What are human rights?
| Human rights | universal rights based on simply being human (for example, the right to equality) | ||
| Civil liberties | rights and freedoms of individuals that protect them against the actions of the state or country (for example, freedom of association) | ||
| B.C. Human Rights Code | provincial legislation that identifies, prohibits and remedies discriminatory treatment. The discrimination is limited to areas such as employment, the provision of services and tenancy | ||
| Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms | the part of the Canadian constitution that outlines the rights of all people in Canada | ||
| International Human Rights Treaties | agreements among countries that define and uphold universal human rights |
Human rights is fundamentally about human dignity. At the heart of human rights is equality.”
Commissioner Kasari Govender