Human Rights

The Canadian Human Rights Commission was established in 1978 and has three main objectives: to promote knowledge of human rights in Canada and to encourage people to follow principles of equality; to provide effective and timely means for resolving individual complaints; and to help reduce barriers to equality in employmehttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifnt and access to services. There are links to provincial and territorial human rights commissions.

Amnesty International Canada. The website for the Canadian division of this international human rights organization with links to the international site.

Anti-Slavery. This is a British organization that has consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. Its website documents slavery and slavery-like conditions.