Human Rights Commission

Human Rights Commission: The report by the province's Human Rights Commission is touted as the first survey of its kind in Canada and will be used by the commission's director, David Shannon, to broaden the discussion on racial profiling with the business community and the public, according to CTV. Data for the study was gathered through a survey of 1,219 people in face-to-face interviews in Halifax, Millbrook, Digby and Sydney between March and August of 2012. A smaller group of 29 people took part in focus groups during the project and HALIFAX -- When visible minorities in Nova Scotia go shopping, they are more often the targets of offensive language or treated as potential thieves compared with the experiences of white people, a new report says. "We hope that it provides a jumping off point to better educate all of us regarding human rights and how important it is for all people to feel accepted," Shannon said in releasing the 131-page report that surveyed several racial and ethnic groups including Aboriginal Peoples, African-Nova Scotians and Muslims. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.