Trustee remembered for his belief in social justice
Toronto Ward 5 public school trustee Howard Kaplan, who has died at age 72, was remembered as a committed secular Jew who believed strongly in social justice and was an advocate for students
Rights hearing for Jewish hairdresser forced not to work on Shabbat delayed
A Jewish hairdresser whose complaint of discrimination by his Jewish employer was upheld by the Quebec Human Rights and Youth Commission last fall is still waiting for the unsettled case to be brought by the commission before the Quebec Human Rights Tribunal
Orthodox rabbinical group publish ‘historic’ document welcoming gay Jews
Beit Hillel has published what it says is the first Jewish legal document of its kind calling for a more welcoming approach to homosexual Jews
Human rights museum criticized for featuring Palestinian doctor
University of Manitoba professor Haskel Greenfield says the Canadian Museum for Human Rights exhibit is “a disgusting, one-sided portrayal of a complex situation”
Sharon Abraham-Weiss wants a more democratic Israel
The executive director of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) discusses Israel’s most pressing social issues
Cotler helms new Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights
Cotler, who left parliament last fall, recently raised issues during a meeting with Stephane Dion that are high on the agenda of the new organization he’s created, the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights
Cosby accusers’ lawyer urges women to stand up against injustice
“Fear keeps women down and that only benefits the predators,” said 74-year-old Gloria Allred
