Canada’s human rights reputation at risk, say Senators

Canada has ratified more than 400 international instruments, but many have not become law

Canada's "moral authority as a leading voice for human rights in the international area," is now open to charges of hypocrisy and is increasingly under pressure from the UN to shape up its act, according to the new Senate Committee on Human Rights.

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