Human Rights Webinar Series

Facilitated by the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights

The foundations for human rights workshops introduce participants to the international architecture and history of human rights as well as the values and pillars of human rights including provision, protection, participation and remedy. Participants gain understanding of how human rights are relevant to local issues and are introduced to the national and provincial legislation that exists to support human rights.

In this webinar:

Human Rights 103: The Complaint Process

In this session, participants will learn more about the various mechanisms that exist to file complaints and gain perspective on the process of a human rights complaint in Alberta particularly. They will spend their time developing an understanding of the importance of documentation and what is needed to build a complaint, whether to a human rights commission or other complaint body.

Upcoming webinars in the series:

Human Rights 104: Advocating for Human Rights

In this session, participants will gain skills and tools for self advocacy on cases and learn how to build a longer term strategy and plan for advocacy.

Human Rights 105: Anti-Oppression and Human Rights

In this session, participants will learn the connection between anti-oppression and human rights and engage in a reflection on the structures and systems that exist around us and how they impact work for human rights.

Please visit PLEonline.ca or our Eventbrite event listings page for information on other upcoming free public legal education events.