Sentences with phrase «systemic issues of discrimination»

Moreover, even if a complainant has a right of appeal to a court, the court only has jurisdiction over individual complaints, and can not in an individual case deal with systemic issues of discrimination: Brar v. British Columbia Veterinary Medical Association, 2007 BCHRT 363 at para. 43 onward.

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Current and former Starbucks workers were mixed on the company's response to the arrests, telling Business Insider that the arrests were just one symptom of systemic issues surrounding race, stigma, and discrimination.

At issue is whether OCR should launch «systemic reviews» when investigating discrimination complaints, or stay focused on the facts of a particular case.

It's time to start taking the issue of systemic discrimination more seriously, says Pillay.

We address systemic issues that newly arrived refugee claimants face in Canada including lack of resources, marginalization, and discrimination.

In addition, we will hear from a panel of human rights lawyers, academic and community activists who will examine the current state of (in) equality in various areas such as disability rights, socio - economic inequalities facing racialized communities, women and immigrants, and the issue of systemic discrimination in certain areas of law.

NJP will also accept cases involving other issues, such as transportation, discrimination in public accommodations, general barriers to accessing courts and other means of resolving disputes or matters that otherwise address systemic problems experienced by low income individuals or communities.

Last week, the United States Department of Justice issued a consent decree against the Law School Admission Council, the non-profit group that administers the test, accusing it of «widespread and systemic discrimination» and contravening the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Such a person must be taken to possess knowledge of the local population and its racial dynamics, including the existence in the community of a history of widespread and systemic discrimination against black and aboriginal people, and high profile clashes between the police and the visible minority population over policing issues.