On November 28, 2023, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, the Centre for Human Rights Research (University of Manitoba), and the Faculty of Law (University of Manitoba) co-organized and sponsored a public event “Innocents Behind Bars: Systemic Racism and Wrongful Convictions.”

We were honoured to welcome:

• Amanda Carling, CEO, BC First Nations Justice Council
• James Lockyer, Founding Director, Innocence Canada
• Alice Kim, Director of Human Rights Practice, Centre for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture
• Gregory Banks, Torture Survivor and Learning Fellow, Chicago Torture Justice Center (joining virtually)
• Facilitated by Dr. Niigaan Sinclair, Indigenous Studies, University of Manitoba
• Opening remarks from Elder Robert Greene, Canadian Museum for Human Rights