Centre for Human Rights Research News Archive
New research supports urgent need for Aboriginal drinking water progress
June 4, 2015 —
'Increased investment in water infrastructure is … crucial for the betterment of health status both for off- and on-reserve houses.'
Aboriginal Territories and Treaties: Conference explores evolving Canadian law
November 19, 2014 —
Conference will provide an in-depth analysis of the two treaty cases and how they connect with each other, law and policy, with a specific focus on the Prairies
Faculty of Law
Alumna protects the rights of terror suspects
September 24, 2014 —
These are difficult times for international criminal justice
Alumni
U of M connections: Canadian Museum for Human Rights
September 19, 2014 —
With the long-anticipated opening of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, U of M has something to celebrate
Indigenous
What genocide means for Indigenous peoples, scholars gather and discuss decolonization
July 22, 2014 —
Decolonization is not about returning to a romantic past, Bolivia’s vice-minister of decolonization explains
Scholars gather to discuss the genocide of Indigenous Peoples in Canada and beyond
July 14, 2014 —
Will tackle the hard truths and lasting legacies of colonial control over, expansion into, appropriation and settlement of Indigenous territories
Elders to release preliminary report on Anishinaabe water laws
June 24, 2014 —
Report will be released at a water rights conference on June 25
Scholars discuss prostitution and other human rights issues
June 9, 2014 —
National law and society conference at Robson Hall brought lively debate
Faculty of Law
Experts available: Canadian prostitution laws
June 4, 2014 —
The federal government will table new prostitution legislation in the House of Commons on June 4
Research and International
The story of the student who made an amazing discovery
May 14, 2014 —
'He told the reporter that my discovery was the first good news he’d heard in five years.'