Renu Mandhane
Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission (2015-2020)
Renu Mandhane was the Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission from October 2015 until May 2020. Renu appeared before parliamentary standing committees and led public inquiries into discrimination in policing, education and child welfare. Under her leadership, the OHRC obtained an order from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario requiring Ontario to prohibit segregation for prisoners with mental health disabilities. Renu’s work has been recognized by the International Commission of Jurists, the Office of the Correctional Investigator, Excellence Canada, Canadian Lawyer Magazine, and Desi Magazine. In 2018, she was gifted an eagle feather in recognition of her efforts to advance Indigenous reconciliation.
