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Fourteen Manitobans, including Leslie Spillet, an advocate for the inner city, are going to be inducted into the Order of Manitoba. The group of inductees covers people from all walks of life, but there is a focus on recognition of human rights related work exemplified in several of the recipients of this honour. [Winnipeg Free Press]
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney booed at civil rights group meeting after saying that Obama had failed to bring about a sufficient economic recovery. [Al Jazeera]
With Saudi Arabia’s inclusion of two women in their team they are sending to the Olympics, this marks the first year that every country competing in the Olympics has sent women. This comes after efforts of the International Olympic Committee to increase gender equality in the games. [New York Times]