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Canada joins the United Nations
Canada was one of the first, original members to sign the Charter in San Francisco. -
U.N. countries sign the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The U.N. countries sign the UDHR, which John Humphrey, a Canadian had a very important role in writing. -
Canada sends troops to the Korean War
Canada sends troops on behalf of the U.N.. Important event because it shows that they had the courage to fight as part of the U.N. and fight for the human rights of the Korean people. -
Canada creates the CIDA
CIDA- Canadian International Development Agency, Canada creates it to support international cooperation amongst countries of the world. Human rights is an important part of this cooperation. -
Canada signed the ICCPR and ICESCR treaty
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights was signed by the U.N.. It talks about the rights of individuals including "The Right to Life, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Assembly, and various rights associated with fair trials." It's part of the International Bills of Human Rights. It was signed on March 23, 1976.
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. This is also part of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and was signed on January 3rd, 1976. -
Canada joins the CEDAW
CEDAW is the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms Discrimination Against Women which enabled significant advancements in women's human rights globally and gender equality. Canada joined and signed on July 17th, 1980 but was made on December 18th, 1979. -
Canada signs the Convention on the Rights of the Child
These rights guarantee the rights that a child should be receiving. This includes rights like health, political, economic, civil, social, and cultural ones. -
Canada involved in the creation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
OHCHR is part of the U.N. and their focus is human rights. That means they work at building human rights within the countries of the U.N. through things like education, public information and supporting various activities and treaties. One of their jobs is to make sure that the Human Rights treaties are being implemented effectively -
The establishment of the International Criminal Court
Canada had an important part in the establishing of the International Criminal Court. This court deals with international cases such as genocide, war crimes, and other crimes against humanity. Canada worked with other countries to help make this court a reality. -
Canadian forces to Afghanistan
Hundreds of men and women in the Canadian forces fought in Afghanistan to help the people there whose human rights were being violated. -
U.N. Misson in Sudan- UNMIS
To work with other countries in the U.N. to help supper the peace agreement of the African Mission in Sudan. This included the protection and promotion of human rights. Canada was involved in a number of other peace keeping missions as well. -
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
CRPD is a disability treaty that was originally inspired by the United States which recognizes the rights of people with disabilities.
