In addition to her lifelong humanitarian[REF] and charity work,[REF] in 2014, Canaan, called a "high-profile" celebrity by ABC News,[REF] was compelled toward activism as a United Nations delegate[REF][REF] for Khiam Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture (KRC) to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) [REF].
On June 17, 2014, Canaan delivered her speech, "Hostage to Injustice", a call for an end to unjust political imprisonment, at the 26th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, receiving a standing ovation and drawing media attention [REF].