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WHO WE ARE?

RightsPlus Canada is a federally incorporated not-for-profit organization in Canada working towards a vision of a healthy and respectful life for disadvantaged people. Our mission is to empower people to engage in innovative actions to relieve poverty and injustice. RightsPlus focuses on rights based approach and goes beyond basic perimeter of rights to address evolving needs and rights in a fast paced world. 

About

OUR VISION 

A healthy and respectful life for people living in poverty

OUR MISSION

Empowering people to engage in innovative actions to relieve poverty

OUR APPROACH

Rights are not static. These are enforceable when rights are either recognized by international instruments or by the law of the country. Rights recognized by the international institutions e.g. the United Nations may or may not be accepted by the country of the rights claimant. Different countries use different terminology to define needs of people, for instance education is not constitutionally guaranteed rights in every country even though it is recognized as a human right by the United Nations. So, education is defined by some countries as basic need, not as a right. Food, shelter, health etc. are also treated as basic necessities by the law of many countries, not as rights. This explanation may not be required to the people who live in poverty rather they need what they need to live. While rights framework can provide legal remedies to the people living in poverty, services like training, financial assistance, human rights education, legal aid services, food bank etc. will provide them an opportunity to thrive and fight against poverty and injustices. So, the concept of RightPlus is beyond the legal framework of rights i.e. rights plus any other matter that affects the lives of people living in poverty. RightsPlus focuses on human rights based approach and goes beyond basic perimeter of rights to address evolving needs and rights in a fast paced world.

OUR MANDATE

RightsPlus Canada functions as a human rights promoter and offers services to the disadvantaged people to strengthen their ability for claiming rights. RightsPlus Canada focuses on human rights and legal education, empowerment, and campaign to work towards organizational mission and vision.

OUR PROGRAMS & SERVICES

  • Legal Education

  • Legal Information

  • Referral services

  • Publication

  • Community Tax Clinic

  • Training & capacity building

  • Online based rights campaign

  • Volunteer placement

  • Legislative advocacy

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meet the staff

MEET OUR EXECUTIVE BOARD

An international development practitioner with experience in 16 countries on four continents, Khadijah is a strong believer in unlocking human potential, igniting systems change and collaborating with a community of purpose to improve quality of life of people globally. She finds meaning in contributing to a thriving and sustainable world and seeing lives being transformed. 

Khadijah Suleman

Member

After completing his Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Ali worked as a human rights advocate for the Committee for the Welfare of Prisoners, Legal Aid Office (LAO) and Legal Aid Society (LAS) in Karachi. He has conducted grass roots level research in Pakistani Prisons and co-authored various reports on Prison Reforms and Countering Violent Extremism in the demobilized strata.

Chair

Ali Hamza Memon

Having worked in the broad spectrum of social  development, economic justice and psychosocial rehabilitation in several largest development agencies around the globe for 18 years,  Hasan has the ability to effectively support the homeless, marginalized individuals and diverse populations that struggle with issues such as poverty, injustice, mental health and wellness, inadequate housing, addiction, social exclusion and lack of community supports. 

Syed Masiul Hasan

Member

Executive Director

Zakir Hossain Sarker

Zakir is an internationally trained lawyer and a community development professional. Prior to immigrating to Canada, he worked as Human Rights Advisor of ActionAid Denmark stationed in Monrovia, Liberia. He also worked with national and international development organizations in Bangladesh and for short-term professional assignment he visited 21 countries since he started his career in 2003. Over the period, Zakir acquired strong skills in strategy formulation and planning, capacity building, mainstreaming Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA), participatory processes and community based research.

Contact

CONTACT US

647-702-7926  |  zakir.sarker@rightspluscanada.org

1508-283 Pharmacy Avenue, Toronto, Canada M1L3G1

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