• World Water Day: Why Menstrual Justice Matters Too

    Every March 22, the United Nations’ World Water Day calls attention to the importance of water and access to safe water. Yet these discussions on the importance of water often ignore how in many contexts, lack of clean water is a direct form of colonial violence, including here in Canada, disproportionately impacting Indigenous communities, particularly…

  • Rethinking how we approach research for water justice

    By: Kiersten Sanderson (she/they) ‘Water and Climate Justice: Advancing Intersectional Approaches’, was held on May 27-28th, 2024 at the University of Manitoba. With funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, it was led by Dr. Nicole J. Wilson, Assistant Professor in Environment and Geography and Research Affiliate with the Centre for Human Rights…

  • New project at the CHRR: “Just Waters”

    Just Waters: Thinking with Hydro-Social Relations for a More Just and Sustainable World is an interdisciplinary research project that is housed at the Centre for Human Rights Research at the University of Manitoba. This three-year project, funded by the UM IGNITE Program, will nurture new and ongoing relationships to mobilize and connect individuals locally and…

  • Bill 43 – the Human Rights Code Amendment Act, Adding Gender Expression as a Protected Characteristic

    Bill 43 – the Human Rights Code Amendment Act, Adding Gender Expression as a Protected Characteristic

    On Monday, June 2nd,2025, Bill 43 passed its third and final reading in the Manitoba legislature. Bill 43, the Human Rights Code Amendment Act, added gender expression to the list of protected characteristics under the Manitoba Human Rights Code. With the passing of this Bill, Manitoba joins the majority of Canada in including gender expression…

  • ‘Period Poverty and Equity, On Campus and Beyond’ Project Receives Collaborative Sustainability Award

    ‘Period Poverty and Equity, On Campus and Beyond’ Project Receives Collaborative Sustainability Award

    The Centre for Human Rights Research (CHRR) is proud to announce that the University of Manitoba Office of Sustainability awarded the ‘Period Poverty and Equity, On Campus and Beyond Project’ (PPECB) the Collaborative Sustainability Award on April 15th, 2025. The Collaborative Sustainability Award “recognizes a unique collaborative effort between students, faculty, staff, and community members…

  • CHRR x SOFASA Student Art Competition Winners

    In February, the Centre for Human Rights Research (CHRR) and the School of Fine Art Students’ Association (SOFASA) held an Art Competition for University of Manitoba students. Students were asked to submit up to two pieces of artwork related to the CHRR’s research themes for the chance to receive an honorarium, determined by the CARFAC-RAAV…

  • Thinking with the Ocean: Twelve questions and a meditation to accompany the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

    Thinking with the Ocean: Twelve questions and a meditation to accompany the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

    “Water,” writes Dionne Brand in A Map to the Door of No Return: Notes to Belonging, “is the first thing in my memory. The sea sounded like a thousand secrets, all whispered at the same time.”[1] What might it mean to read the ocean as whispers and secrets – as an archive? What pasts might…

  • World Water Day: Why Menstrual Justice Matters Too

    World Water Day: Why Menstrual Justice Matters Too

    Every March 22, the United Nations’ World Water Day calls attention to the importance of water and access to safe water. Yet these discussions on the importance of water often ignore how in many contexts, lack of clean water is a direct form of colonial violence, including here in Canada, disproportionately impacting Indigenous communities, particularly…

  • Reflecting on a Decade of Pro-Choice Student Activism at the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry Campus

    Reflecting on a Decade of Pro-Choice Student Activism at the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry Campus

    This photo essay highlights and commends University of Manitoba (UM) students who have, for more than a decade, counterprotested and launched initiatives against anti-choice groups on UM’s Fort Garry Campus (FGC). These students have challenged harmful anti-choice narratives and imagery, advocated for a safer campus, and pushed for improved access to reproductive education and healthcare.…

  • Beyond the Binary: Celebrating Trans, Non-Binary, & Gender-Expansive Folks on International Women’s Day

    Beyond the Binary: Celebrating Trans, Non-Binary, & Gender-Expansive Folks on International Women’s Day

    International Women’s Day (IWD) is a day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. This is a day to celebrate the resilience and accomplishments of those oppressed under patriarchal systems, while serving as a reminder of the ongoing global struggles for gender equity and justice. However, this day of celebration has…