I have become aware that trying to work with an employer to receive accommodations as spelled out in Human Rights law regarding people with disabilities can be difficult or even impossible. Despite legislation to the contrary (and even employer published policies), employers sometimes even use information about Fibromyalgia (in my case) to worsen the symptoms and then use the impacts as an excuse to fire employees with this condition.

Although Human Rights law provides some legislation to protect people in this situation, you have to be able to go 1-2 years without income to fight these employers. If you start before being fired, some employers will retaliate, which is also illegal.

Some employers add legal wording in severance packages to indemnify themselves from, amongst other things, human rights violations.

It isn't right that employers can get away with human rights violations. This petition aims to work with the Ontario Government to make changes so employers can no longer have this loophole.

I have already made initial contact with my MPP which resulted in the suggestion for this petition.

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The military rulers of Myanmar, which is otherwise facing heavy economic sanctions by the United States and many European countries, keep themselves alive with the royalty earned from selling the natural resources to other countries. But all this money is hardly used for any public welfare activities,” said M. Kim, an exiled Burmese living in India.

Speaking to this writer from New Delhi, Kim (who is associated with Myanmar Centre, Delhi) also pointed out that the present group of Generals (collectively called the State Peace and Development Council) have learnt the art of ignoring the concerns of international communities about the worst human rights record and also luring the neighboring countries (China, India and Thailand) into forging trade ties with them.

The exiled Myanmarese and many other sympathetic groups had recently raised their voices against the

Iran should stop infringing on women's rights and take immediate steps to meet Iranian women's demands for full equality, Human Rights Watch said today. Iranian women's rights activists have issued a call for freedom and gender equality in Iran in connection with International Women's Rights Day on March 8.

Their campaign, Call for Solidarity: Freedom and Gender Equality in Iran, seeks an end to state-led violence and other forms of repression directed against both men and women. On January 10, 2010, for example, more than 30 women were beaten at a weekly vigil in Tehran. The women were seeking news of their sons and daughters who had been detained during the protests following the June 2009 presidential elections. This campaign calls on the authorities to immediately release all political detainees, including many women's rights activists.

Senator Claire McCaskill: We call on you to co-sponsor the “Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2010,” the Senate bill co-sponsored by Armed Services Committee Chair Sen. Carl Levin that would repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”. As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee — the critical legislative body that will determine the fate of repealing DADT — your co-sponsorhip is crucial to this bill’s final passage.

Harriet Harman the British Equality Minister wants businesses to be ordered to disclose what they are doing to improve gender equality in the ranks of senior management.

Miss Harman said on Monday, the 99th anniverstary of International Women%u2019s Day: "Too many British boardrooms are still no-go areas for women. Women are important consumers and employees. We%u2019ll never get a proper meritocracy or truly family-friendly workplaces from male dominated boards.

%u201CBusinesses that run on the basis of an old boy network and do not draw on the talents of all the population will not be the ones that flourish and prosper in the 21st century.%u201D

Her move, which is backed by Gordon Brown, comes on top of provisions in the controversial Equality Bill that allow employers to give jobs to women in favour of men with the same qualifications.

However, it is likely to be resisted by business leaders who resent more Government interference in their recruitment practices, and who argue that women are under-represented among executives because they value their families more than their careers.