FILED FOR APPEAL, CITING TRIAL JUDGE'S ERRORS ON RACE AND RACIAL PROFILING
Montreal, November 16, 2015 — Believing that the trial judge in Valleyfield made serious errors of law in her interpretation of race and racial profiling, a Black man found guilty of possession of a knuckle duster has sought leave to appeal the decision to the Quebec Superior Court.
JEWISH EMPLOYER IMPOSED RELIGION-BASED RESTRICTION ON JEWISH EMPLOYEE, ORDERED TO PAY $20,000
Montreal, November 10, 2015 — A Jewish hairstylist, who was banned from working on Saturdays by his Jewish employer and fired for speaking to clients about it, has won his case before the Quebec Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission.
In October 2011, the owners of Spa Orazen hired Mr. Richard Zilberg, a man of Jewish faith, as a hairstylist and colorist. At Spa Orazen, Mr. Zilberg worked an average of 30 hours per week, including Saturdays.
BLACK HAIR DISCRIMINATION CASE SENT TO INVESTIGATION AFTER MADISONS CHANGED POSITION ON MEDIATION
Montreal, November 6, 2015 — After having accepted last August to participate in mediation, Madisons New York Grill and Bar changed its position a few days and ended the option of amicable resolution of the civil rights complaint filed by CRARR on behalf of Ms. Lettia McNickle.
Mediation was set for later this month.
