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301.41 Women's rights
305.895 Japanese Canadians -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
322.42 Québec (Province)--History, 1970--October
Crisis
323 Civil and political rights
323.4 Civil rights
325.71 Canada-- immigration and emigration--Government policy-- History
341.23 United Nations
342.71 Canada. Charter of Rights and Freedoms
940.3 World war, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons -- Canada
971 Canadian history
971.004 Chinese Canadians -- History.
REF 341.2 International human rights practice
The Online Reference Centre includes
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E-Library Canada (includes newspaper and magazine articles) |
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Grolier (includes Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, New Book of Knowledge, Encyclopedia Americana). |
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The Canadian Encyclopedia |
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World Book Online |
Government Legislation and Departments
Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission - Includes information sheets, the Alberta Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act, and other information relating to diversity and human rights in Alberta.
CIC Canada Fact Sheet: Rights and Responsibilities - details the rights and responsibilities of Canadians.
A Look at Canada: Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities - a page for prospective Canadian citizens on citizenship rights and responsibilities.
Constitutional Law and Justice - Canadian Human Rights Web Sites
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal - Has link to the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Canadian Human Rights Commission as well as many public documents dealing with rights issues.
Reports on Human Rights in Canada
Human
Rights Reports 1995 to present
The U.S. State Department's comprehensive report on human rights in countries
around the world. Select the year, and the reports are organized by
region. Choose Western Hemisphere, and then Canada.
Amnesty International – working to protect
human rights worldwide
Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to promote
all human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and
other international standards.
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Library - Amnesty
International
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Specific Examples of Human Rights Infringement in Canada
Holocaust orphans' story airs on Vision TV
The October Crisis: Civil Liberties Suspended - Provides background, video clips, and audio clips as well as links to related materials on the CBC web site.
Relocation to Redress: The Internment of the Japanese Canadians - Provides radio and TV clips and background information moving from 1941 to the apology and compensation offered in 1988.
Internment of Ukrainians in Canada 1914-1920 - This award-winning site has first-hand narratives as well as photographs.
Japanese Canadian Internment - This site from the University of Washington Library includes some visuals, as well as excerpts from various resources.
CIC Canada Forging Our Legacy: Canadian Citizenship and Immigration, 1900-1977 - "A survey history, it traces the evolution of Canadian citizenship and the role played by immigration in the development of Canada from the turn of the century until 1977, when the last major amendment to the Citizenship Act was made." Many useful sections, for example:
| The Komagata Maru incident |
| Deporting the unwelcome |
| The plight of the Japanese Canadians |
Canada's Concentration Camps - The War Measures Act - Summarizes times when the act giving the government broad powers was used to intern those Canadians considered to be "enemy aliens."
Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada - Provides a historical background and chronology, negotiations update, FAQ's, and statistics.
Contemporary Aboriginal Issues: Residential Schools - This site from Canada's SchoolNet provides some background and links to resources.
The Indian Residential School SURVIVORS Provincial Residential School Project - The history section gives details about several BC schools.
The Indian Act Past And Present
History Of The Indian Act (Part One)
Celebrating Women's Achievements - This site from the National Library of Canada includes biographies of the "Famous Five" involved in the "Persons Case", a milestone in women's rights in Canada.
CBC NEWS ONLINE - Canada's Online News Resource. Type your topic into the search box. Here are some samples:
| News in Review: Chinese Canadians - This site details some of the incidents of discrimination suffered by Chinese immigrants. |
| Legacy of Hate - "Chinese immigrants encounter prejudice and violence as they settled in Canada" |
| Under Suspicion - "People born in enemy countries face hostility and imprisonment in Canada during the First World War" |
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CBC News:
Egyptian held in Canada's 'Guantanamo Bay': judge |
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
| Committee against Torture |
| Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
| Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women |
| Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
| Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families |
| Committee on the Rights of the Child |
| Human Rights Committee |
UNICEF – The State of the
World’s Children 2004
The tables on this site contain economic and social statistics on the nations of
the world, with particular reference to children's well-being. You can also access reports from previous years.
This site is the property of M.E. LaZerte High School, Edmonton Public Schools. While you are most welcome to use this site, its organization, all annotations, and most activities are copyrighted, and permission must be sought for their reproduction. E-mail questions to C. Peterson, M.E. LaZerte High School Teacher Librarian, at cynthia dot peterson at epsb dot ca (replace the word "at" with the @ symbol; "dot" with a period). Last updated May 25/06
