Montréal - Canada will host the Third Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Culture and Highest Appropriate Authorities of the Organization of American States from November 13 to 15, 2006 in Montréal, Quebec. The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women, will chair the meeting and will deliver a Keynote Address during the Opening Session of the Meeting on November 14.
(Full Story)Source: patrimoinecanadien.gc.ca
- Sunday, November 12, 2006
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“November 11 is a time to mourn. It is also a time to celebrate the proud military traditions of our great country. Canada has always answered the call to stand up for freedom, democracy, human rights and rule of law. Our commitment to these values is being tested yet again in Afghanistan, and Canadians are rightly proud of the work our brave soldiers are doing to help those less fortunate than us. Their courage and devotion to duty inspires us all.
(Full Story)Source: pm.gc.ca
- Saturday, November 11, 2006
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TORONTO - In his first speech to the Jewish community since being elected, Harper told attendees at B'nai Brith's Annual dinner that Israel can count on Canada's steadfast friendship and support. The Canadian Prime Minister said he cannot and will not be neutral in dealing with terrorists, and therefore Israel has his government's full support.
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Paris - The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) express their deepest concern about new threats and serious acts of repression against human rights defenders and organisations in the Russian Federation.
(Full Story)Source: fidh.org
- Tuesday, October 17, 2006
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CLEVELAND - Attempting to break "hundreds of years of silence," a new, controversial book argues that pervasive homophobia in the historically black church has reached "crisis" proportion. "The black church's teaching that homosexuality is immoral has created a crisis for lesbian and gay Christians in black churches," the Rev. Horace L. Griffin, an Episcopal priest, writes in the preface of his new book, "Their Own Receive Them Not: African American Lesbian and Gays in Black Churches."
(Full Story)Source: releases.usnewswire.com
- Friday, October 6, 2006
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Geneva - UN Watch, the Geneva-based non-governmental organization which closely follows the UN Council's proceedings has expressed deep disappointment that the UN Human Rights Council finished its second regular session without taking action on any substantive human rights issue.
(Full Story)Source: unwatch.org
- Friday, October 6, 2006
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Toronto – In spite of increased calls for accountability and governments’ commitments to improve transparency, the Canadian Newspaper Association (CNA) has found that most Canadian governments continue to be unacceptably lax in fulfilling legislative obligations to uphold freedom of information laws.
(Full Story)Source: cna-acj.ca
- Sunday, September 24, 2006
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Geneva - The newly established United Nations Human Rights Council should promote tolerance among cultures, and examine whether its strategy on racism and xenophobia was sufficiently detailed to tackle the complexity of the issues involved, experts said today.
(Full Story)Source: un.org
- Saturday, September 23, 2006
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by Véronick Talbot, Tolerance.ca® editorial staff member
Montréal—On September 13, 2006, 25-year-old Kimveer Gill opened fire on students at Dawson College in Montréal, killing 18-year-old Anastasia De Sousa and wounding 16 other students and staff members, two of whom remain in critical condition. One week after the tragic events, Quebec’s student community is still in a state of shock.
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By Andre de Nesnera
Washington, D.C.
Five years ago, the United States was struck by the most devastating terrorist attack in its history. On September 11, 2001, hijackers commandeered four American commercial airliners. Two of them slammed into the World Trade Center in New York, destroying the two buildings. A third plane struck the Pentagon near Washington, D.C. while a fourth -- due to the bravery of passengers -- crashed in a Pennsylvania field. Almost 3,000 people died as a result of these coordinated attacks.
(Full Story)Source: voanews.com
- Thursday, September 7, 2006
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