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Climate Change and the Right to Housing

Check out the infographic below This week the Paris Conference on Climate Change has begun.For all those who are attending, many logistical plans went into their trip. One of which was inevitable was where they would stay during their trip. For so many people in our world, having a place to stay [...]

By |December 4th, 2015|Categories: Blog|1 Comment

Climate Change and the Right to Health

Check out the infographic below This series of blog posts is exploring how human rights will be affected by the impact of climate change. This week I am looking at the right to health. The right to health is not the same as the right to being healthy – it means that [...]

By |November 25th, 2015|Categories: Blog|0 Comments

Climate Change and the Right to Food

Check out the infographic below Two weeks ago, I wrote about how the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights found multiple links between climate change and how its effects stand to violate human rights, particularly those already living in poverty.  One of those links is the threat climate [...]

By |November 19th, 2015|Categories: Blog|1 Comment

Climate Change and the Right to Water

Check out the infographic below Last week I wrote about how the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights found multiple links between climate change and how its effects stand to violate human rights, particularly by those already living in poverty.  One of those links is the threat climate [...]

By |November 13th, 2015|Categories: Blog|1 Comment

Climate Change is a Human Rights Issue

On November 30th, the United Nations Climate Change Conference will begin in Paris. The purpose of the meetings, that will occur over two weeks, is to assess the progress made on combating climate change, and to work to set new goals. Over the next few weeks leading up to the [...]

By |November 4th, 2015|Categories: Blog|3 Comments

Implementing Change in Carding Procedures

Over the last few months I have spoken out incessantly against the carding / street check practices that have been taking place across Ontario, as well as throughout Canada. I am extremely happy to hear that the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services has proposed two regulations, one [...]

By |November 2nd, 2015|Categories: Blog|0 Comments