Canada and the United Nations Human Rights Council
Canada played a very active role in the discussions leading to the establishment of the Human Rights Council in 2006. It served as a member of the Council from 2006 – 2009. Canadian governments have used the Council as a key venue for advancing the protection of human rights. To understand better how this works, watch the video interview with Ambassador Elissa Golberg, Canada’s Permanent Representative to the UN Office in Geneva from 2011 – 2014. She represented Canada at the UN Human Rights Council.