Press Release: the Hearing of Elise Pendlebury v Government of Yukon (Department of Economic Development)
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We are hiring: Administrative Officer
The Yukon Human Rights Commission is seeking an Administrative Officer to join our team. We are looking for someone with 1-3 years of experience with this type of work, the ability to multi-task, and excellent communication skills. Knowledge of human rights law in Canada or a second official language are assets! Reporting to the Director…
Press Release: the Hearing of Journey Zsohar (formerly Vincent) v Romi Dhillon
The press release is located here.
Hearing of the Human Rights Complaint of Journey Zsohar (formerly Vincent) v Romi Dhillon
The matter of Journey Zsohar (formerly Vincent) v Romi Dhillon will be heard by a Yukon Human Rights Board of Adjudication on January 3 and 4, 2024. This hearing concerns a human rights complaint of discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression and/or sexual orientation in connection with any aspect of occupancy, possession,…
International Human Rights Day 2023
Join the Commission and the Council of Yukon First Nations to celebrate International Human Rights Day 2023! You are invited to join a free, in-person film screening of Alanis Obomsawin’s We Can’t Make the Same Mistake Twice and a conversation with Shadelle Chambers, the Executive Director of the Council of Yukon First Nations. This event…
Yukon Human Rights Commission Statement on Islamophobia and Antisemitism
Yukoners are not immune to the impacts of strife around the globe. In times of conflict, the Yukon Human Rights Commission has seen increased levels of hatred emerge in forms such as Islamophobia, antisemitism and other manifestations of discrimination and racism. This cannot be tolerated, and the Commission decries the toll global violence takes each…
Yukon Human Rights Commission statement on hate-motivated attack at the University of Waterloo, Ontario
On Wednesday, June 28, 2023, a professor and two students were attacked in a gender studies class at the University of Waterloo by a former student. The local police service believes this “planned and targeted attack” was motivated by hate related to gender expression and gender identity. Hate towards the 2SLGBTQIA+ community is pervasive in…
Black History Month 2023
Join the Commission to celebrate Black History Month in Canada! You are invited to join a virtual movie screening of The Road Taken followed by a Q&A with the director of the film, Selwyn Jacob, on February 22nd at 5:00 to 7:00 pm MST. The Road Taken is a nostalgic ride through the 1900s about…
Hearing of the Human Rights Complaint of Parker v. Government of Yukon, Department of Health and Social Services, Social Services Division
Marking the Hearing of the Human Rights Complaint of Parker v. Government of Yukon, Department of Health and Social Services, Social Services Division Update, April 27, 2022 – The hearing will continue today at 1:00 PM PDT on Zoom at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81417432504?pwd=SnFtb2s0VU1XTk5PVENWN3hMcnJxdz09 April 14, 2022 – Whitehorse, YT – Yukon Human Rights Commission The matter…
Workplace Sexual Harassment Legal Clinic Now Open in Yukon
The Yukon Legal Services Society has released the following backgrounder on its new workplace sexual harassment legal clinic. The Yukon Human Rights Commission eagerly anticipates working in partnership with the Yukon Legal Services Society towards eradicating workplace sexual harassment in Yukon. The Yukon Legal Services Society, funded by Justice Canada, has opened a new…