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'Champion Human Rights' with the CMHR at the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights launched its ‘Champion Human Rights’ Campaign on February 15, 2010 at the Vancouver Olympic Games.  This campaign celebrates, promotes and inspires human rights champions.

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights invites people to complete the sentence “Everyone has the right to….” on a small protest sign and have their photo taken in front of a 10 foot, 3 dimensional architectural mural of the Museum.

Featured signs completed by well-known Canadian human rights champions including Canadian Olympic medalist Mark Tewksbury, renowned singer Buffy Ste-Marie, humanitarian Craig Kielburger of Free the Children, 2010 Winter Olympic medal designer Corrine Hunt, Canadian Olympic Gold medalist Daniel Ingali, and members of the Canadian and American Women’s Ski Jump teams are on display.

View photos from our ‘Champion Human Rights’ Media launch.

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Middle age man looking at the model of a beige stone and glass building. A group of six persons wearing black and red uniform pose for a group photo. Two of them hold a sign that reads “Everyone has the right to visit Manitoba” Man and woman hold a sign that reads “Everyone has the right to be a RAVEN now + then.” They are standing in front of a large image of a building. Young man smiling holds a sign that reads “Everyone has the right to LOVE! It is not who you love that matters, it is that you can love that matters.” Young man smiling holds a paper sign that reads “Everyone has the right to freedom! Two young girls look inside a glass case at a model of a building. Man and woman hold a sign that reads “ Everyone has the right to be a RAVEN now + then.” They are standing in front of a large image of a building. Man standing behind a podium with one person on each side of him, holding a sign. Behind him is a large image of a building. Man with white hair holds a sign that reads “Everyone has the right to Spiritual Sanctuary.” Man with white hair writing on a large piece of paper placed on a table. Beside him there is a motorcycle and various pictures.