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Ukrainians in Bermuda protested against the Russian invasion of their country and appealed for donations to the Ukraine Red Cross

The commemoration tomorrow of a landmark event in the history of enslavement in Bermuda has been postponed because of bad weather. The recognition of the arrival in Bermuda of the American ship Enterprise, which had 78 enslaved people on board, was ...

The recruitment process for a new Human Rights Tribunal panel has begun with a selection committee seeking applications. Seth Darrell, head of the Selection and Appointment Committee (SAC) for Human Rights, said they hoped to find a diverse panel of ...

There are regions around the globe where warfare over the struggle for human rights and justice play out with people dying daily — much of it caught on camera — at great risk for journalists. Although much of this activity involves powerful weapons ...

Equality is defined as “the state of being equal, especially in status, rights and opportunities”. The Human Rights Act as enshrined in law prohibits employment discrimination, among other types of discrimination, on the basis of any protected catego...

The importance of data privacy rights will be marked at a weeklong series of events this month. Alexander White, the Privacy Commissioner, said the events were organised to coincide with Data Protection Day next Friday. Mr White said: “We have create...

An historic medal close to Bermuda’s long fight to secure women the right to vote has been auctioned for an “excellent” price in the UK. The silver medal of freedom fighter Frances Outerbridge, dated 1912, fetched ₤13,400 — about $18,370 — at Stroud...

Activists yesterday remembered the life and example of hero anti-apartheid campaigner Desmond Tutu on the steps of the Anglican Cathedral in Hamilton. The gathering to commemorate the South African activist and Anglican Archbishop was called by activ...

Church leaders and human rights activists yesterday paid tribute to South African churchman Desmond Tutu, a Nobel peace prize-winning anti-apartheid activist. The retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town died last Sunday in a nursing home in the cit...

Bermuda joined the rest of the world today to celebrate Human Rights Day. The event at City Hall in Hamilton, organised by the Human Rights Commission, Social Justice Bermuda, Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda and Imagine Bermuda, highlighted the ...

A Bill designed to strengthen Bermuda’s human rights laws and promote equality was yesterday tabled in the House of Assembly by the One Bermuda Alliance. The proposed legislation would create an Equality Council at the Human Rights Commission which ...

The police commanders who led the December 2, 2016 operation to gain access to Parliament chose a tactic which they were told that morning could result in injuries to the public, including some seniors, and officers. An e-mail, released to The Royal ...