Project Title: Strengthening Canada’s Implementation, Reporting, and Follow-Up for International Human Rights Commitments
Client: Maytree
Students: Jimmy Yi-Te Ho, Luka Houde, Nishtha Gupta, Su Thet San
Faculty Lead: Matias Margulis
Fieldwork Location: Ottawa
Year: 2024-25
About the Project: This project seeks to address the challenges in Canada’s human rights reporting, monitoring, and follow-up systems by first investigating the existing mechanisms. Through interviews with federal and provincial actors, the project aims to identify and diagnose the key issues, including gaps in transparency, intergovernmental collaboration, and accountability. Once these challenges are clearly understood, the project will then propose concrete improvements, drawing on best practices from other countries. Ultimately, the goal is to enhance transparency, strengthen collaboration, and improve the overall accountability of Canada’s human rights commitments.