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Wal-Mart faces historic sex bias case
February 6, 2007: The biggest sexual discrimination case in U.S. history advanced against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Tuesday when a top court ruled that more than a million women could join a suit charging bias in pay and promotions.
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One-fifth of Union Activists Illegally Fired During Unionization Campaigns
January 7, 2007: About 1 in 5 union organizers or activists can expect to be fired as a result of their union organizing, according to a new report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research.
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Dec.
10, 2006: International Human Rights Day
Poverty is a cause and a product of human rights violations
It is probably the gravest human rights challenge in the world. Yet, poverty is still rarely seen through the lens of human rights. Many ingredients go into making poverty, but factors like discrimination, unequal access to resources, and social and cultural stigmatization have always characterized it. These “factors” have another name: the denial of human rights and human dignity.
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United Nations website |
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 Dec. 8: RCMP commissioner's resignation not enough, Maher Arar insists
The resignation of the RCMP commissioner alone won't ensure accountability on matters of national security, Maher Arar
said Friday. Arar spoke publicly for the first time since Giuliano Zaccardelli resigned Wednesday, under pressure for the RCMP's handling of Arar's case.
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CBC website |
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Dec.
6: Remember and Work for Change
On Dec. 6, 1989, a man divided men from women at the University of Montréal’s engineering faculty, told the men to leave, turned to the women, shouted “you’re all feminists,” then opened fire. He murdered 14 women before killing himself.
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Dec. 3: World Day for Disabled Persons
Dec. 3 is the International Day for Disabled
Persons. The day aims to promote understanding of disability issues and mobilize
support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities.
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