The United Nations Human Rights Committee in its five year review of Canada's compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights cites a number of serious concerns about violations of poor peoples' rights to equality and non-discrimination, life, privacy, and freedom of association.

• Concluding Observations from the UN Committee
• Press release from the National Anti-Poverty Organization (NAPO) and the Charter Committee on Poverty Issues (CCPI)
• Press release from the National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL).