As a component of the OHRC’s ongoing monitoring of the COVID-19 pandemic, the OHRC will periodically update this chart with statements and resources from human rights commissions across Canada, as well as Indigenous and international governments and organizations. The OHRC does not necessarily support or endorse any position taken by cited organizations; however, the statements and resources in the chart are broadly consistent with a human rights-based approach to managing the COVID-19 pandemic and the principles set out in the OHRC Policy statement on a human rights-based approach to managing the COVID-19 pandemic and Actions consistent with a human rights-based approach to managing the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Organization |
Date |
Link |
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Federal / provincial / territorial statutory human rights institutions |
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Alberta Human Rights Commission |
03/16/20 |
https://albertahumanrights.ab.ca/employment/Pages/covid19.aspx |
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BC Office of the Human Rights Commissioner |
March |
https://bchumanrights.ca/message-from-commissioner-govender-on-covid-19/ |
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Canadian Human Rights Commission |
Multiple dates |
https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/eng/content/statement-covid-19 https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/eng/content/statement-inequality-amplified-covid-19-crisis |
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Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse |
03/17/20 |
http://www.cdpdj.qc.ca/fr/medias/Pages/Communique.aspx?showItem=903 |
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Manitoba Human Rights Commission |
03/17/20 |
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Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission |
No date |
https://thinkhumanrights.ca/human-rights-and-covid-19-best-practices/ |
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Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission |
03/20/20 |
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Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission |
No statement |
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Nunavut Human Rights Tribunal |
No statement |
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Ontario Human Rights Legal Support Centre |
April |
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Prince Edward Island Human Rights Commission |
No statement |
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Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission |
03/13/20 |
https://saskatchewanhumanrights.ca/news/message-about-commission-service-covid-19 |
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Yukon Human Rights Commission |
03/20/20 |
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Indigenous governments / organizations |
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Assembly of First Nations |
March |
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Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians (AIAI) |
03/20/20 |
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Indigenous Services Canada |
03/26/20 |
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Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami |
April |
https://www.itk.ca/a-message-from-president-natan-obed-on-covid19/ |
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Métis Nation of Ontario |
Multiple dates |
http://www.metisnation.org/news-media/news/mno-supports-citizens-through-covid-19-crisis/ |
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Nishnawbe Aski Nation |
March |
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Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) |
03/20/20 |
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Six Nations of the Grand River |
03/20/20 |
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Canadian NGOs and civil society |
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ARCH Disability Law Centre |
03/24/20 |
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Canadian Civil Liberties Association |
Multiple dates |
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Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights (CLAIHR) |
No date |
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Maytree Foundation |
Multiple dates |
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Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants |
Multiple dates |
https://ocasi.org/covid-19-updates-ocasi
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International organizations |
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African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights |
03/24/20 |
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Amnesty International |
Multiple dates |
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/03/coronavirus-how-human-rights-help-protect-us/ https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/AMR0120122020ENGLISH.PDF https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/04/covid19-digital-surveillance-ngo/ |
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Asian Human Rights Commission |
03/19/20 |
http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AHRC-JST-001-2020/ |
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Council of Europe |
Multiple dates |
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Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) |
03/19/20 |
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Council of Europe – Commissioner for Human Rights |
04/02/20 |
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European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights |
03/18/20 |
https://fra.europa.eu/en/news/2020/investigating-impact-covid-19-rights |
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Fionnuala Ni Aolain, - UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism |
03/17/20 |
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Human Rights Watch |
Multiple dates |
https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/03/22/access-water-vital-covid-19-response-0 https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/02/us-covid-19-policies-risk-asylum-seekers-lives https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/02/governments-should-respect-rights-covid-19-surveillance https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/14/covid-19-human-rights-checklist |
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International Justice Resource Centre |
06/01/20 |
https://ijrcenter.org/covid-19-guidance-from-supranational-human-rights-bodies/ |
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International Labour Organization |
03/19/20 |
https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/coronavirus/impacts-and-responses/WCMS_739048/lang--en/index.htm |
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Liberty UK |
03/19/20 |
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National Human Rights Commission - India |
04/15/20 |
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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), and the Council of Europe’s European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) |
03/20/20 |
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United Nations - Department of Economic and Social AffairsDisability |
03/21/20 |
https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/news/dspd/covid-19.html |
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United Nations - Habitat |
03/18/20 |
https://unhabitat.org/sites/default/files/2020/03/covid19_key_messages_eng_1.pdf |
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United Nations – Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner |
Multiple dates |
https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25668 https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/COVID19Guidance.aspx https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25745 |
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UNICEF |
Multiple dates |
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United Nations Network on Migration |
03/20/20 |
https://migrationnetwork.un.org/statements/covid-19-does-not-discriminate-nor-should-our-response |
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United Nations - UN Women Deputy Executive Director Anita Bhatia |
03/26/20 |
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World Health Organization |
03/19/20 |
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 |