Canada: NDP MP Heather McPherson and rights groups mark International Human Rights Day – December 8, 2022

At a press conference on Parliament Hill, NDP Foreign Affairs critic Heather McPherson marks International Human Rights Day by drawing attention to Canada’s failure to address rights violations at home and abroad. She is joined by Fareed Khan (founder, Canadians United Against Hate), Saleha Faruque (government relations manager, Justice for All Canada), Kayum Masimov (manager, Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project), Thomas Woodley (president, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East) and John Packer (director, Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa).