Human Rights Day 2014
Summary
On December 10, 2014, the Alberta Legislative Assembly acknowledged the collective responsibility of promoting and protecting human rights and dignity of all people through a Ministerial or Member’s Statement.
The then Premier and Ministers of Education, Human Services, Justice and Solicitor General, and Culture and Tourism, made a Ministerial Statement on Human Rights Day and introduced several community leaders, including CCS Board Members who were engaged in the work of promoting and protecting human rights. In addition, then Leaders of Opposition Danielle Smith, Dr. Raj Sherman, and Rachel Notley made Members’ Statements and also introduced some other CCS Board Members.
The individuals who were recognized for their work in the community and involvement in the advancement of human rights are:
- Mita Das
- Jack O’Neill
- Mary O’Neill
- Elexis Schloss
- Muriel Stanley Venne
- Alexis Antonakis
- Than Aung
- Sonia Bitar
- Jagdish Bhatia
- Danielle Monroe
- Philomena Okeke
- Jitendra Shah
- Tara Bhatia
- Shreela Chakrabartty
- Lan Chan-Marples
- Earl Choldin
- Satya Brata Das
- David Evans
- Soraya Hafez
- Charan Khehra
- Cynthia Lazarenko
- Lori Sigurdson
- Rose Marie Tremblay
- Paula Kirman