As part of its mandate, the CJPME Foundation researches and publishes analyses on: 1) Human rights and aboriginal rights law in Canada and internationally, and 2) The actual implementation of human rights and aboriginal rights law in Canada and internationally. Please find below some of the analyses currently available:
The Dispossession of the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada
The Tragedy of Canadian Residential Schools
Roots of Apartheid: South Africa’s Mining Industry
The CJPME Foundation is proud to make dozens of summary human rights reports available to the public. These reports are intended to provide a quick "at a glance" view of the human rights situations across the countries of the world. These reports synthesize data from many different sources, including Reporters without Borders, FreedomHouse, Transparency International, the World Economic Forum, KidsRights, and many others. Click on the country in the map below, or click on the country link in the list below to view the individual reports.
English Name | Local Name | Region | ||
A | ||||
Afghanistan | Afghanestan | South-Central Asia | ||
Albania | Shqiperia | Southern Europe | ||
Algeria | Al Jaza'ir | Northern Africa | ||
American Samoa | American Samoa | Polynesia, Oceania | ||
Andorra | Andorra | Southern Europe | ||
Angola | Angola | Central Africa | ||
Anguilla | Anguilla | Leeward Islands, Caribbean | ||
Antarctica | Antarctica | Antarctica | ||
Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda | Leeward Islands, Caribbean | ||
Argentina | Argentina | Southern South America | ||
Armenia | Hayastan | Western Asia | ||
Aruba | Aruba | Leeward Islands, Caribbean | ||
Australia | Australia | Australia/Oceania | ||
Austria | Österreich | Western Europe | ||
Azerbaijan | Azarbaycan | Caucasus, Western Asia | ||
B | ||||
Bahamas | Bahamas | Caribbean | ||
Bahrain | Al Bahrayn | Arabian Peninsula, Middle East | ||
Bangladesh | Bangladesh | South-Central Asia | ||
Barbados | Barbados | Lesser Antilles, Caribbean | ||
Belarus | Byelarus | Eastern Europe | ||
Belgium | Belgique/Belgie | Western Europe | ||
Belize | Belize | Central America | ||
Benin | Benin | West Africa | ||
Bermuda | Bermuda | North America | ||
Bhutan | Bhutan | South-Central Asia | ||
Bolivia | Bolivia | Central South America | ||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosna i Hercegovina | Southern Europe | ||
Botswana | Botswana | Southern Africa | ||
Brazil | Brasil | Central Eastern South America | ||
Brunei Darussalam | Negara Brunei Darussalam | Southeast Asia | ||
Bulgaria | Bulgaria | Balkan, Eastern Europe | ||
Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | West Africa | ||
Burundi | Burundi | Eastern Africa, African Great Lakes | ||
C | ||||
Cambodia | Kampuchea | South-East Asia | ||
Cameroon | Cameroon | Central Africa | ||
Canada | Canada | North North America | ||
Cape Verde | Cabo Verde | West Africa | ||
Cayman Islands | Cayman Islands | Greater Antilles, Caribbean | ||
Central African Republic | Republique Centrafricaine | Central Africa | ||
Chad | Tchad | Central Africa | ||
Chile | Chile | Western South America | ||
China | Zhong Guo | Eastern Asia | ||
Christmas Island | Christmas Island | Southeast Asia | ||
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | South-East Asia, Australia | ||
Colombia | Colombia | North West South America | ||
Comoros | Comores | Eastern Africa | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa) | République Démocratique du Congo | Central Africa | ||
Congo, Republic of (Brazzaville) | République du Congo | Central Africa | ||
Cook Islands | Cook Islands | Polynesia, Oceania | ||
Costa Rica | Costa Rica | Central America | ||
Ivory Coast | Cote d'Ivoire | West Africa | ||
Croatia | Hrvatska | Southern Europe | ||
Cuba | Cuba | Greater Antilles, Caribbean | ||
Cyprus | Kibris, Kypros | Mediterranean, Western Asia | ||
Czech Republic | Ceska Republika | Eastern Europe | ||
D | ||||
Denmark | Danmark | Northern Europe | ||
Djibouti | Djibouti | Eastern Africa | ||
Dominica | Dominica | Lesser Antilles, Caribbean | ||
Dominican Republic | Dominicana, Republica | Greater Antilles, Caribbean | ||
E | ||||
East Timor (Timor-Leste) | Timor | South-East Asia | ||
Ecuador | Ecuador | North West South America | ||
Egypt | Misr | Africa, Middle East | ||
El Salvador | El Salvador | Central America | ||
Equatorial Guinea | Guinea Ecuatorial | Central Africa | ||
Eritrea | Hagere Ertra | Eastern Africa | ||
Estonia | Eesti Vabariik | Northern Europe | ||
Ethiopia | Ityop'iya | Eastern Africa | ||
F | ||||
Falkland Islands | Islas Malvinas | Southern South America | ||
Faroe Islands | Foroyar | Northern Europe | ||
Fiji | Fiji | Melanesia, Oceania | ||
Finland | Suomen Tasavalta | Northern Europe | ||
France | France | Western Europe | ||
French Guiana | Guyane | Northern South America | ||
French Polynesia | Polynésie Française | Polynesia, Oceania | ||
French Southern Territories | Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises | Southern South America, Antarctic | ||
G | ||||
Gabon | Gabon | Central Africa | ||
Gambia | The Gambia | West Africa | ||
Georgia | Sak'art'velo | Western Asia | ||
Germany | Deutschland | Western Europe | ||
Ghana | Ghana | West Africa | ||
Gibraltar | Gibraltar | Southern Europe | ||
Great Britain | Great Britain | Northern Europe | ||
Greece | Ellas or Ellada | Southern Europe | ||
Greenland | Kalaallit Nunaat | North America | ||
Grenada | Grenada | Lesser Antilles, Caribbean | ||
Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | Lesser Antilles, Caribbean | ||
Guam | Guam | Micronesia, Oceania | ||
Guatemala | Guatemala | Central America | ||
Guinea | Guinee | West Africa | ||
Guinea-Bissau | Guine-Bissau | West Africa | ||
Guyana | Guyana | North Eastern South America | ||
H | ||||
Haiti | Haiti | Greater Antilles, Caribbean | ||
Holy See | Status Civitatis Vaticanæ | Southern Europe within Italy | ||
Honduras | Honduras | Central America | ||
Hong Kong | Xianggang | Eastern Asia | ||
Hungary | Magyarorszag | Eastern Europe | ||
I | ||||
Iceland | Lyoveldio Island | Northern Europe | ||
India | Bharat | South-Central Asia | ||
Indonesia | Indonesia | Maritime South-East Asia | ||
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Iran | South-Central Asia | ||
Iraq | Iraq | Middle East, Western Asia | ||
Ireland | Éire | Northern Europe | ||
Israel | Yisra'el | Middle East, Western Asia | ||
Italy | Italia | Southern Europe | ||
J | ||||
Jamaica | Jamaica | Greater Antilles, Caribbean | ||
Japan | Nippon | Eastern Asia | ||
Jordan | Al Urdun | Middle East, Western Asia | ||
K | ||||
Kazakhstan | Qazaqstan | Central Asia | ||
Kenya | Kenya | Eastern Africa | ||
Kiribati | Kiribati, Kiribas | Micronesia, Oceania | ||
Korea, Democratic People's Rep. (North Korea) | Choson | Eastern Asia | ||
Korea, Republic of (South Korea) | Han-guk | Eastern Asia | ||
Kosovo | Albanian: : Kosova ou Kosovë, Serbian: Kosovo, Косово |
Southern Europe | ||
Kuwait | Al Kuwayt | Middle East, Western Asia | ||
Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz Respublikasy | Central Asia | ||
L | ||||
Lao, People's Democratic Republic | Lao | South-East Asia | ||
Latvia | Latvija | Northern Europe | ||
Lebanon | Lubnan | Middle East, Western Asia | ||
Lesotho | Lesotho | Southern Africa | ||
Liberia | Liberia | West Africa | ||
Libya | Libiyah | Northern Africa | ||
Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein | Western Europe | ||
Lithuania | Lietuva | Northern Europe | ||
Luxembourg | Luxembourg, Letzebuerg | Western Europe | ||
M | ||||
Macau | Aomen | Eastern Asia | ||
Macedonia, Rep. of | Makedonija | Southern Europe | ||
Madagascar | Madagascar | Eastern Africa | ||
Malawi | Malawi | Eastern Africa | ||
Malaysia | Malaysia | Southeast Asia | ||
Maldives | Dhivehi Raajje | South-Central Asia | ||
Mali | Mali | West Africa | ||
Malta | Malta | Southern Europe | ||
Marshall Islands | Marshall Islands | Micronesia, Oceania | ||
Martinique | Martinique | Lesser Antilles, Caribbean | ||
Mauritania | Muritaniyah | West Africa | ||
Mauritius | Mauritius | Eastern Africa | ||
Mayotte | Mayotte | Eastern Africa | ||
Mexico | Estados Unidos Mexicanos | North America | ||
Micronesia, Federal States of | Micronesia | Micronesia, Oceania | ||
Moldova, Republic of | Moldova | Eastern Europe | ||
Monaco | Monaco | Southern Europe | ||
Mongolia | Mongol Uls | Eastern Asia | ||
Montenegro | Crna Gora | Southern Europe | ||
Montserrat | Montserrat | Lesser Antilles, Caribbean | ||
Morocco | Al Maghrib | Northern Africa | ||
Mozambique | Mocambique | Eastern Africa | ||
Myanmar, Burma | Myanma Naingngandaw | Southeast Asia | ||
N | ||||
Namibia | Namibia | Southern Africa | ||
Nauru | Nauru | Micronesia, Oceania | ||
Nepal | Nepal | South-Central Asia | ||
Netherlands | Nederland/Holland | Western Europe | ||
Netherlands Antilles | Nederlandse Antillen | Caribbean | ||
New Caledonia | Nouvelle-Calédonie | Melanesia, Oceania | ||
New Zealand | Aotearoa | Oceania; Australia | ||
Nicaragua | Nicaragua | Central America | ||
Niger | Niger | West Africa | ||
Nigeria | Nigeria | West Africa | ||
Niue | Niue | Polynesia, Oceania | ||
Northern Mariana Islands | Northern Mariana Islands | Micronesia, Oceania | ||
Norway | Norge | Northern Europe | ||
O | ||||
Oman | Saltanat Uman | Middle East | ||
P | ||||
Pakistan | Pakistan | South-Central Asia | ||
Palau | Belau | Micronesia, Oceania | ||
Palestinian territories | Filastin | Middle East, Western Asia | ||
Panama | Panama | Central America | ||
Papua New Guinea | Papua Niu Gini | Maritime Southeast Asia, Melanesia, Oceania | ||
Paraguay | Paraguay | Central South America | ||
Peru | Peru | Western South America | ||
Philippines | Pilipinas | Southeast Asia | ||
Pitcairn Island | Pitcairn Island | Polynesia, Oceania | ||
Poland | Polska | Eastern Europe | ||
Portugal | Portugal | Southern Europe | ||
Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | Greater Antilles, Caribbean | ||
Q | ||||
Qatar | Dawlat Qatar | Arabian Peninsula, Middle East | ||
R | ||||
Reunion Island | Ile de la Réunion | Eastern Africa | ||
Romania | Romania | Eastern Europe | ||
Russian Federation | Rossiya | Eastern Europe - Northern Asia | ||
Rwanda | Rwanda | Eastern Africa, African Great Lakes | ||
S | ||||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Lesser Antilles, Caribbean | |||
Saint Lucia | Saint Lucia | Lesser Antilles, Caribbean | ||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Lesser Antilles, Caribbean | |||
Samoa | Samoa | Polynesia, Oceania | ||
San Marino | San Marino | Southern Europe within Italy | ||
Sao Tome and Principe | Sao Tome e Principe | Central Africa | ||
Saudi Arabia | Al Arabiyah as Suudiyah | Arabian Peninsula, Middle East | ||
Senegal | Senegal | West Africa | ||
Serbia | Srbija | Southern Europe | ||
Seychelles | Seychelles | Eastern Africa | ||
Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone | West Africa | ||
Singapore | Singapore | Southeast Asia | ||
Slovakia (Slovak Republic) | Slovensko | Eastern Europe | ||
Slovenia | Slovenija | Southern Europe | ||
Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands | Melanesia, Oceania | ||
Somalia | Somalia | Eastern Africa | ||
South Africa | South Africa | Southern Africa | ||
South Sudan | South Sudan | East-Central Africa | ||
Spain | España | Southern Europe | ||
Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | South-Central Asia | ||
Sudan | As-Sudan | Northern Africa | ||
Suriname | Suriname | North-Eastern South America | ||
Swaziland | Swaziland | Southern Africa | ||
Sweden | Sverige | Northern Europe | ||
Switzerland | Schweiz (German), Suisse (French), Svizzera (Italian) | Western Europe | ||
Syria, Syrian Arab Republic | Suriyah | Middle East, Western Asia | ||
T | ||||
Taiwan (Republic of China) | T'ai-wan | Eastern Asia | ||
Tajikistan | Jumhurii Tojikiston | Central Asia | ||
Tanzania; officially the United Republic of Tanzania | Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania | Eastern Africa | ||
Thailand | Prathet Thai | South-East Asia | ||
Tibet | Bod | South-Central Asia | ||
Timor-Leste (East Timor) | Timor | Maritime South-East Asia | ||
Togo | Republique Togolaise | West Africa | ||
Tokelau | Tokelau | Oceania/Australia | ||
Tonga | Tonga | Polynesia, Oceania | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad, Tobago | Northern South America, Caribbean | ||
Tunisia | Tunis | Northern Africa | ||
Turkey | Turkiye | Southeastern Europe, Western Asia | ||
Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan | Central Asia | ||
Turks and Caicos Islands | Turks and Caicos Islands | Caribbean, parts of the Bahamas island chain. | ||
Tuvalu | Tuvalu | Polynesia, Oceania | ||
U | ||||
Uganda | Uganda | Eastern Africa | ||
Ukraine | Ukrayina | Eastern Europe | ||
United Arab Emirates | Al Imarat al Arabiyah al Muttahidah | Arabian Peninsula, Middle East | ||
United Kingdom | United Kingdom | Northern Europe | ||
United States | United States | North America | ||
Uruguay | Republica Oriental del Uruguay | Central East South America | ||
Uzbekistan | Uzbekiston Respublikasi | Central Asia | ||
V | ||||
Vanuatu | Vanuatu | Melanesia, Oceania | ||
Vatican City State (Holy See) | Status Civitatis Vaticanæ | Southern Europe within Italy | ||
Venezuela | Venezuela | Northern South America | ||
Vietnam | Viet Nam | South-East Asia | ||
Virgin Islands (British) | Lesser Antilles, Caribbean | |||
Virgin Islands (U.S.) | Virgin Islands | Lesser Antilles, Caribbean | ||
W | ||||
Wallis and Futuna Islands | Wallis et Futuna | Polynesia, Oceania | ||
Western Sahara | Aṣ-Ṣaḥrā’ al-Gharbīyah | Northern Africa | ||
Y | ||||
Yemen | Al Yaman | Arabian Peninsula, Middle East | ||
Z | ||||
Zambia | Zambia | Eastern Africa | ||
Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa |