| Canada Human Rights Record Faces Review | 04 February 09 |
 Canada could be found to be violating human rights by the United Nations. Fifty submissions including from Amnesty International Canada and Canada's Assembly of First Nations have been filed with the United Nations Human Rights Council as part of a new Universal Periodic Review process. Human rights records of all UN member states are reviewed every four years - Canada faced its review February 3, 2009. Submissions against Canada ranged from problems with immigration policy, the erosion of labor rights, to the government's refusal to endorse the 2007 United Nations Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Paul Joffe, an international human rights lawyer, said the power of the review comes with publicity or its "name and shame" aspect. "What country wants to be put in a report as being against human rights? This process is meant to encourage countries to improve their behavior and uplift standards," said Joffe. View January 13, 2009 Toronto Star articleView January 13, 2009 NUPGE article View December 21, 2008 UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review of Canada View Summary Report of the 50 submissions to UN Human Rights Council (PDF) View Canada's National Report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council (PDF) Sources: The Star, NUPGE, K-Net Media, UN Human Rights |
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