(hashtag)Waiting4UCanada: 10th anniversary of First Nations child welfare case
Press Release February 23, 2017 marks the 10th anniversary of the filing of the case on First Nations child welfare. Ten years is a long time, especially in the life…
CSFS Safe House Funding Secured!
Press Release February 20, 2017 We are very excited to announce that Carrier Sekani Family Services has secured funding to build and operate a Safe House shelter to address family…
RCMP Northern BC Policing Investigation: First Nations and Human Rights Groups React
Press Release February 17, 2017 xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) – The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action and Justice for Girls…
Statement from AFNQL Chief Ghislain Picard Following the Broadcast of the “Enquête” Report
Press Release WENDAKE, QC, Feb. 17, 2017 – Following the broadcast of Radio Canada’s “Enquête” television report on February 16th regarding the vicious cycle of abuse experienced in some First…
Caroline Cochrane: Update on the National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Press Release Mr. Speaker, the Government of the Northwest Territories made a commitment in its mandate to support and participate in the National Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women…
Inquest into the Death of Moses Beaver Announced
Press Release February 17, 2017 Dr. David Eden, Regional Supervising Coroner for Inquests, today announced that an inquest will be held into the death of Moses Beaver. Mr. Beaver, 56,…
Violence in Indigenous communities: a vicious cycle that needs to be broken
Press Release Kahnawake, February 17, 2017 – Quebec Native Women (QNW) would like to highlight the courage of the women and children who, despite facing great social pressure and many…
Update re OHRC & Thunder Bay Police Service
Press Release Incident Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2017 – 11:30 Incident Number: Joint Written Statement Location: Thunder Bay Date Published: 2017-02-15 Ontario Human Rights Commission – Thunder Bay Police Service…
Statement from Deputy Commissioner Craig Callens, Commanding Officer, RCMP in British Columbia
Press Release February 16, 2017 I would like to acknowledge the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission report on Policing in Northern BC. The report provides an external overview of a…
OHRC: “Unfounded” – a human rights issue
Press Release February 16, 2017 By: Renu Mandhane, Chief Commissioner, Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) Robyn Doolittle’s ground-breaking investigation “Unfounded” exposes how police services across Canada are “ill-equipped or unwilling…
