Justice and Public Safety
December 11, 2017

Media Advisory: Minister Parsons Attending Conference of Ministers Responsible for Human Rights

The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General, is attending the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Conference of Ministers responsible for Human Rights. The conference will take place December 10-12 in Ottawa.

This will be the first time in 29 years that Ministers Responsible for Human Rights have met to discuss international human rights and their implementation in Canada. The conference will focus on Canada’s possible accession of additional human rights treaties, strengthening the intergovernmental and institutional framework for implementing Canada's existing international human rights obligations, as well as meeting with civil society and Indigenous representatives, to hear their perspectives on Canada's human rights priorities.

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Media contact
Lesley Clarke
Justice and Public Safety
709-729-6985, 699-2910
LesleyClarke@gov.nl.ca

2017 12 11                              10:20 a.m.