Montreal, October 22, 2012 --- On October 16, 2012, the Superior Court of Quebec gave a green light to eight Filipina Live-in Caregivers (LIC) and Pinay, a local Filipina rights group, to proceed in their motion for judicial review of the Quebec Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission’s negative decision about their case, by rejecting the Commission’s motion to have the case dismissed.

Montreal, October 10, 2012 --- The Canadian Human Rights Commission will soon be called upon to rule whether the complaint filed a Laval, Quebec Black bank customer who was mistaken by a teller for a Black bank robber, despite bearing little physical resemblance to the later and who was then arrested by the police in broad daylight, is indeed “frivolous.”

Montreal, October 9, 2012 --- The human rights commission staff has recommended the dismissal of the case of a Filipina live-in caregiver, after an Immigration Quebec official ended an interview for her Quebec Selection Certificate (CSQ) application on the grounds that the woman was on maternity leave and was therefore deemed not being “on active work.”

Montreal, September 7, 2012 --- A biracial minor visiting Montreal from Ontario has filed police ethics and civil rights complaints against three Montreal Police officers for abusive arrest and taking him on a “starlight tour” for no obvious reasons.

Montréal, 27 septembre 2012 --- Monsieur Joel Debellefeuille a finalement gagné sa bataille judiciaire de trois ans contre le profilage racial et d'autres violations de ses droits constitutionnels qu'ont commis les policiers de Longueuil.

Montreal, August 28, 2012 --- Racial discrimination against Canadians born in certain countries deemed hostile to U.S. national security continues in the local aerospace industry as a man of Middle-Eastern descent was recently denied a position simply on the basis of his birth place, even though he has been living in Canada and been a citizen since childhood.

Montreal, September 20, 2012 --- After seeing their complaint rejected by the Quebec human rights commission after three years of investigation, PINAY, a local Filipinas' rights organization and eight Filipina live-in caregivers have filed for judicial review of the Commission's decision.

Montréal, 14 août 2012 --- Un Montréalais a déposé une plainte de discrimination contre deux policiers de la Ville, affirmant qu’il a été abusé physiquement, appelé un « p… d’indien » (f-ing Indian) et amené à faire une « ballade à la belle étoile » (starlight tour) après avoir offert de témoigner en faveur d’un cycliste qui recevait une contravention de la police.

Montréal, 9 août 2012 --- Un couple noir dans l’Ouest de Montréal a déposé une plainte de discrimination contre le Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM), à la suite du refus d’un poste de police local de lui fournir un formulaire de plainte en déontologie policière. De ce fait, ils ont probablement fait la lumière sur une pratique bien dissimulée de la police de la Ville.

Montreal, August 14, 2012 ---A Montreal man has filed a civil rights complaint against two Montreal Police officers claiming that he was physically abused, called a “F-g Indian” and sent on a “starlight tour” for volunteering to be a witness for a cyclist being ticketed by the police.

Montreal, July 26, 2012 --- The mother of Michaëlla Bassey, the young Black girl who was violently dragged off a Montreal bus last month, has filed civil rights complaints against the Montreal police and public transit authorities for discrimination based on race and disability.

Montreal, July 23, 2012 --- With CRARR’s help, a young Black girl has been found a victim of race-based harassment, assault and intimidation in a school on Montréal’s South Shore and awarded $10,000 in damages by the Quebec Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission.