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Publications

The following publications are available from the Human Rights Program. Some are available on-line, in HTML and/or PDF versions. You can also obtain printed copies, or alternative formats, of these documents from the Human Rights Program.

1. General

• The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (HTML)
  Also available: certificate (28 cm x 34 cm), poster (46 cm x 58 cm), braille, audio-cassette, diskette
  
  
• Your Guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (HTML)
  (Includes a complete text of the Charter and a discussion of its meaning)
  Also available: printed version, braille, audio-cassette, diskette
  
  
• Youth Guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (HTML)
  Developed by the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights
  
  
• The Canadian Bill of Rights (HTML)
  Also available: certificate (23 cm x 28 cm), poster (46 cm x 60 cm), audio-cassette
  
  
• It's Your Right! - Teacher's Manual (PDF)
  Also available in printed format
  
  
• It's Your Right! - Student's Guide (PDF)
  Also available in printed format
  
  
• Multilateral human rights treaties to which Canada is a Party (HTML)
  (As of October 30, 2002)
  
  
• A Canada Fit for Children (HTML)
  Canada's plan of action in response to the May 2002 United Nations Special Session on Children
  

2. International Human Rights Instruments

• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (HTML)
  Also available: fold-out, braille, audio-cassette, diskette
  
  
• The International Bill of Human Rights
  (Includes: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and its Optional Protocols, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights)
  Available in printed format only
  
  
• The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (HTML)
  Also available in printed format
  
  
• The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (HTML)
  Also available in printed format
  
  
• The Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (HTML) Also available in printed format
  
  
• The Convention on the Rights of the Child (HTML)
  Also available in printed format

3. Canada's Reports to the United Nations

All reports are available in printed format. The most recent reports are also available on-line, in HTML and/or PDF versions.

• Core Document to accompany all of Canada's Reports (HTML)
  (Basic reference document on Canada's political system for use by United Nations Human Rights Committees reviewing Canada's reports)

Reports on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

• First Report
• Supplementary Report
• Second and Third Reports
• Fourth Report (HTML)
• Fifth Report (HTML | PDF)

Reports on the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

• First Report on Articles 6-9
• First Report on Articles 10-12
• First Report on Articles 13-15
• Second Report on Articles 6-9
• Second Report on Articles 10-15
• Statistical Data - Second Report on Articles 10-15
• Third report (on articles 6-15) (HTML)
• Third report - Statistical Data
• Fourth Report (HTML | PDF)
• Fifth Report (HTML | PDF)

Reports on the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

• First report
• Second report
• Third report
• Fourth report
• Fifth report
• Sixth report
• Seventh report
• Eighth report
• Ninth report
• Tenth report
• Eleventh report (HTML)
• Twelfth report (HTML)
• Thirteenth and Fourteenth reports (HTML)
• Fifteenth and Sixteenth reports (HTML | PDF)

Reports on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

• First Report
• Second Report
• Third Report
• Fourth Report (HTML)
• Fifth Report (HTML | PDFPart I | Part II)

Reports on the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Punishment or Treatment

• First Report
• Second Report
• Third Report (HTML)
• Fourth Report (HTML | PDF)
  
• Fifth Report (HTML | PDF)

Convention on the Rights of the Child

• First Report (HTML)
• Second Report (HTML)
• First Report on the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (HTML | PDF)

Human Rights Program
Box 25-11-S
25 Eddy Street, 11th floor
Gatineau, Québec
K1A 0M5

Telephone: 819-994-3458
Fax: 819-994-5252
E-Mail: rights-droits@pch.gc.ca