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CoDevelopment Canada Charitable Purpose #1

To uphold human rights in Latin America, in accordance with key international agreements including the UN Declaration on Human Rights, the UN Convention on Civil and Political Rights, the UN Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women as well as pertinent national human rights law (see appendix A), through the following activities:

a) Holding workshops and seminars on human rights to community members

b) Establishing legal clinics for the poor to ensure their access to legal protection and remedies as provided for by existing human rights legislation

c) Providing aid and assistance to victims of human rights abuse, including victims of violence, sexual harassment, discrimination, and exploitation

d) Preparing and disseminating reports and distributing material that increases the public’s knowledge about human rights issues and abuses

e) Developing communication with the private sector to create awareness of pertinent human rights issues