Resources

Below is a selection of online resources where you can find more information on human rights, including key texts and organizations mentioned in the knowledge-testing quizzes you are invited to answer.

International Human Rights

• History of the United Nations
• Member States of the United Nations
• Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• History of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• John Peters Humphrey
  • Biographical article in the Canadian Encyclopedia
  • Article on the architects of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on the Canadian Museum for Human Rights website
• Core international human rights instruments and their monitoring bodies
• Principal United Nations human rights conventions and covenants
• Definition of ratification of an international agreement
• Universal Periodic Review
  • About the Universal Periodic Review
  • Universal Periodic Review process
  • Universal Periodic Review cycles

Human Rights in Canada

• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
• Constitution Act, 1982
• Federal responsibilities for human rights
• Human rights treaties
• Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure
• International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
• United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
• Canadian Human Rights Act
• Canadian Human Rights Commission
• The Continuing Committee of Officials on Human Rights

Human Rights Program at Canadian Heritage

• Department of Canadian Heritage Act
• Interdepartmental collaboration – Canadian Heritage, Department of Justice, Global Affairs Canada
• Human rights commemorative days
• Download or order the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Canadian Bill of Rights
• Court Challenges Program: 
  • About the Court Challenges Program
  • Objective and history of the Court Challenges Program