For immediate release OTTAWA (7 March 2016) – The United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) released their concluding observations on Canada earlier today. They gave Canada its marching orders to use international human rights across the…
For immediate release OTTAWA (24 February 2016) – Earlier today, the Canadian government was grilled by members of the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) about Canada’s dismal human rights record here at home. Among the…
Five million is a staggering number. The sheer scope is so large that it is hard to visualize.  Add the complexity of poverty and the number is suffocating. It emits a sense of urgency – a clear call to action…
For immediate release OTTAWA (22 February 2016) – Earlier today, Canada Without Poverty’s (CWP) President, Harriett McLachlan delivered a grave account to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) on the current state of poverty in…
Dear Ministers Wilson-Raybould, Dion, Joly and Bibeau, We write urgently on behalf of a number of non-governmental organizations who are in Geneva attending the review of Canada’s compliance with the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
For immediate release OTTAWA (21 January 2016) – Canada Without Poverty (CWP) welcomes the announcement by the Federal Revenue Minister, Diane Lebouthillier, that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will be winding down its political audits program. These audits have…
Happy Human Rights Day 2015! This week, we asked the question #WhyRights in the pursuit to end poverty? We heard answers from people across the country and put them all together in the word cloud below! To get a closer…
This week, to celebrate Human Rights Day 2015, we’re hearing from people across the country on #WhyRights matter to them. In today’s piece, James Armbruster, CWP’s Communications and Development Coordinator, explores what rights should mean to our federal government.
Next Thursday, on Human Rights Day 2015, communities across the world will launch a year-long international campaign celebrating the 50th anniversary of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Congratulations to Leilani Farha on receiving an honourary degree from Mount Saint Vincent University!
CWP is spreading the word that Rights Matter! Recently, we released our new Human Rights Guide for local poverty reduction strategies. We’re hoping that governments across Canada will embrace international human rights obligations in their anti-poverty work. Today, on Rabble.ca,…
If you’ve been following CWP’s website, twitter and facebook messages, you may know that earlier this month CWP’s Chair of our Board of Directors and Legal Education and Outreach Coordinator went to Geneva to the UN Human Rights Committee. In…