Montreal, November 10, 2011 --- One of Canada's top broadcast executives, Tony Burman, was the keynote speaker at the sixth edition of the Gail Guthrie Valaskakis Annual Lecture on Diversity and Canadian Media, hosted by Concordia University's Communication Studies Department and CRARR.

Montreal, August 15, 2011 --- As part of its Student Civil Rights Information Project (SCRIP), CRARR will co-host a panel discussion on racial profiling which will be held on September 28th 2011 from 3:00-5:00 pm, in the Wendy Patrick Room of the McGill School of Social Work, located at 3507 University (McGill metro).

As part of its Student Civil Rights Information Project (SCRIP), CRARR will co-host a panel discussion on racial profiling which will be held on September 28th 2011 from 3:00-5:00 pm, in the Wendy Patrick Room of the Wilson Hall, located at 3507 University (McGill metro).

Montréal, le 4 août 2011 --- Une centaine de travailleuses et de travailleurs, dont 75 % sont des femmes immigrantes et racisées (noires, arabes et latino-américaines), réclament 6 millions en dommages au Centre de réadaptation en déficience intellectuelle et trouble envahissant du développement de Montréal (CRDITED de Montréal), pour discrimination raciale en emploi.

Montreal, August 4, 2011 --- Around one hundred workers - some 75% of whom are racialized and immigrant women (of Black, Arab and Latin-American ancestries) - are seeking $6 M in damages from the Centre de réadaptation en déficience intellectuelle et trouble envahissant du développement de Montréal (CRDITED de Montréal) for discrimination in the workplace.

Montreal, July 21, 2011 --- Despite the recently released report of the Quebec Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission on racial profiling (see www.cdpdj.qc.ca), which addresses the need for strong legal and educational measures to combat this practice, the situation does not seem to be improving.

Montréal, le 14 juillet 2011 --- Un jeune homme noir, ayant été interpellé de manière abusive et arbitraire par des policiers de Montréal il y a quatre ans, a finalement eu gain de cause devant la Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse (CDPDJ).

Montreal, July 14, 2011 --- A young black man who was stopped, questioned and searched in an abusive and arbitrary way by Montreal police officers four years ago has finally been successful with his racial profiling complaint with the Quebec Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission.

Montréal, 29 juin 2011 --- Suite à  une augmentation de cas d'erreurs graves dans le traitement des plaintes de discrimination et d'application de la loi en matière d'égalité, le CRARR monte actuellement un dossier qui sera présenté au législateur cet automne.

Les personnes qui ont eu des expériences insatisfaisantes avec les organismes tels la Commission des droits de la personne, le Commissaire à  la déontologie policière, le Protecteur du Citoyen, etc. sont invités à  communiquer avec le CRARR au crarr@primus.ca.

Montreal, June 29, 2011---Facing an increase in complaints from victims of racial discrimination whose cases have been mishandled by civil rights agencies, CRARR is preparing a report which it will present to legislators in the Fall.

A panel discussion with leading critical race thinkers and antiracist lawyers will be held in late Fall to mark the closure of the International Year of Persons of African Descent.

More information to come.

Montréal, le 20 mai 2011 --- Le CRARR reçoit davantage de plaintes de Montréalais de race noire, tant qu'anglophones que francophones, qui sont confrontés au profilage racial et à  la force excessive lorsqu'ils transigent avec des policiers et des inspecteurs du transport en commun.

Voici des cas récents :

STEADY FLOW OF REQUESTS FOR HELP

During the Winter 2011 quarterly period, CRARR opened 54 new files that led to 48 formal interventions. Complaints were or would be filed for 30 persons with the Quebec Human Rights Commission, 3 with the Canadian Human Rights Commission and 2 with the Police Ethics Commissioner.

Montreal, June 9, 2011---Despite the investigator's recommendation to close the case, the Quebec Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission (CDPDJ) has decided to continue its investigation into complaints of racial discrimination at a rehabilitation center for people with intellectual disabilities or pervasive developmental disorders.

Montréal, le 9 juin 2011 --- Malgré une recommandation de l'enquêteur de fermer le dossier, la Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse (CDPDJ) a décidé de continuer l'enquête sur la plainte de discrimination raciale que plusieurs travailleuses et travailleurs de diverses origines ont déposée depuis 2007.