The John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights has created the Youth Guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This guide discusses fundamental freedoms as well as democratic rights, mobility rights, legal rights and equality rights protected in the Charter. The guide also informs youth of how these rights and freedoms are enforced.
The Society for Children and Youth of BC has published the booklet Children's Rights in the Canadian Legal System to inform adults wishing to advocate for children and youth about various aspects of children's rights recognized in Canada and cases that have been within the Canadian court system to defend these rights.
The Society for Children and Youth of BC has designed this poster for children and youth to illustrate that supporting the children's rights needs to occur in a holistic way. Children have rights and adults have responsibilities to ensure children are nurtured emotionally, socially, physically, and intellectually.
The Society for Children and Youth of BC has designed this fun Fortune Teller to engage youth in and children in discussions about their rights and responsibilities.
The Society for Children and Youth of BC has created this poster to inform youth of their rights and responsibilities in terms of safety, health, identity, and to be heard.
The Society for Children and Youth of BC has created this poster on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Child. The poster is written in youth friendly language and in an overview of Article 1 to 42 of the convention.
The paper Aboriginal Children: Human Rights as a Lens to Break the Intergenerational Legacy of Residential Schools discusses the historical context influencing Aboriginal children's wellbeing today and the ways a rights perspective can assist in creating equality for Aboriginal children and families.
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has created this guide to help those who have launched or received a human rights complaint at the federal level to navigate the Tribunal process.
This document was created by the Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre to assist educators in teaching human rights to junior and senior high school students. It provides handouts, overheads, and websites for teaching human rights and getting students involved in critically examining the media's portrayal of issues.
The Social Action Project: Canadian Aboriginal Children's Rights has published this series of lesson plans designed for grade six students. The aim of these lessons is for the students to gain a better understanding of the challenges faced by Aboriginal Children and to learn of ways to promote social justice for others.
