Upholding international human rights standards is a fundamental responsibility of democratic nations. Canada has made commitments under international law to uphold specific human rights.

• Browse or search the summaries of treaties and other instruments, including the extent of Canada’s participation.
  
• Explore an overview of the structure of international humanitarian and human rights law.
  

Not sure where to start? Watch an overview here.

You can also see a discussion with Senator Marilou McPhedran about Canada’s Human Rights Commitments and other human rights topics from a webinar to mark Human Rights Day 2018.