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CLAIHR

Advocacy

CLAIHR undertakes advocacy projects and campaigns to further our mandate of promoting the recognition of internationally protected fundamental human rights in Canada and abroad.

March 16, 2026 – CLAIHR’s Submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur On Contemporary Forms Of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia And Related Intolerance on the Occasion of the Rapporteur's Official Country Visit to Canada, 28 September – 9 October 2026
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January 26, 2026 - Joint Submission of the IHRP, CLAIHR, and the GHRC to the UNHRC’s 145th Session on the Occasion of the Committee’s Periodic Review of Canada - Exporting Violence: Canada’s Arms Transfers and the Devastation of Civil and Political Rights in Gaza
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January 18, 2026 - CLAIHR et al Issues Letter to RCMP, Ministers of Justice and Public Safety, and CBSA Concerning Suspected War Criminals on Canadian Territory
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October 5, 2024 - CLAIHR Appeals to UN, Inter-American Bodies on Repression of Pro-Palestinian Speech
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September 9, 2024 - CLAIHR Submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW Committee)
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April 30, 2024 - CLAIHR’s submission to the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court concerning the investigation and prosecution of forced migrant labour under the crime against humanity of enslavement
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January 30, 2024 - Arms Exports to Israel Violate Canadian and International Law, Says Canadian and Palestinian Coalition to Federal Government (ENG / FRE)
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April 4, 2023 - CLAIHR’s submission to the UPR Working Group of the United Nations Human Rights Council in anticipation of the 2023 Universal Periodic Review of Canada
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March 16, 2022 - Letter to the Law Society of Ontario re: CLAIHR Supports a Minimum wage and a Living Wage for Articling Students
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October 23, 2020 - Canadian Unions and Civil Society Organizations Support Bolivian Mineworkers Union Demands for Fair Treatment from Canadian Company
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August 30, 2020 - Letter Calling for Windsor-Essex’s Medical Officer of Health to Protect Migrant Farm Workers against COVID19
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August 3, 2020 - Letter to the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Implementation of the Resolution on Police Violence and Structural Racism
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August 2, 2020 - Letter Calling for Canada to Become a Leader in Advocating for Anti-Racism in Law Enforcement on the Global Stage

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July 30, 2020 - OCDC Put On Legal Notice By Indigenous Prisoners
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June 8, 2020 - CLAIHR Endorses Request for a UNHRC Special Session on Police Violence in the United States
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May 17, 2020 - An Outline of Canadian Human Rights Concerns Arising from the COVID-19 Pandemic (with Links to Relevant Resources)
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May 14, 2020 - Call on Governments, Businesses, and Investors to Respond to Covid-19 Environmental and Human Rights Risks
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May 13, 2020 - Letter to Canadian Government: Decriminalize Simple Drug Possession Immediately
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May 6, 2020 - Letter of Solidarity with the Xinka People of Guatemala
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May 4, 2020 - Call to Guarantee the Rights and Safety of Defenders, Social Leaders, and Communities in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic
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