Topics: Civil and political rights
Stories
Manitoba’s Mincome experiment
By Travis Tomchuk
A landmark study performed in Manitoba in the 1970s showed that guaranteed annual income could improve the lives of people in poverty.

Star Trek and human rights
By Murray Leeder and Alana Conway
Star Trek has offered an intelligent, socially conscious approach to science fiction since it debuted in 1966. Current Star Trek series feature complex, nuanced perspectives on important human rights matters such as genocide, migrancy and refugees.

The chaotic story of the right to vote in Canada
By Matthew McRae

Face the music: Canadian musicians and human rights
By Julia Peristerakis

The Sharpeville Massacre
By Matthew McRae
Discover how South Africa’s murderous response to peaceful protest inspired local and international action against apartheid.

Fighting for a vision of a free and democratic Russia
Explore the motivation, inspiration and hope that sustain Kara-Murza’s courageous fight for human rights and democracy in Russia.

The story of Nelson Mandela
By Matthew McRae
Mandela spent 27 years in prison for opposing South Africa’s apartheid system. He refused to give up his efforts to achieve equality for all people.

Making Mandela: Struggle for Freedom
By Matthew McRae

Four freedoms: The power of objects
By Jeremy Maron
In his January 1941 State of the Union address, American President Franklin D. Roosevelt articulated four fundamental freedoms that everyone in the world ought to be able to enjoy – freedom of speech, freedom of belief, freedom from fear and freedom from want.

Resource guides
Technology and surveillance
Learn more about technology and human rights in our resource guide. Discover journalist Megha Rajagopalan’s coverage of state surveillance in China and explore resources about privacy, security and human rights.
