Robson Hall alumna appointed chairperson of MB Human Rights Commission

Brenlee Carrington Trepel takes a next step in her life-long dedication to human rights

October 27, 2017 —

A Robson Hall graduate, Brenlee Carrington Trepel [LLB/95] has been working in support of human rights for many years, even prior to her October 6^th, 2017 appointment as chairperson of the Manitoba Human Rights Commission. Called to the Manitoba Bar in 1999, Carrington Trepel first served as a lawyer and then as the Law Society of Manitoba’s equity ombudsperson. She was involved with creating the Canada Law Society Parental Leave Support Program, and the Lawyers Daycare Initiative. Please read the full article and interview with Carrington Trepel about her lifelong dedication to human rights in The Sou’wester community newspaper.

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Faculty of Law, law alumni

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Daniel Diamond, Faculty of Law, Indigenous, Indigenous Alumni, Leo Baskatawang, Manitoba Indigenous Law Student Association, Marc Kruse

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Faculty of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Law, Illia Roskoshnyi

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