Ontario Human Rights Code protections. The Ontario Human Rights Code took effect on June 15, 1962, and it was the first Human Rights Code of its kind in Canada. June 15 was chosen as the proclamation date for the Human Rights Code because it was the 747th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta. The Ontario Human Rights Code of 1962 replaced the province’s existing anti-discrimination legislation, including: At the same time that the Ontario Human Rights Commission was created, the government of the day, led by Premier Leslie Frost introduced an amendment to the "Fair Accommodation Practices Act" to prohibit discrimination because
Human rights in Ethiopia been frequently used to silence any organization that advocates for human rights in Ethiopia. This law is more draconian than a similar Russian law and is most similar to a draft of a Zimbabwean NGO bill that was never signed into law. Research indicates that Ethiopia’s CSO law is among the most restrictive in the world. This law prohibits "foreign" NGO’s from engaging in a very wide range of activities including human rights, women’s rights, children’s rights, disability rights, citizenship rights, conflict resolution or democratic governance. The definition of "foreign" NGO was broadened to include local NGOs that receive more