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August 7, 2014 Dear Sir, Canon James Francis writes “We do not engage in meaningful dialogue on how we as a people should come together and solve the problems of this 21 square mile space”. We tried. Under the former Premier Dr Ewart Brown and his co...

Human rights watchdogs today warned social media users over illegal language in political debates. Human Rights Commission (HRC) chairman Michael Hanson said it had been monitoring online comments involving plans to reform middle schools and the rece...

The Human Rights Commission last night warned that the row over permanent residents and status should not be allowed to degenerate into hate speech. And HRC chairman Michael Hanson said that “hateful, vexatious and/or harmful words” about people’s na...

A Bermudian shopkeeper has been accused of breaching human rights laws after hurling “a barrage of insults” at a foreign customer. Belinda Cyrus, who runs the Bermuda School Uniforms store with her husband Carmon, is alleged to have made the remarks ...

The Bermuda chapter of Amnesty International is looking to boost its ranks after a drop in membership. Executive director Suzanne Wilson told The Royal Gazette that the charity now has only about 100 paying members, along with about 200 non-paying su...

A Supreme Court Judge has dismissed an effort by Harold Darrell to have racial discrimination allegations returned to the courts, saying he had “a hopeless case”. While the Human Rights Board dismissed a claim by Mr Darrell against the directors of t...