Human Rights Watch Canada

Human rights watch canada'a programs focus on critical human rughts concerns both in canada and globally. Key initiatives includ the toronto human rights watch film festival using storytelling through film to spotlight pressing issues and the voices for justice dinner honouring human rights defenders. Human rights watch canada's staff and researchers actively engage with canadian decision-makers across government and other sectors driving advocacy to address critical human rights concerns. Programmatic work during the year covered a range of human rights issues in canada and worldwide addressing areas such as disability rights women's rights lgbtq+ rights older people's rights and economic and social rights. It also advocated for protections in conflict and crisis areas. 1. Promoting the independence of women with disabilities 2. Protecting people with disabilities in gaza 3. Ensuring people with disabilities and older people are included in climate response 4. Promoting the independence of women with disabilities 5. Documenting good pratice as a tool for change.