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| Lawsuit over denial of spiritual support |
| By The Vancouver Sun |
| Published: 10/06/2008 |
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CANADA - An ex-convict has filed a human rights complaint against the prison system for allegedly denying him access to an aboriginal spiritual liaison while he was incarcerated. Travis A. Kelly, a B.C. man who identifies himself as part aboriginal, says a series of correctional institutions discriminated against him during a six-month period between 2007 and 2008 by not allowing him to meet with an elder and conduct aboriginal spiritual practices. The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal last week denied the Ministry of Public Safety's application to dismiss the complaint. The ruling does not say what crime Kelly was serving time for in the Fraser Regional Correctional Centre, Surrey Pretrial Services Centre and the North Fraser Pretrial Centre. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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