Cherishing water and claiming health is the theme of a research planning meeting to be held in The Pas May 9-10, 2012.
The event co-ordinated by the University of Manitoba’s Centre for Human Rights Research, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak brings members of about 10 Manitoba First Nations together with researchers from […]
Continuing to advance human and water rights
May 7th, 2012 · No Comments · Aboriginal, Advisory, News, Outreach
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A birthday part for the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
April 4th, 2012 · No Comments · Advisory, Law, News
The University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law is hosting a birthday party for the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which turns 30 this month.
The April 5 event will feature Manitobans whose lives have been changed by the entrenchment of constitutional rights. But the event will also examine some of the gaps in rights protection […]
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Partnership with First Nations on clean running water
November 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Aboriginal, Health, Indigenous, Law, News Release, Outreach, Peace and Justice, Research, infrastructure
More than two dozen University of Manitoba researchers from nine faculties are trying to make a difference on Manitoba’s First Nations, where clean running water and safe sewage control are not something residents can take for granted.
The university’s new Centre for Human Rights Research, led by Karen Busby of the Faculty of Law, is spearheading […]
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