What does a tenant evicted without notice in Vancouver and Somali refugee in South Africa have in common? In their most desperate time, they both turn to a community legal organization for help.
I am Laura Faryna and last year I worked […]
Under B.C.’s Human Rights Code (the “Code”), transgender persons have been protected from discrimination within the definition of “sex”, as interpreted by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal and the Courts. However, the transgender community and its supporters have pursued explicit protections […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
Today the legal community in British Columbia launched the Islamophobia Legal Assistance Hotline, after a nationwide increase in reported incidents of racial and faith-related discrimination against Muslims in recent months. The hotline will connect individuals […]
CLAS and the United Nations Association in Canada, Vancouver Branch will be hosting an International Human Rights Day Event celebrating the 67th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Come to JJ’s Restaurant at Vancouver Community College on Thursday, December 10th from […]
It’s been a long haul, but CLAS is very relieved and gratified to see that its years of hard work and persistence on behalf of a group of Indo-Canadian veterinarians operating discount clinics in the Lower Mainland has […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
In a landmark decision the BC Human Rights Tribunal has recently ruled, after a very lengthy hearing, that the BC Veterinary Medical Association (BCVMA) engaged in systemic discrimination against a group of thirteen Indo-Canadian vets […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
On March 2, 2015 two families of children with Type 1 Diabetes filed human rights complaints about diabetes care in school. The Ministries responsible for providing diabetes care, the Ministries of […]
Today, in Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users v. Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association and the City of Vancouver, the BC Supreme Court found that the Downtown Ambassadors program has engaged in discriminatory conduct against homeless people. West Coast […]
Disability means different things to different people depending on their outlook and their experiences, but in the legal system, and particularly with respect to the legal eligibility thresholds to qualify for public benefits, “disability” often has a lengthy, detailed and meticulous […]
