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Independent and neutral with regard to all political and religious orientations, Tolerance.ca® aims to promote awareness of the major democratic principles on which tolerance is based.
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CAR - Dismay over editor's 10-month jail sentence
Reporters without borders
Reporters Without Borders is appalled by the 10-month jail sentence that a Bangui court passed yesterday on Ferdinand Samba, the editor of the daily Le Démocrate, on a charge of libelling the finance minister, Lt. Col. Sylvain Ndoutingaï, who is President Bozizé's nephew. The court also ordered Samba to pay 10 million CFA francs (15,000 euros) in damages to Ndoutingaï and a fine of 1 million CFA francs (1,500 euros), and banned Le Démocrate from publishing for one year. “How is it possible that (...) (Full Story)

Côte d'Ivoire must ensure secure space for political participation - UN expert
A United Nations human rights expert urged Ivorian authorities today to ensure a secure and peaceful environment for political participation following the violent clashes between the supporters and opponents of President Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan last Saturday which led to the death of one person and the wounding of six others. (Full Story)

Guatemala: Former head of state’s trial for genocide one more step against impunity
Amnesty International
Headline Title:  Guatemala: Genocide trial one more step against impunity 27 January 2012  A landmark ruling that Guatemala's former head of state will join other former high-ranking officers in facing trial for genocide is another step towards justice and redress for the widespread human rights violations of the past, Amnesty International said today.A Guatemala City criminal court yesterday ruled that General José Efraín Ríos Montt must go on trial for genocide over massacres of thousands of mainly Mayan villagers in 1982-1983, while he was de facto ruler of the country.The… (Full Story)

Canada. 34% of residents of three territories report they are victims of at least one criminal incident
In 2009, 34% of residents of the three territories aged 15 and over reported to the General Social Survey (GSS) on Victimization that they had been the victim of at least one criminal incident in the 12 months preceding the survey. (Full Story)
The activist Hamdy al-Azazy decisive for the liberation of 180 Eritreans in the Sinai
By Roberto Malini
Arish - We have received important news from Hamdy Al-Azazy, the extraordinary Egyptian human rights defender, President of the New Generation Foundation for Human Rights, who has prevented many humanitarian tragedies in Northern Sinai. (Full Story)
Senator Télesphore-Damien Bouchard. The Devil from Saint-Hyacinthe
By Frank Guttman, retired professor of Pediatric Surgery, McGill University
With a political career spanning nearly half a century, Télesphore-Damien Bouchard (1881-1962) was an advocate for progress in Quebec’s history. He began his political life in 1905 becoming an alderman in his native city of Saint-Hyacinthe. That year he also became owner and publisher of the Liberal Newspaper in Saint-Hyacinthe, L’Union. (Full Story)
Frank M. Guttman wins Honorable Mention for his book “The Devil from Saint-Hyacinthe; Senator Télesphore-Damien Bouchard”
Montreal (Quebec), Canada - Frank M. Guttman wins Honorable Mention in the History category for his book “The Devil from Saint-Hyacinthe; Senator Télesphore-Damien Bouchard” in Reader Views 2007 Annual Literary Awards. “Reader Views reviews more than 2,000 books per year from budding authors who have worked hard to achieve their dream of being published,” Reader Views Managing Editor Irene Watson says. “Our Annual Literary Awards recognize the very best of these up-and-coming authors, all talented writers who we know have very promising writing careers ahead of them.” (Full Story)
Gypsy apartheid has worsened in Europe during 2011
By Rajan Zed, president of Universal Society of Hinduism
Maltreatment of European Roma (Gypsies) worsened during 2011 despite high-sounding paper strategies, conferences and funding to integrate them. (Full Story)
A Jewish Genetic Disease
By Jerrold L. Sobel
If you do a search on google, along with predispositions, you’ll find more than 20 medical diseases affiliated with aberrant genes possessed within a segment of the Jewish people.  One which is omitted but equally malicious is Jewish anti-Semitism.  (Full Story)
Canada. Five-year cancer prevalence rates for most cancers increase
Five-year cancer prevalence rates for most cancers increased from January 1, 1997, to January 1, 2008. Increases were relatively large for liver and thyroid cancer, while rates declined for cancers of the larynx and cervix.  (Full Story)
One Law for All is calling for a rally in defence of free expression and the right to criticise religion
By Maryam Namazie, Iran Solidarity
One Law for All is calling for a rally in defence of free expression and the right to criticise religion on 11 February 2012 in central London from 2-4pm.  (Full Story)
First mosque part of the heritage of all Canadians
by Daood Hamdani

Ottawa - This May, as Muslims mark the twentieth anniversary of the induction of Al-Rashid mosque in Fort Edmonton Park, the country’s largest living history museum, the spotlight will be on the leadership role of Muslim women in this historic event. (Full Story)
Corryn Brown to lead Canada into Innsbruck 2012. Canadian team named for first ever Winter Youth Olympic Games
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – British Columbia curler Corryn Brown will proudly carry the Maple Leaf into the Opening Ceremonies of the inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck. (Full Story)

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The activist Hamdy al-Azazy decisive for the liberation of 180 Eritreans in the Sinai

Arish - We have received important news from Hamdy Al-Azazy, the extraordinary Egyptian human rights defender, President of the New Generation... (Full Story)
Rajan Zed

Gypsy apartheid has worsened in Europe during 2011

Maltreatment of European Roma (Gypsies) worsened during 2011 despite high-sounding paper strategies, conferences and funding to integrate them. (Full Story)
Maryam Namazie

One Law for All is calling for a rally in defence of free expression and the right to criticise religion

One Law for All is calling for a rally in defence of free expression and the right to criticise religion on... (Full Story)
What is Tolerance ?
Everybody talks about tolerance. Why ? What is so important about tolerance ? Do you have an opinion you would like to share on tolerance ? Why should we be tolerant ? Let us know your opinion. Write your answer directly... (Full Story)
New Approaches to Tolerance
By Victor Teboul, Ph.D.
Editor, Tolerance.ca®
Algerian-born Albert Camus once said that his homeland was the French language:« Ma patrie, c’est la langue française ». In a certain way, we belong to a language more than we do to a country. While writing La Lente Découverte de... (Full Story)
Declaration of Principles on Tolerance
Proclaimed and signed by the Member States of UNESCO on 16 November 1995. (Full Story)
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