Looking inside ourselves and out at the world
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.

Mixed Reaction to Russian Troop Presence in Crimea

Ukraine's interim goverment ordered a full military mobilization on Sunday following Russia's deployment of troops in Ukraine's Crimean peninsula. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk decried the Russian move as an act of war. The United States and others have condemned Russia for what they call acts of aggression in Crimea. But many in the largely ethnic-Russian Ukrainian republic have welcomed what's been a largely bloodless break from...

Read complete article

~	Torture during interrogations not just wrong but also counterproductive – UN rights chief

~	World oblivious to suffering of other minorities in Rakhine, says Myanmar Vice-President

~	UN rights chief urges all States to outlaw discrimination against LGBTI people

~	Growing number of rights defenders facing reprisals for cooperating with UN

~	Concerned at ongoing rights violations in Yemen, UN advisers back call for international probe

~	Over 40 million people caught in modern slavery, 152 million in child labour – UN

~	World leaders pledge to eliminate sexual exploitation and abuse; UN chief outlines course of action

~	World's poor bearing the brunt of global crises, stresses UN rights expert

~	Following Lankesh's murder, UN rights experts urge Indian Government to protect free speech

~	Ongoing tensions pose continued dangers for civilians in eastern Ukraine, notes UN report