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National Family and Survivors Circle Calls Immediate Action to Uphold Human Security and Rights of Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People Following Federal Budget 2025
OTTAWA, ON — The National Family and Survivors Circle Inc. (NFSC Inc.) is deeply concerned that the 2025 federal budget fails to deliver the urgent, targeted action needed to protect the human security and inherent rights of Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people. Every day, a sister, a daughter, a mother, or a friend is […]
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Canadian Human Rights Champions: The Arduous Journey Now Available Online
THUNDER BAY, ON, Oct. 21, 2025 – There has never been a book that details dozens of Canadian champions of human rights, until now. At a time of increased political polarization and unprecedented challenges to democratic principles, the release of Canadian Human Rights Champions: The Arduous Journey highlights the hard-won progress achieved by 38 courageous […]
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2025 Human Rights Awards presented
October 9, 2025 FREDERICTON – The recipients of the 2025 New Brunswick Human Rights Awards were honoured during a ceremony hosted at Government House in Fredericton today. Anita Joseph of Elsipogtog First Nation received the Human Rights Award and Chinazam Igwe of Moncton received the Youth Human Rights Award. “Anita Joseph and Chinazam Igwe are […]
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ABPA Expands Ring of Fire Study, Calling on Regulators to Uphold Truth and Reconciliation
October 7, 2025 – Robinson-Superior Treaty, Fort William First Nation Territory, Thunder Bay, Ontario: The Anishnawbe Business Professional Association (ABPA) today announced a significant expansion of its research partnership with the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. The project, which initially focused on the human rights impacts of mining, will now broaden its scope to […]
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More than a third of Canadians say country belongs to Indigenous people: poll – Global News
September 30, 2025 As people across the country gather for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a new poll suggests Canadians are divided about whether the country belongs primarily to Indigenous Peoples. The Leger poll of 1,627 people conducted between Aug. 29 and 31 for the Association for Canadian Studies suggests 38 per cent […]
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Call for Nominations for 2025 Human Rights Awards
September 26, 2025 People can now submit nominations for this year’s Nova Scotia Human Rights Awards. The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission presents awards annually to Nova Scotians whose work advances human rights in the province. “Nova Scotia’s history of social justice includes champions from throughout the province and we continue to see advocates advancing […]
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With equal pay, everyone benefits
Sep 18, 2025 In honour of International Equal Pay Day, Lori Straznicky, Federal Pay Equity Commissioner, issues the following statement: Today, on International Equal Pay Day, we reaffirm a simple but powerful truth: equal pay for work of equal value is a fundamental human right. In Canada and around the world, women continue to earn […]
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AMC Stands in Full Support of Brokenhead Ojibway Nation’s Human Rights Complaint Against Indigenous Services Canada
September 3, 2025 Treaty One Territory, Winnipeg, MB – The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC), on behalf of the 63 First Nations in Manitoba, stands in full support of Brokenhead Ojibway Nation’s formal complaint to the Canadian Human Rights Commission against Indigenous Services Canada (ISC). The complaint highlights systemic discrimination in the administration and delivery […]
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Tribunal orders Ottawa, First Nations to resume negotiations on child welfare reforms – APTN News
Aug 25, 2025 The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal is ordering parties involved in a decade-long child welfare case to work together — or separately — to reform the system and stop Ottawa from further discriminating against First Nations children. The order comes nine years after the tribunal concluded that the federal government had discriminated against […]
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BCMF Withdraws Human Rights Complaint to Support Reconciliation
Vancouver, British Columbia, August 19, 2025 – Following a decision of its Board of Directors on August 15th, the BC Métis Federation (BCMF) has formally withdrawn its complaint before the BC Human Rights Tribunal against the Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC). The complaint was initially submitted in response to a resolution passed by the […]
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