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2025 IHRP Annual Report
As I reflect on the IHRP’s work, I am inspired by how far we have come since having relaunched the program in 2022. Having refocused our work in the areas of corporate accountability, climate justice, and Indigenous rights at the time, I could not have anticipated the subsequent demand from communities for Canadian actor accountability. As a result, this fall we took on an unprecedented and ambitious advocacy agenda, both in the number and scope of projects.
Clinic students were exposed to a diverse range of mechanisms to hold Canada and its actors accountable. We filed submissions before several UN bodies, released two major investigative reports, including one at the UN COP30 summit in Brazil, worked on two interventions before Canadian courts, and made oral submissions in Geneva and New York to challenge Canada’s actions abroad. Students also engaged in field work in Brazil, Geneva, and Northern Ontario, reflecting the global reach of our program as well as our commitment to movement lawyering.
This year, we were also able to support 13 student fellowships, from South Africa to Switzerland, through which students engaged directly with international human rights law and gained valuable practical experience in direct client services, research, advocacy, and education all around the globe.
All in all, through our Clinic projects, Fellowships, student-led Working Groups, Rights Review publication, and a wide range of events and partnerships, we have made great strides in advancing our mission of strengthening Canada’s adherence to its international human rights commitments in our three focus areas.
This year’s achievements would not have been possible without the generous contributions of our donors. Your generous support empowers our students to tackle pressing human rights issues and make meaningful contributions to the promotion of human rights on a global stage. We hope you stay engaged and continue supporting the IHRP's mission in the year ahead!
Sandra Wisner
Director
International Human Rights Program
University of Toronto Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law
