Ottawa – On Emancipation Day, the Senate Committee on Human Rights is amplifying calls to address reports of anti-Black racism at the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC). The committee began studying anti-Black racism, sexism and systemic discrimination at the CHRC in May 2023 following a federal government report that the human rights watchdog had discriminated against its Black [...]
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Emancipation Day
Senate Committee Investigates Anti-Black Racism at the Canadian Human Rights Commission
on August 31st, 2023
What African Liberation Day and Emancipation Day Have in Common
on August 18th, 2014
Two Days, One People, One Destiny This summer saw the commemoration of two major landmarks in the African World. The first event was the 54th anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (now called Africa Union). Designated African Liberation Day, this day is marked May 25 every year. The second was 180th [...]
