Canada’s national human rights institution is the Canadian Human Rights Commission. The Canadian Human Rights Commission was established in 1977 by the Canadian Human Rights Act. The Commission has responsibility to administer the Act and is responsible for receiving and… Continue Reading…
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Mandate and Responsibilities National human rights institutions are required to both protect and promote human rights. They are to be given as broad a mandate as possible, clearly set forth in constitutional or legislative texts that specify the institution’s composition… Continue Reading…
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The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) first addressed the issue of national human rights institutions in 1946 and invited member states to consider “the desirability of establishing information groups or local human rights committees within their respective countries… Continue Reading…
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National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) are autonomous public bodies established at the national level by the State to promote and protect human rights. The Paris Principles were adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 20 December 1993. They define… Continue Reading…
November 12, 2015
download pdf The set of international standards that define the role, composition, status and functions of National Human Rights Institutions is known as the Paris Principles. The Paris Principles were adopted without vote by the United Nations General Assembly on… Continue Reading…
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International Convention on Migrant Workers The International Convention on Migrant Workers and its Committee OHCHR Fact Sheet 24rev Committee on Migrant Workers United Nations General Assembly resolution 45/158 of 18 December 1990 adopting International Convention on the Protection of the… Continue Reading…
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The Convention established the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (CMW) to monitor the implementation of the Convention by its State parties. It held its first session in 2004. The… Continue Reading…
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Canada has neither signed nor acceded to the Convention. As a result, there are no commitments or responsibilities for Canada under the Convention.
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In addition to the definition of “migrant” as “a person who is to be engaged, is engaged or has been engaged in a remunerated activity in a State of which he or she is not a national”, the Convention defines… Continue Reading…
November 12, 2015
The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations by its resolution 45/158 of 18 December 1990 after many years of… Continue Reading…