About us
The Centre for Human Rights Research (CHRR) was established in 2012 to connect people and organizations within and beyond the University of Manitoba. It fosters interdisciplinary research, enriches student training, and links research to public policy and debate on human rights and social justice. Supported by the deans of Arts, Law, Social Work, and Education, CHRR collaborates with researchers across faculties to promote accessible and academically rigorous research.
The CHRR uses an intersectional lens to research and advocate for human rights and Indigenous sovereignty and resurgence. We work with researchers and communities inside and outside of the University of Manitoba to develop and foster a wide variety of research that is informed by social justice.
Ensure that research and programs reflect an understanding of intersectionality.
Continue and expand work on Indigenous rights.
Consider local and international human rights issues.
Ensure that research and programs take a critical perspective that does not reproduce the liberal rights order, reinforce social privileges, or use human rights as an unproblematized universal term.
Prioritize accessibility of programs and research outputs.
Support research that contributes to social change.
Speak against misogyny, racism, and ableism and advocate for inclusion.
Keep CHRR processes simple and accessible.
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History in the Hot Seat: Colonialism and the Knowing and Teaching of Canada’s Past – A Final Report
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A Report on Period Poverty and Equity, On Campus and Beyond
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The Right to Clean Water in First Nations: The Photovoice Project (2nd Edition)
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Debunking the “Mass Grave Hoax”: A Report on Media Coverage and Residential School Denialism in Canada
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Missing the Bus: Indigenous Women and Two-Spirit Plus People and Public Transit in Western Canada
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The Right to Food and Community Gardens in Winnipeg: The Meadowood Victory Garden
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Influences on Young Muslim Women in Winnipeg: Preliminary Report on Key Informant Interviews
Funding provided in part by

In 2023, the Centre for Human Rights Research was the recipient of a Manitoba Accessibility Fund grant. This grant has contributed to the re-development of the CHRR’s website, to remove barriers to human rights-based information and communications for the general public, policy makers, as well as for UM students, staff, and faculty. In particular, funding from the Manitoba Accessibility Fund was earmarked towards creating a virtual home for the many resources created by the CHRR and its affiliates.
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