The advent of the Internet and social media, has introduced a myriad of new problems for privacy law, which has become an increasingly inadequate means of protecting people’s privacy rights. Fortunately, in the recent case of Doe 464533 v N.D. the court recognized this issue and decided to better align current privacy law with the modern state of technology, and as such give plaintiffs a novel means of punishing the breach of their privacy rights. In this case, a young woman decided to share a sexually explicit video of herself with her ex-boyfriend, who later posted the video on a…
Both the legal community and the public are used to understanding Human Rights Law as protecting cultural, ethnic and religious affiliation, but vegan rights groups such as Animal Justice, are fighting to expand this definition and make veganism another protected human right’s ground. The current version of the policy on preventing discrimination based on creed of the Ontario Human Rights Commission reads: “Creed may also include non-religious belief systems, that like religion, substantially influence a person’s identity, worldview and way of life”. The vegan groups argue that the recent changes in the definition of the word “creed” suggest, that ethical…
Victim of Racial Profiling by Police obtains a $10,000 award of damages at the Human Rights Tribunal
The recent case of Joseph Briggs, a child and youth care student arbitrarily detained by the Durham police, in what the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has called a case of racial profiling, showcases the violations of human rights faced by minority individuals in the GTA, as well as the urgent need for reform of the policing culture in Ontario. Mr. Briggs, was detained after deciding to have a quick meal at his local Subway restaurant following a long study session when police officers decided to check the plates of his car with the police database and mistakenly believed that…
A recent decision of the Quebec Human Rights Tribunal underscores the need for tenants to be treated equally and fairly by landlords, regardless of their religion and ethnicity. After fours years of constant harassment by the superintendent of the apartment building where he resided with his son, Mohamed Azzedine Tighrine finally obtained justice last week, with the Quebec Human Rights Tribunal ordering a total of $13,000 in damages for discrimination on the basis of religion, sexuality and ethnicity. “He feels confused, belittled, humiliated and offended,” Judge Rosemarie Millar said in his judgment. For four years Mr. Tighrine has been subject…