E/CN.4/2001/21 page 23 (c) Employment: Very few Black, First Nation, Metis and Inuit law students are hired in private law firms throughout Nova Scotia. Furthermore, non-Whites, especially those who are involved with human rights advocacy for Blacks, First Nation, Metis and Inuits in Canada, have difficulty obtaining employment from white employers; (d) Housing: Housing in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is heavily segregated and Blacks, First Nation, Metis and Inuits who attempt to live in “white” neighbourhoods are subjected to violent threats and other forms of discrimination; (e) Health care: It is common for Blacks to receive unequal, below standard care and treatment in Halifax Hospital; (f) Social assistance: Whites are given differential assessments and evaluations which allow them to receive greater governmental assistance than is provided to Blacks, First Nation, Metis and Inuits. The case of Dr. and Mrs. Ofume 55. It has been reported that in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Maureen Ofume, along with several Blacks, Indians and Metis, was dismissed from St. Joseph’s College of Early Chilwood Education. However, Mrs. Ofume was not informed of the reason for her dismissal by college authorities; she alleges that her dismissal was the result of her failure to cease campaigning for the rights and civil liberties of Blacks, First Nation, Metis and Inuit groups in Canada. Furthermore, Mrs. Ofume applied to receive an emergency trial in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, which would have allowed her to return to school before the semester was over if the Court agreed to rescind her dismissal. However, her application was not granted due to claimed procedural inadequacies. To represent her claim before the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Mrs. Ofume consulted approximately 99 per cent of the lawyers retained by the Nova Scotia Legal Aid Commission, yet none of these lawyers agreed to represent her in this matter. There appears to be reluctance on the part of lawyers in Nova Scotia to represent clients who wish to file claims of racism, discrimination and segregation. Therefore, Mrs. Ofume was forced to represent herself. 56. Also, Dr. Phillip Ofume claims that he is unable to find employment throughout Canada, despite his high level of education and experience. Dr. Ofume claims his unemployability is the result of his race and his involvement in advocacy for the human rights of Blacks, First Nations, Metis and Inuit groups in Canada. In addition to his unemployability, Dr. Ofume alleges that his family has suffered great financial hardship because they are denied sufficient social assistance by the Canadian Government. Thus, his family is forced to live on severely insufficient funds. Dr. Ofume claims that this is the common plight of all Blacks, First Nations, Metis and Inuits in Nova Scotia and that Whites on social assistance are given differential assessments and evaluations which allow them to receive government assistance. Finally, Dr. Ofume alleges that his family has received numerous death threats and other discriminatory treatment as a result of the fact that they live in a “white” neighbourhood and Blacks, First Nations, Metis and Inuits are usually forced to live in housing that is substandard to what is provided in white communities.