Press Release: the Hearing of Journey Zsohar (formerly Vincent) v Romi Dhillon
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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…
Y(OUR) PART Free Conference in Whitehorse
Join us on March 2nd and 3rd, 2023 for YOUR PART – A Conference Aimed at Building Community Capacity to Effectively and Responsibly Address Sexual Harassment in Yukon Workplaces. This conference is being hosted by the Yukon Human Rights Commission as part of its public education initiative, “Towards a Yukon Without Workplace Sexual Harassment”. Through…
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…
September 30th – National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
September 30th, 2021 will mark the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. This new federal statutory holiday builds on the legacy of Orange Shirt Day, a grassroots campaign to commemorate Survivors of residential schools and to create meaningful discussion about the effects of residential schools and the legacy they have left behind.…