Submission of the OHRC regarding Canada’s fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
April 13, 2023
Volker Türk
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Dear High Commissioner Türk,
RE: Submission of the Ontario Human Rights Commission regarding Canada’s fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
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