Canada lags behind on efforts to address human rights abuses in seafood supply chains

Seafood has become a source of concern for consumers who pay attention to the environmental and social impacts of what they buy. Climate change is adversely affecting ocean ecosystems, and a series of widely publicized scandals have exposed widespread illegal fishing and awful working conditions in both fishing and seafood processing.

Legal experts available on how the emerging metaverse impacts human rights

According to York University experts at Osgoode Hall Law School, as the metaverse grows fast and furious with major companies investing in this cyberspace, legal issues are emerging at the same pace.

Joint Statement from York University and Mandi Gray, Human Rights Tribunal Settlement

Mandi Gray and York University have reached a settlement to Ms. Gray's HRTO application. Although the parties were unable to reach an agreement on many issues, part of the resolution of the HRTO Application is that the University will collaborate with sexual assault centres to provide specialized counselling to sexual violence survivors from the York […]

New guide shows how to include human rights into plans for homeless youth

TORONTO, June 9, 2016 – A new guide released today shows how to include human rights into plans and strategies for homeless youth after the United Nations asked countries around the globe to make eliminating homelessness a top human rights priority. The Your Rights! Right Now! Ending Youth Homelessness: A Human Rights Guide is designed […]