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- An all-party committee has recommended that Cabinet have a Minister of Human Rights. Currently, obligations for human rights are spread over three departments [Sun]
- Saskatchewan marriage commissioners are receiving letters informing them of the Court of Appeal decision requiring them to wed same-sex couples regardless of their personal beliefs [CP]
- Former President Jean-Claude Duvalier has returned to Haiti, prompting human rights groups to call for his arrest for abuses committed during his rule [BBC]