Sixty years ago, on March 21, 1960, police turned their guns on a peaceful anti-apartheid demonstration outside Sharpsville, South Africa. Sixty-nine people were killed and more than 180 were wounded. The Sharpsville Massacre, as the event came to be known, gained world-wide attention. Calls for…

The Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission is closely monitoring the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and taking proactive measures to limit its impact. Our goal is to manage and respond to evolving circumstances, while continuing to promote and protect the individual dignity, fundamental freedoms, and equal…

Each year March 8 is recognized in Saskatchewan and around the world as International Women’s Day. This year’s theme - I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights – calls attention to the fact that, despite some progress, real change and true equality has been…