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Yuille v. the Nova Scotia Health Authority, Board of Inquiry Decision Apr 07, 2017

An independent human rights board of inquiry has ruled that the Nova Scotia Health Authority discriminated against Melanie Yuille when it revoked her conditional job offer to work as a registered nurse at the Dartmouth General Hospital.

 

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New Education Campaign Helps Business Address Consumer Racial Profiling Mar 27, 2017

 

The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission has launched a free online course to help businesses address and prevent consumer racial profiling.

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2016 Human Rights Awards Presented Dec 12, 2016

Recipients of the 2016 Nova Scotia Human Rights Awards were honoured at a ceremony today, Dec. 10, at the Halifax Central Library.

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2016 Human Rights Awards, Call for Nominations Oct 14, 2016

Nova Scotians are encouraged to nominate individuals or groups for the 2016 Human Rights Awards.