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Amnesty International backs Black public servants’ proposed class action suit

'We're very disturbed by what we have seen, and this is why we're very committed to support the Black class action,' says Ketty Nivyabandi, secretary general of Amnesty International Canada's English-speaking branch.

Ketty Nivyabandi, secretary general of Amnesty International Canada's English-speaking branch, left, and Nicholas Marcus Thompson, one of the representative class members in the class-action lawsuit against the federal government, are pictured. Thompson says those involved in the case against the federal government 'are very grateful for the support of Amnesty International in pursuing real justice for current and former public service workers, when Amnesty is in so many different countries championing human rights.'Dave Chan photograph courtesy of Ketty Nivyabandi, photograph courtesy of Twitter

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

March 3, 2022

Amnesty International, a global organization with a mandate to protect and promote human rights, has thrown its support behind a multi-billion-dollar proposed class-action lawsuit against the federal government by current and former Black public servants alleging discrimination and lack of advanceme...

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