About CHRR
Established in 2012
The Centre for Human Rights Research at the University of Manitoba brings together researchers and communities committed to intersectional research, scholarship, training, and programming on human rights and social justice issues.
Current Research Themes
The Centre for Human Rights Research leads and supports interdisciplinary research on broad human rights research themes.
The CHRR prioritizes research themes based in part on the human rights context in which we live, as well as the changing composition and interests of CHRR’s Research Affiliates.
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Borders & Human Rights Theme
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Indigenous Peoples & Human Rights Theme
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Reproductive & Bodily Justice Theme
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Water Rights & Justice Theme
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Feature Research Project
Just Waters
Just Waters: Thinking with Hydro-Social Relations for a More Just and Sustainable World is a project funded by the University of Manitoba’s IGNITE program and supported by the Centre for Human Rights Research. Created to shed critical light on the connections between water, injustice and broader struggles for a more just and sustainable world amid the climate crisis, Just Waters engages a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to research and knowledge mobilization. Central to this is the understanding of water as a living entity, not simply a resource for human use.
Feature Research Project
At The Forks
A meeting place for conversation and information about the intersection between Indigenous rights and human rights, with a focus on the prairies and its neighbours. Supported by the Centre for Human Rights Research, Mamawipawin, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
Latest Resource
Resource Guide: Water Walks
August 24, 2026
From Our Blog
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The Right Kind of Protest?: Campus Responses to Political Demonstrations
Universities are often viewed as bastions of freedom of expression – spaces where ideas can be interrogated and discussed and reformulated. Students have long used campus spaces as sites of protest, counter-protests, and demonstrations, including…
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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Toolkit for Settlers and Educators
Every year on September 30, people in Canada commemorate National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, otherwise known as Orange Shirt Day. Published in 2015 following extensive research done in collaboration with Residential School survivors, their…
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