The Carleton Human Rights Society is an academic society associated with the Human Rights Program at Carleton University. We are concerned with raising awareness of human rights violations and fighting global injustice. We are completely student driven, and take up the issues that concern our members around the globe!

What do we do?
Raising Awareness:

From issues like the genocide in the Darfur region, education in Kenya, death squads in Latin America, to violence against women in Canada a main goal the HRS is to raise the awareness of our fellow students on campus about serious human rights issues that are happening around the world and close to home.

Raising Funds:

Throughout the year, members start campaigns to raise much needed financial or material support. For example, last year the HRS held a winter clothing drive on campus for Ottawa’s homeless shelters. One place we hope to raise funds for this year is a single-mother daycare in the Guatemalan highlands.

Becoming Active:

Make connections in the community and abroad, get students involved in the fight for global human rights!

Social gatherings:

We have movie nights and other social gatherings, come out and make friends with other people passionate about human rights!

Who can join?

Any and everyone can join the HRS!