A Human Rights Agenda for Canada: Overview
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Human Rights for All: No Exceptions
Critical changes are needed in key areas if the Canadian government is to match its policy with Canadian values. Security concerns must be tempered by respect for human rights, Indigenous peoples must be protected and women’s rights enhanced. The safety of refugees needs to be secured, business should be guided by human rights concerns and the international framework for human rights protection has be strengthened.
Canada has played an important role in both developing and strengthening the international human rights system and backed that up with important laws and institutions for the protection of human rights within Canada. But there is more that Canada must do to ensure that when it comes to human rights protection, there are no exceptions.
Amnesty International has layed out a range of vital recommendations for action by governments in Canada, across a wide variety of areas:
- counter-terrorism
- the rights of Indigenous peoples
- women’s rights
- refugee protection
- human rights and the economy
- the need for strong global rules and institutions
Amnesty International asks all levels of governments to implement recommendations in those areas and to ensure compliance with our international human rights obligations.
Posted: 14 December 2006