Human Rights
Discrimination and harassment complaints on the rise on campus
July 10, 2017The number of cases of discrimination and harassment brought forward to the SFU administration spiked by 13.5% last year, with the largest portion of complaints surrounding the accommodation of disabilities. A report by the SFU Human Rights Office, which is responsible for receiving complaints under the university’s human rights policy, stated that there were a total of 295 cases reviewed in 2016, though not all were initiated complaints. “The majority of the work was providing advice to managers who were dealing with human rights issues and to people who believed themselves to be the targets of harassment or discrimination,” stated…
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Birth Control: The good, the bad, and the hormonal
November 14, 2016What is birth control? The most commonly discussed form of birth control is the male condom. Male condoms are a thin sheath of material, typically latex, that slides over the penis to prevent sperm from reaching the vagina. Close behind…
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The double life lived by student sex workers
May 24, 2016As Ava* embarks on the first semester of her master’s program, she is relieved that the admissions committee at her graduate school didn’t find out about one of her part-time jobs. The University of Calgary environmental sciences student dabbled in…
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Why Saudi Arabia is the right choice to head UN Human Rights Council
June 8, 2015Last month Saudi Arabia announced their bid to behead head the United Nations Human Rights Council, following the end of its current leader Germany’s term. Though some choose to label the move as outrageous due to the alleged “non-humanist conduct”…
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