Respect for one’s gender identity is a basic human right.
Gender identity and gender expression are protected characteristics in the BC Human Rights Code. This means that employers, landlords, service providers, and other duty-bearers must not discriminate against someone due to their gender identity or […]
People with disabilities encounter many barriers to accessing public spaces. It can be tempting to identify a person’s disability as the reason for the barriers they encounter. In fact, however, it is often the choices, policies, and practices of others that create the barriers disabled […]
For Access to Justice Week, 2023, we’re profiling Debra Febril, a lawyer in CLAS’s BC Human Rights Clinic. Debra works to make the human rights complaints process more accessible for Indigenous Peoples.
Q: Tell us about yourself!
A: My Nisga’a name is Tsit’tuutsgum Ts’winhl Kaax Xsaak. […]
By Laura Track, Human Rights Clinic Lawyer, January 2023
Recently, the provincial government made changes to BC’s Strata Property Act. The amendments remove stratas’ ability to prevent or limit rentals (section 141). They also limit stratas’ ability to set age restrictions (sections 123.1 and […]
By: Emily Zarychta, Human Rights Clinic Lawyer, July 14, 2022
Housing is an essential part of our security and health, especially to those who have mental disabilities. People with mental disabilities are especially vulnerable to precarious housing and homelessness.[1]
Housing providers including landlords, co-ops, and […]
By Emily Zarychta and Laura Track, Human Rights Clinic Lawyers, June 16, 2022
Climate change is an increasing risk to human health. The heat dome that swept across BC in June, 2021 saw temperatures soar to a record-breaking 49.6°C in some parts of the province. A […]
May 10, 2022 by Emily Zarychta, Human Rights Clinic Lawyer
Smells can be very polarizing. Take the ‘king of the fruit’ – the durian – as an example. This much-loved fruit smells so pungent[1] that the fruits are banned from Singapore’s subway systems and […]
February 14th, 2022 by Emily Zarychta, Human Rights Clinic Advocate
This blog post is a follow-up to our July 13, 2020 post: No-Pet Clauses and Human Rights. Our Clinic continues to receive many questions about this issue, and there have been some developments in the […]
On February 8, join us for a free Lunch and Learn on Human Rights!
• What: Free, online webinar on the basics of human rights.
• When: February 8, 2022, from noon to 1:30pm.
• Where: Zoom. You will be emailed a link to join the webinar […]
