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22 April 2024 Landlords must respect the human rights of all persons: commission chairThe following statement was issued by Phylomène Zangio, chair of the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission. |
06 March 2024 Call for nominations for the 2024 New Brunswick Human Rights AwardsThe New Brunswick Human Rights Commission is accepting nominations for the 2024 New Brunswick Human Rights Awards until May 31. |
30 January 2024 Commission statement on act of vandalism at Sgoolai Israel SynagogueThe following statement was issued by Phylomène Zangio, chair of the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission. |
11 December 2023 Commission’s statement on passing of Noël KinsellaThe following statement was issued by Phylomène Zangio, chair of the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission: The New Brunswick Human Rights Commission is saddened at the passing of Noël Kinsella, a longtime human rights advocate and ally, who had the distinction of serving as the commission’s first chairperson from 1967 to ... |
21 November 2023 Commission encourages New Brunswickers to stand against all forms of discrimination, including hate speech, anti-Semitism and IslamophobiaThe following statement was issued by Phylomène Zangio, chair of the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission. |
28 September 2023 The Human Rights Act and New Brunswick’s culture of respect, dignity and inclusionThe following statement was issued by Phylomène Zangio, chair of the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission: |
15 September 2023 2023 Human Rights Awards presentedThe recipients of the 2023 New Brunswick Human Rights Awards were honoured during a ceremony today at Government House in Fredericton. |
19 June 2023 Chair: Commission will continue to uphold the rights and obligations of all persons in New BrunswickThe following statement was issued today by Phylomène Zangio, chair of the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission. |
16 June 2023 Leadership changes at New Brunswick Human Rights CommissionPhylomène Zangio has been appointed chair of the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission for a two-year term, effective today. She replaces Claire Roussel-Sullivan, who has chaired the commission since 2020. |
15 May 2023 New Brunswick Human Rights Act protects the welfare of all children in the school systemThe following statement was issued today by Claire Roussel-Sullivan, chair of the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission: |
03 April 2023 Respect for diversity is a founding principle of New Brunswick society: commission chairThe following statement was issued today by Claire Roussel-Sullivan, chair of the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission. |
30 March 2023 Call for nominations for the 2023 New Brunswick Human Rights AwardsThe New Brunswick Human Rights Commission is accepting nominations for the 2023 New Brunswick Human Rights Award until May 31. |
08 February 2023 Lawyer referral program to help victims of workplace sexual harassmentA new initiative to provide New Brunswick workers with free legal advice on workplace sexual harassment was launched today. |
06 January 2023 Commission issues new guideline on age discriminationThe New Brunswick Human Rights Commission has issued a new publication, Guideline on Age Discrimination, which outlines the protections provided in the Human Rights Act against age-based discrimination. |
10 November 2022 2022 Human Rights Awards presentedThe recipients of the 2022 New Brunswick Human Rights Awards were honoured during a ceremony today at Government House in Fredericton. |
10 May 2022 Call for nominations for the 2022 New Brunswick Human Rights AwardsThe New Brunswick Human Rights Commission is accepting nominations for the 2022 New Brunswick Human Rights Award until May 31. |
02 March 2022 SaferPlacesNB.ca provides free workplace training and resources to prevent sexual harassmentSaferPlacesNB.ca, an educational website designed to assist employers and employees to better address and prevent sexual harassment, was launched virtually today. |
15 October 2021 International Day for the Eradication of PovertyThe following statement was issued today by Claire Roussel-Sullivan, chair of the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission, to mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty Sunday, Oct. 17: |
30 September 2021 National Day for Truth and ReconciliationThe following statement was issued today by Claire Roussel-Sullivan, chair of the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission, to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: |
29 September 2021 COVID-19 Measures and Human Rights: Are Exemptions from Vaccination Protected Under the Human Rights Act?The following statement was issued today by Marc-Alain Mallet, director of the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission regarding mandatory vaccination and the Human Rights Act: |
16 September 2021 2021 Human Rights Award recipients announcedPRUDE Inc. of Saint John received the 2021 New Brunswick Human Rights Award and Bailey Desjardins of Grand Manan received the 2021 Youth Human Rights Award at ceremonies on Sept. 15 in Saint John and Fredericton. |
16 June 2021 New guideline regarding housing discriminationThe New Brunswick Human Rights Commission has issued a Guideline on Housing Discrimination, a publication outlining the rights and responsibilities of tenants and landlords under the New Brunswick Human Rights Act. |
17 May 2021 International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and TransphobiaThe following statement was issued today by Claire Roussel-Sullivan, chair of the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission, to mark the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia: |
19 March 2021 REVISED / Statement by commission chairperson / International Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationThe following statement was issued by Claire Roussel-Sullivan, chairperson of the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission, regarding International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Sunday, March 21: |
08 March 2021 Statement by the commission chairperson / International Women’s DayThe following statement was issued today by Claire Roussel-Sullivan, chairperson of the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission, about International Women’s Day, March 8: |