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“The greatest imperative we face is to embrace that the grand, necessary promise of human rights is truly universal. It must flourish everywhere and for everyone.”

Alex Neve, former Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada

A middle-aged man with short grey hair stands with a mic speaking to a crowd. Partially obscured. — Photo: Amnesty International

Universal: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 6:30 p.m. — 9:00 p.m.

Exploring the state of human rights today.

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Exhibitions

Love in a Dangerous Time: Canada’s LGBT Purge

January 31, 2025 to early 2026

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A large group of protestors march through a city while two uniformed RCMP officers keep watch. In this black-and-white image, the protestors' signs and banners call for an end to discriminatory practices against members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community. Partially obscured.

Reclaiming Power and Place: Indigenous Women and Their Rights to Safety and Justice

May 3, 2025 – April 5, 2030

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Six red dresses and a white dress in the middle are suspended on wooden clothes hangers in front of a backdrop. A white star glows at the location of the heart on the central white dress. The backdrop features patterns on a birchbark texture. Some of the patterns are illuminated from behind to create glowing star-like features on the panels. Partially obscured.

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Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Hours

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Adult General Admission:

$22

Events

The matchup between human rights and sports: how both can win

October 23, 2025

Cost: Free, Zoom registration required.

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A smiling man in a crowd of people holding a large yellow flag with a blue and white, “W” in the centre. The man is wearing a blue Winnipeg Blue Bombers jacket as he stands in front of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Partially obscured.

Culinary Night at the Museum: Celebrating Women’s Voices

Friday, March 13, 2026

Cost: $145 includes dinner, $180 includes dinner and signature drink at each stop

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Stories

We are Roma

By Gina Csanyi-Robah with Shayna Plaut, Ph. D.

A painting of the Romani flag, which is blue on top, green on the bottom and has a red chakra that looks like a wagon wheel in the centre. Partially obscured.

She said | He said

By Leslie Vryenhoek, editor

A drag queen in heavy makeup and a wig of long tiny braids holds up a children’s book to show an audience. The backdrop behind her is a pastel rainbow. Partially obscured.

Information Disorder in Times of Conflict

By Saranaz Barforoush, Ph. D. and Shayna Plaut, Ph. D.

A person wearing a dark blue helmet marked with the word “PRESS” points from a balcony window high above a road, towards a pillar of smoke following an explosion. Partially obscured.

Every Canadian’s responsibility

By Karine Duhamel

A young woman with braided hair, wearing a maroon jacket and gray winter cap, looks forward resolutely. A red handprint is painted over her mouth and face. Partially obscured.

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A smiling woman with light skin is filmed on a cell phone. She is wearing a lanyard with the words “Be inspired” and standing in front of an exhibit element made of horizontal strips of wood, some decorated with Indigenous art. Partially obscured. — Photo: CMHR, Scott Gillam