In commemoration of the adoption of the UN’s adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948, CUPE Ontario is proud to mark International Human Rights Day on December 10. The original UDHR was the work of two years of discussion, debate, scholarship and diplomacy following the end of the Second World War,…
CUPE Ontario stands in solidarity with communities from coast to coast on the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia, observed on January 29th. This day serves as a solemn reminder of the tragic events that unfolded in Quebec City in 2017, when a gunman entered a mosque…
On January 27th, CUPE Ontario joins those around the globe in observing Holocaust Remembrance Day, a day dedicated to remembering the 10 million people, including 6 million Jews, murdered in the Holocaust, and reflecting on the importance of unity and justice in our society. Holocaust Remembrance Day is not only a tribute to the Jewish…
CUPE Ontario has marked Human Rights Day 2023, the day that marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This declaration lays out for people the world over the fundamental rights and freedoms to which every human being is entitled, regardless of their nationality, gender, ethnicity, religion, age,…
CUPE Ontario strongly supports an immediate ceasefire in the ongoing war between Israel and Palestine, particularly in Gaza. We have taken decisive actions to demonstrate our commitment to peace, justice, and human rights. Both CUPE National and CUPE Ontario have officially endorsed the Ceasefire Now statement, signifying our unequivocal support for efforts to end the…
CUPE Ontario marks September 30, National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, as a day of awareness and reflection on the realities of Indigenous history in our country. Before 2021, when it was named a national holiday, September 30 was commonly referred to as Orange Shirt Day, which honoured the survivors of residential schools and those…
CUPE Ontario has added its voice to the growing chorus of condemnation around the executions in Iran of two young people who were involved with the nationwide protests triggered by the death in custody of Jina Mahsa Amini. CUPE Ontario expressed its profound shock and condemnation at the deaths of Majidreza Rahnavard and Mohsen Shekari,…
In tandem with so many around the globe, CUPE Ontario is proud to mark December 10 as International Human Rights Day. This day marks the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. This cornerstone document established a broad range of fundamental rights and freedoms to…
On December 6, CUPE Ontario observes the National Day of Remembrance and Action to End Violence against Women. The unspeakable tragedy that sparked this day was the murder in 1989 of 14 women, targeted because of their gender at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal. But when we look around us today, it’s plain to see we…
Global estimates show that more than 5 women or girls are killed every hour by someone in their own family. This is unacceptable. Being the most common human rights violation worldwide, violence against women and girls affects more than 1 in 3 women, a statistic that has changed very little over the last ten years.…
