The following is being distributed at the request of the Human Rights Commission:

Voting Guidelines During the Political Process

The Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission wishes to notify the public of new guidelines on their website which explain human rights in the political process.

Specifically, the guidelines discuss rights of voters and the right to express one’s political opinion without discrimination. The guidelines can be accessed at www.justice.gov.nl.ca/hrc/publications/index.html.

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Media contact:

Carey Majid
Executive Director
Human Rights Commission
709-729-2709
1-800-563-5808
careymajid@gov.nl.ca 

2011 09 19                                                                         10:20 a.m.