Human Rights News Archive
Write for human rights
December 4, 2019 —
Join the global chorus at Amnesty International’s write-a-thon at U of M
Wpg Free Press: U.S. Holocaust museum, local universities join forces to explore connections between Nazi atrocities, residential school trauma
October 23, 2019 —
"There’s at least a case to be made that there’s something to be learned by putting these two things side by side," UM's Adam Muller says
Wpg Free Press: U of M offers first human rights program
September 10, 2019 —
Winnipeg’s role as a civil liberties hub has expanded, with the launch of Canada’s first interdisciplinary master of human rights program
Sexual violence support for students, staff and faculty
December 10, 2018 —
A listing of supports available and how to access them
Master of Human Rights: First-of-its-kind degree in Canada
November 5, 2018 —
The Faculty of Law of the University of Manitoba is pleased to announce the first Master of Human Rights (MHR) graduate degree program to be offered in Canada
Faculty of Law
Mahatma Gandhi Peace Award 2018 Ceremony at Robson Hall
October 12, 2018 —
Child welfare activist Dr. Cindy Blackstock received the Mahatma Gandhi Peace Award of 2018
Mahatma Gandhi Peace Award ceremony to honour Cindy Blackstock
October 9, 2018 —
2018 Mahatma Gandhi Peace Award ceremony takes place on Oct. 11
Cold Genocide: Falun Gong in China
August 14, 2018 —
Social work professor Maria Cheung and alumnus David Matas, international human rights lawyer, have written one of the most impactful articles on a genocide currently taking place that few talk -- or even know -- about
Faculty of Education
Help in unlikely places
June 8, 2018 —
If helping persons with disabilities to lead full, rich and meaningful lives in Moldova, the place known as the world’s most unhappy country wasn’t formidable enough, she said it was only a dress rehearsal for an even more daunting challenge: India.
Yom HaShoah remembered through UM grad’s research and dedication
April 11, 2018 —
The organizer of the Yom HaShoah memorial is Belle Jarniewski (BEd/93, Cert.Trans/02), herself a child of two survivors of the Holocaust