Montreal, March 21, 2011 --- On the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, CRARR is calling on the Mayor of Montreal to stop using endless legal tactics to prevent the courts from ruling on the merit of racial profiling cases, as the City lost another battle in court last week.

Montreal, March 21, 2011 --- Closing legal arguments in the case involving fifteen Chinese workers being victims of racial discrimination on the job at Calego International, will be presented tomorrow, Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at 9:30 am, before the Quebec Human Rights Tribunal.

Montreal, March 15, 2011 --- A deaf and indigent Black man in his sixties has, with CRARR's help, filed for judicial review of a Police Ethics Committee's decision that resulted in the violation of his constitutional rights when the tribunal heard his case without an interpreter.

Montréal, le 17 mars 2011 --- Bien que de nombreuses aides familiales résidentes à  Montréal soient victimes de violations des droits de la personne et de conditions que certains qualifieraient de traite des personnes, plusieurs autorités publiques ferment leurs yeux sur la situation critique dans laquelle sont plongées ces dernières.

Montreal, March 17, 2011 --- Many Filipina Live-in Caregivers in the city are victims of civil rights violations and conditions that could qualify as human trafficking, yet many public authorities continue to turn a blind eye to these women's plight year after year.

Montréal, le 15 mars 2011 --- Un homme noir, dans la soixantaine, sourd et économiquement défavorisé a demandé, avec l'aide du CRARR, une révision judiciaire d'une décision du Comité de déontologie policière, pour violations de ses droits constitutionnels, lorsque celui-ci a procédé à  l'audience sans interprète.

Montréal, le 9 mars 2011 --- Le CRARR encourage les médecins formés à  l'étranger qui rencontrent de la discrimination dans les stages de résidence de médecine, à  le contacter afin de préparer des plaintes.

Montréal, le 21 février 2011 --- Face à  des expériences récentes et un nombre grandissant d'appels, le CRARR met sur pied une initiative pour documenter les cas où les organismes publics de défense des droits traitent de manière inéquitable et inadéquate les plaintes et demandes d'aide des citoyens.

Montreal, February 25, 2011 --- In light of its own recent experiences and a growing number of complaints from victims of discrimination who are unfairly treated by public civil rights protection and other agencies, CRARR is setting up an initiative to document the situation.

Montréal, le 18 février 2011 --- Dans un mémoire déposé à  la Cour d'appel la semaine dernière, une Montréalaise d'origine philippine, pourra redéfinir et élargir l'accès au Tribunal des droits de la personne pour les victimes de discrimination dont la plainte est partiellement rejetée par la Commission des droits de la personne.

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Montreal, February 18, 2011 --- In a legal brief filed with the Quebec Court of Appeal last week, a Filipina Montrealer, with CRARR's support, has asked the Court to redefine and broaden access to the Quebec Human Rights Tribunal for all victims of discrimination whose case is partially rejected by the human rights commission.

Montreal, February 18, 2011 --- CRARR has requested Quebec Attorney General Jean-Marc Fournier to review the Crown’s decision to drop criminal charges against two white female students who assaulted a Black girl in front of her school while repeatedly shouting the N-word at her and her mother.

Montreal, March 9, 2011 --- As hundreds of engineering students in local Montreal universities are about to graduate and hit the job market, they should be aware that many will never find work in Canadian aerospace companies due to the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations, better known as ITAR, because of their country of origin.

Monday, March 1st, 2011 --- International students who are victims of predatory apartment rental practices by unscrupulous landlords should take their case to the Quebec Human Rights Commission. This would help end the exploitation, said Concordia Students’ Union Off-Campus Housing and Job Bank (HOJO) and Legal Information Clinic Coordinators.