Rights & Democracy
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Rights & Democracy was a Canadian government-created organization dedicated to promoting human rights and democratic development internationally.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rights & Democracy canonical | 4 |
| Rights and Democracy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5248619 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rights & Democracy Context triple: [John Humphrey Freedom Award, presentedBy, Rights & Democracy]
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A.
Liberalism and Democracy
"Liberalism and Democracy" is a political philosophy book by Norberto Bobbio that examines the historical relationship, tensions, and possible reconciliation between liberalism and democratic theory.
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B.
Rights in America
"Rights in America" is a stand-up comedy segment by George Carlin in which he satirically critiques the concept and stability of civil rights in the United States.
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C.
Democracy and Its Critics
Democracy and Its Critics is a major work of political theory by Robert A. Dahl that systematically examines, defends, and refines the principles and practice of modern democracy against its main philosophical challenges.
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D.
Democracy
"Democracy" is a stage play by British playwright Michael Frayn that dramatizes the complex political and personal relationship between West German Chancellor Willy Brandt and his assistant and spy Günter Guillaume.
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E.
Freedom and Justice
Freedom and Justice is the national motto of Ghana, encapsulating the country's core values of liberty and fairness in its post-independence identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rights & Democracy Target entity description: Rights & Democracy was a Canadian government-created organization dedicated to promoting human rights and democratic development internationally.
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A.
Liberalism and Democracy
"Liberalism and Democracy" is a political philosophy book by Norberto Bobbio that examines the historical relationship, tensions, and possible reconciliation between liberalism and democratic theory.
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B.
Rights in America
"Rights in America" is a stand-up comedy segment by George Carlin in which he satirically critiques the concept and stability of civil rights in the United States.
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C.
Democracy and Its Critics
Democracy and Its Critics is a major work of political theory by Robert A. Dahl that systematically examines, defends, and refines the principles and practice of modern democracy against its main philosophical challenges.
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D.
Democracy
"Democracy" is a stage play by British playwright Michael Frayn that dramatizes the complex political and personal relationship between West German Chancellor Willy Brandt and his assistant and spy Günter Guillaume.
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E.
Freedom and Justice
Freedom and Justice is the national motto of Ghana, encapsulating the country's core values of liberty and fairness in its post-independence identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian federal organization
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human rights organization ⓘ non-governmental organization ⓘ |
| activity |
conducting research on human rights and democracy
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funding democracy promotion projects ⓘ supporting human rights defenders ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development (ICHRDD) ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| creator | Parliament of Canada ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | abolished by the Government of Canada ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2012 ⓘ |
| focusArea |
civil and political rights
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democratic governance ⓘ participatory democracy ⓘ rule of law ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Government of Canada
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linked to:
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
|
| fullName | International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
Government of Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
|
| geographicScope | global ⓘ |
| governanceStructure | board of directors appointed by the Government of Canada ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
advancement of international human rights standards
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promotion of democratic institutions ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Montreal, Quebec, Canada ⓘ |
| inception | 1988 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal jurisdiction of Canada ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Act of Parliament of Canada
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linked to:
Act of the Parliament of Canada
|
| legalForm | federal crown corporation ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| mission |
to promote human rights internationally
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to support democratic development abroad ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| operatedInField |
democratic development
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human rights promotion ⓘ international development ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | defunct ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Government of Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
|
| regionServed | international ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade programs ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| shortName | Rights & Democracy ⓘ |
| supervisingAuthority |
Government of Canada
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linked to:
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
Parliament of Canada ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | arms-length agency of the Canadian government ⓘ |
| websiteLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
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Subject: Rights & Democracy Description of subject: Rights & Democracy was a Canadian government-created organization dedicated to promoting human rights and democratic development internationally.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development
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alsoKnownAs
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Rights & Democracy
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International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development
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shortName
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Rights and Democracy
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linked to: Rights & Democracy