Our Work

Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights (CLAIHR) is a charity that has been promoting international human rights from a uniquely Canadian perspective since 1992. We host events, advocate for policy reform, and serve as a Friend of the Court when matters of international human rights arise.

What’s New

December 6, 2021 – Check out what CLAIHR has been up to this year! Read our 2021 Annual Report.

November 29, 2021 – CLAIHR will be hosting its Annual General Meeting on December 10, 2021. The event will feature Tyler Giannini, Harvard Law School, Clinical Professor of Law and Co-Director, International Human Rights Clinic, for more information please click here.

November 18, 2021 – CLAIHR is pleased to partner with the Human Rights Research and Education Centre and Human Rights Watch to present our second and final panel on dignity behind bars: Canada Behind Bars: A Conversation on Immigration Detention.

October 27, 2021 – Please join Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights (CLAIHR) and the Law Union of Ontario (LUO) for a panel on the mental health impacts of prison and particularly solitary confinement.