Human Rights Day is celebrated by the international community every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day in 1948 that the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In recognition of #HumanRightsDay, the CHRR alongside the Centre for Social Science Research and Policy at theRead More →
Centre for Human Rights Research marks the second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation One of the Centre for Human Rights Research (CHRR) areas of focus is Indigenous peoples and human rights. As we approach Canada’s second official National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Friday, September 30th, 2022, howRead More →
Introduction by Adele Perry and Kiera Ladner [1] Speech by Leah Gazan (Members of Parliament, House of Commons of Canada) Featured/thumbnail image: photo credit by Sharon Johnson (2022) Introduction On 20 February 2022, Leah Gazan, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg Centre, rose in the Canada’s House of Parliament andRead More →
The two-story brick building at 795 Main Street in Winnipeg is for sale again, priced at $300,000 for a store front and a living quarter. This building has been many things since it was built in early 1894: a furniture store, a drug store, a grocery store on more thanRead More →
The Earth is said to be a woman. In this way it is understood that woman preceded man on the Earth. She is called Mother Earth because from Her come all living things. Water is Her lifeblood. It flows through Her, nourishes Her, and purifies Her. -Edward Benton-Banai [1]Read More →