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"‘Long overdue’ Human Rights Act amendments to be tabled"

The long-awaited amendment to the Human Rights Act which would prohibit sexual orientation discrimination is to be tabled when Parliament reopens on May 17. Community and Cultural Development Minister Wayne Scott will also be asking Parliament to pro...
May 07, 2013
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"HRC hopes to outlaw ‘discrimination by association’"

The new Human Rights Commission is throwing its weight behind proposals to prohibit age and sexual orientation discrimination and calling for further legislative changes to outlaw “discrimination by association”. The comments came with the announceme...
Apr 03, 2013
Letters to the Editor

"We must understand our humanity"

March 23, 2013 Dear Sir, I wrote a comment to Glen Chase’s letter titled ‘Get a back-bone’. Essentially he was extolling the virtue of standing up for one’s conviction. It’s easy as a rhetorical comment to tout bravery etc, but it’s not a policy stat...
Mar 25, 2013
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"Human Rights Commission board named"

Attorney Michael Hanson will lead the new Human Rights Commission board, Government announced yesterday. Meanwhile, lawyer Kim Simmons will act as his deputy. Other Commission members include Donna Daniels, Pamela Fowkes, Darcy Gimas, lawyer Richard ...
Mar 12, 2013
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"Marking International Women’s Day"

Bermuda joined countries around the world in celebrating International Women’s Day yesterday. Amnesty International Bermuda and the Women’s Resource Centre issued a release in honour of the annual observance. “In Bermuda today women’s rights are larg...
Mar 09, 2013
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"Groups urge Premier to amend Human Rights Act"

Six campaign groups have written to Premier Craig Cannonier urging him to amend the Human Right Act to protect all Bermuda’s citizens, regardless of their sexual orientation. The groups — the Centre for Justice, Amnesty International Bermuda, the Hum...
Feb 08, 2013
Letters to the Editor

"The right thing to do"

February 6, 2013 Dear Sir, Let’s talk about gay marriage. US President Barack Obama used his inaugural address to show his support on the issue. The UK Parliament, led by Conservative leader David Cameron, has just voted to allow it. Where does Bermu...
Feb 07, 2013
Editorials

"Are we ready?"

Yesterday this newspaper published two stories about the British Parliament’s overwhelming vote in support of legalising gay marriage. Locally the LGBTQ community welcomed the news, saying “legalising marriage validates a person’s existence and relat...
Feb 07, 2013
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"Your human rights are protected by legislation"

On January 4, The Royal Gazette ran a story on Philip Ingham who complained that he had been subjected to discrimination throughout his working life on account of his physical disability. In that article, Mr Ingham called on the Premier to bring in n...
Jan 17, 2013
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"Bermuda has a sophisticated system to protect the disabled"

In its January 4th, 2013 edition, The Royal Gazette featured an article concerning Phillip Ingham, a man who suffers from Cerebral Palsy. In that story, Mr Ingham stated that throughout his working career in Bermuda he has suffered harassment, assaul...
Jan 07, 2013
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"Are you interested in serving on the Human Rights Commission?"

New recruits are being sought by the Human Rights Commission. The news comes after the Human Human Rights Amendment Act 2012 came into operation on Friday, October 26. The change to the law provided for an independent selection and appointment commit...
Nov 26, 2012
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