Discover all of the current and past human rights news, announcements and events, and see how you can get involved in supporting human rights in the province of Nova Scotia.
Led by a group of African Nova Scotian (ANS)/Black youth, the Nia Summit for ANS/Black high school students takes place September 22 at the Black Cultural Centre in Cherry Brook.
August 1st marks Emancipation Day in Canada. On this day in 1834 the Slavery Abolition Act came into effect bringing an end to the enslavement of African people across the British Empire.
The chair of an independent human rights board of inquiry in the matter of Beth MacLean, Sheila Livingstone, Joseph Delaney and Disability Rights Coalition of Nova Scotia vs. Province of Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission issued a decision on remedy today, June 29, 2023.
June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day (NIPD) in Canada, an important opportunity to honor and appreciate the rich history, culture, and contributions of the first people of Mi’kma’ki, and other Indigenous communities across Turtle Island.
This spring the Commission received some very meaningful and important gifts from a group of Indigenous students at J.L. Ilsley High School, and Tish Sock-Sachetti, their Mi’kmaq/Indigenous Support Worker with the Halifax Centre for Education.
