By Alessia Passafiume THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA-A coalition of federal unions and organizations representing Black workers has filed an international complaint against the Canadian Human Rights Commission. The nine organizations say the body that handles human-rights complaints against the federal government is violating global law because of its treatment of Black employees. “The Canadian Human Rights Commission, which should be at the forefront of promoting and protecting human rights, advocating for change as Canada’s human-rights protector, has itself been discriminatory,” said Nicholas Marcus Thompson, executive director of the Black Class Action Secretariat. “Today, we demand accountability.” The groups are requesting that the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions review the commission’s accreditation. They say their effort underlines the urgent need for reform. The alliance is headquartered in Geneva and…
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