Human Rights News Archive
Faculty of Social Work
Addressing institutional & systemic oppression symposium series
November 26, 2020 —
The Faculty of Social Work in collaboration with the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission, the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and the International Decade for People of African Descent present Addressing Institutional & Systemic Oppression symposium series.
Farming as a political act
March 9, 2020 —
Later this year, the Mauro Chair in Human Rights and Social Justice will be appointed to join other educators within the UM Master of Human Rights program at the Faculty of Law
White fragility: Why it’s so hard for white people to talk about racism
January 15, 2020 —
This year’s Robert and Elizabeth Knight Distinguished Visiting Lecturer is Dr. Robin DiAngelo
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Human Rights Day marked with on-campus letter-writing campaign
December 18, 2019 —
The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences and the U of M marked International Human Rights Day on Dec. 10 by participating in Write for Rights, Amnesty International’s global letter-writing campaign
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