Sunday, 6 October 2024

Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission

From human rights Board of Inquiry to Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, case against wrongful institutionalization continues

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A Nova Scotia Human Rights Board of Inquiry was wrong when it denied the systemic causes underlying the institutionalization of people with disabilities in Nova Scotia. It was also wrong in how it determined the damages it awarded to three individual complainants. That, in a nutshell, is the case against the province being argued in front of Nova Scotia Court of Appeal judges today and tomorrow. This is what happened on day one.

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Community invitation: Black human rights matter

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