Kasari Govender
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Passionate advocate for human rights. Mother, aunt, sister, daughter. BC's first independent Human Rights Commissioner @HumanRights4BC She/her.
Joined June 2011
Three B.C. residents share their personal stories about involuntary mental health and addiction treatment, emphasizing the importance of both first hand experience and scientific data in making policy choices that will improve our health system
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Poverty, mental and physical illness, advanced age, and isolation are driving factors in who is most at risk on our heating planet, disproportionately bearing the burden of climate change. This is why climate change is a human rights issue.
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I'm so excited host children's author and illustrator Jessica Love and BC Summer Reading Club coordinator Georgia Franklin at our next Beyond the Headlines event. Julian is a Mermaid is one of my favourite kids books - if you haven't read it, I highly recommend for #Pride2025.
For our next Beyond the Headlines episode, taking place Monday, Jul. 14 at 10:30 a.m. PDT, Commissioner Govender will host a conversation about how to support youth in understanding and celebrating gender identity and expression. (1/2)
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Mis and disinformation often surrounds refugees and can lead to the undermining or disregarding of their human rights. Let's get our facts straight. Check out this reading list to learn more: #WorldRefugeeDay.
Did you know that between January 2015 and November 2021, British Columbia welcomed 14,860 refugees, according to the @UNRefugeeAgency? World Refugee Day is a celebration of the incredible resilience and bravery to start over and thrive in a new country.
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🚨 The rise of online hate and disinformation against refugees is causing real-world harm. On International Day for Countering HateSpeech, learn more and say #NoToHate.
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Housing is a human right!.
[RELEASE] Nine City Councils are calling on the BC gov't to recognize housing as a human right. Housing is recognized as a human right at the federal level in Canada. It's time our provincial government steps up to make the same commitment, in policy and practice. #bcpoli
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Want to learn more about what hate speech is and is not? Check out this resource.
Hate speech comes in many forms, including racism, misogyny, homophobia, Islamophobia, etc. Here are 5 things B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner wants you to know about hate speech.
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Girls and young women need better access to mental health care, StatsCan report suggests
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Tune in tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. PDT for our next Beyond the Headlines episode, a live discussion on migrant workers’ rights between B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner and the Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada’s English-Speaking section.
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I'm so very glad to see the court confirm that stereotypes have no place in child protection proceedings - and that those who have been discriminated against can go to the Human Rights Tribunal to seek remedies.
On Thursday, the B.C. Court of Appeal upheld the Human Rights Tribunal’s authority to decide discrimination cases involving child welfare services in Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society (VACFSS) v. R.R. (1/2)
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A mobile, community-led crisis response team in 6 BC communities shows that police don’t have to be involved in mental health emergency calls. Since Jan 2023 five teams have responded to nearly 10,000 calls. 99% were resolved without involving police:
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"Stigma, and the ways we talk about mental illness in these moments really can contribute to feeling safe and people feeling more likely to reach out for help, or it can push people apart and help people feel less safe reaching out for help," he said.
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Jonny Morris, CEO of CMHA-BC, says people with mental illness and service providers fear the consequences that could come in reaction to the horrific festival tragedy in Vancouver on Saturday, which could add to stigma around mental health.
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We will stand alongside the Filipino community as more news emerges. We will stand alongside our colleagues and our neighbours as we grieve. Take care of yourselves and please seek help if you need it: &
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Like many others, I am still processing the heartbreaking events of this weekend in Vancouver. While we don't yet know much about what happened or why, we do know there is huge suffering and loss in our communities—in the Filipino community, in Vancouver, among all of us.
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While adults are being held for their own safety, rights to fair process – incl knowing why they are held or what to do about it – are often denied. Not every detention is unlawful, but many are; harms unequally fall on people with disabilities, seniors and unhoused people 2/2.
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Yesterday, we released this report where I found that a significant number of vulnerable adults are being detained under the Adult Guardianship Act through an opaque process with very little oversight, often in a way that violates their rights. 1/2.
Yesterday, our Office released the final report from the Commissioner’s inquiry into detentions under the Adult Guardianship Act. The report reveals serious human rights concerns. Read more:
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Senior's advocate report on ageism in B.C. reminds us to check our own biases and stereotypes, as 54% of seniors report experiencing discrimination:
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Inviting everyone to read along with me in the #CommissionersBookClub. This month's books speak to gender equality, in honour of #IWD2025.
The March picks are here! The #CommissionersBookClub picks for March include Becoming a Matriarch by Helen Knott for adults and Julián is a Mermaid by Jessica Love for children. To learn more about the book club and find discussion guides, visit:
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BC women being treated for HIV have shorter life expectancy than men, study shows.
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