Is there a right to sex?’
Beginning in 2010, the University of Manitoba’s Centre for Human Rights Research (CHRR) has held a series of Critical Conversations seminars, each of which examines…
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Peace Days: a celebration for all
Sunday, Sept. 15 marks the beginning of Peace Days, a weeklong celebration to inspire human rights engagement and social justice in Manitoba. Speaking events, film…
Bill 18 divisive at legislature
Manitoba’s anti-bullying bill (Bill 18) has caused a debate within the province of Manitoba that is dividing, rather than uniting, citizens. Hearings discussing the bill…
The Brian Sinclair inquest: a summary of the first month
The first month of the Brian Sinclair inquest wrapped up last week, culminating in the cross-examination of a Health Sciences Centre (HSC) security guard who…
Osborne House controversy reveals ignorance on both sides
The controversy surrounding a recent Osborne House fundraiser rages on, and parties on both sides of the debate have some apologizing to do. For those…
Empty the tanks!
Carlyn Schellenberg, staff On the afternoon of July 27, 2013 the first International Empty the Tanks protests occurred simultaneously in various locations around the world….
The right to not be spied on
In a world increasingly driven by the exchange of data over the Internet, the issue of online privacy is never far from the public eye….
Colour Me Rad rundown
A number of Winnipegers were stained different shades of the rainbow this past Saturday and Sunday in the Colour Me Rad charity run at the…
Charges of gender discrimination levelled against U of M
Damien Leggett, a transgender student who feels he was discriminated against by the University of Manitoba, has filed a human rights complaint against the school….
Letting history decide
William F. Buckley Jr. once said, “A Conservative is a fellow who is standing athwart history yelling ‘Stop!’” Allow me to elaborate. In 1850, a…