Category: News Releases

Ottawa Press conference Thursday, Sept 8 OTTAWA – September 6, 2005 – Respect for human rights must be the overarching framework for Canada-China relations and should inform Canadian policy and practice in key areas such trade promotion, development assistance and security cooperation, says a coalition of civil society organizations. The groups, representing Canadian labour, democracy […]

  Montreal, March 8, 2012 – Gérard Latulippe, Rights & Democracy’s President, issued the following statement today: “International Women’s Day has been celebrated around the world for several years and its relevance is still important especially in countries where armed conflicts prevent people from enjoying their rights. We must keep in mind, that many women […]

MONTREAL – April 13, 2005 – The UN draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples must be finalized and adopted within the next two years, Louise Arbour, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said today at a meeting in Geneva organized by Rights & Democracy, Amnesty International, FIDH and the Friends World […]

  Montreal, March 8, 2012 – Gérard Latulippe, Rights & Democracy’s President, issued the following statement today: “International Women’s Day has been celebrated around the world for several years and its relevance is still important especially in countries where armed conflicts prevent people from enjoying their rights. We must keep in mind, that many women […]

  Montreal, March 8, 2012 – Gérard Latulippe, Rights & Democracy’s President, issued the following statement today: “International Women’s Day has been celebrated around the world for several years and its relevance is still important especially in countries where armed conflicts prevent people from enjoying their rights. We must keep in mind, that many women […]

GENEVA – March 30, 2005 – The United Nations must ensure that negotiations on international trade in agriculture respect human rights, including the right to adequate food and water, says a coalition of prominent international human rights groups including Rights & Democracy. In a statement presented by Rights & Democracy today at the 61st Session […]

MONTREAL – May 9, 2005 – Mokhtar Trifi, President of the Tunisian Human Rights League, will join Rights & Democracy in Montreal tomorrow, May 10, to launch the campaign “World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and the Right to Freedom of Expression in Tunisia.” This November, Tunisia will host the second phase of the […]

  The World’s Only Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Laureate here to download a birthday card that we encourage you to sign and mail to the National League for Democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party that is campaigning for the release of her and her colleagues from detention in Burma. Simply fold the card and […]

MONTREAL – June 5, 2005 – Rights & Democracy, as a representative of the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Americas (The Coalition), will address Chief State Delegates at the Organization of American States (OAS) 35th General Assembly in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Speaking on the theme of the General Assembly, “Distributing the Benefits of […]

MONTREAL – July 7, 2005 – Rights & Democracy condemns today’s terrorist attacks on innocent civilians in London, England, and offers its condolescences to the victims and their families. “There is absolutely no justification for such barbaric acts of murder,” said Jean-Louis Roy, President of Rights & Democracy. “Rights & Democracy joins the international community […]