Canada: Rampant resource development puts Indigenous women and girls at higher risk of violence
Press Release November 3, 2016 Decades of unchecked resource development and government policy failures have strained the social fabric of communities in northeast British Columbia (BC), Canada, and have put…
OIPRD to Review Thunder Bay Police Service Practices for Policing Indigenous Peoples
November 3, 2016 TORONTO – The Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) is conducting a systemic review of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s practices for policing Indigenous Peoples,…
Women’s rights record in Canada disappointing says UN committee
Press Release “How much more evidence does our government need to prove that women continue to face inequality and discrimination? We need a government that will not just talk about…
UNICEF welcomes passing of motion on First Nations child welfare, urging critical action for equity
Press Release TORONTO, November 1, 2016 – UNICEF Canada has responded to today’s motion in the House of Commons to improve First Nations child welfare and comply with a Canadian…
Canada: Rampant resource development in northeast BC puts Indigenous women and girls at heightened risk of violence
Press Release November 1, 2016 Vancouver – On November 3, Amnesty International will launch a new report at a press conference in Vancouver documenting how unchecked resource development and government…
Amnesty International USA to Monitor to North Dakota Pipeline Protests
Press Release October 31, 2016 As tensions escalate at the site of a disputed pipeline close to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) has…
Discussion Paper: Proposal for a First Nations Child and Family Caring Act
Press Release November 01, 2016 For your consideration! This proposal for a First Nations Child and Family Caring Act for was presented by Sébastien Grammond at Osgoode Hall Law School’s…
Family Violence Prevention Month
Press Release November 01, 2016 Public Service Announcement Family Violence Prevention Month November is Family Violence Prevention Month. The Department of Family Services and Qulliit Nunavut Status of Women Council…
OSSTF/FEESO calls for an end to discrimination against First Nations children
Press Release October 31, 2016 — Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) President Paul Elliott has sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling upon the government to comply…
OHRC: Letter to the Thunder Bay Police Service and Thunder Bay Police Services Board regarding systemic discrimination and racism
Press Release Chief J.P. Levesque Thunder Bay Police Service 1200 Balmoral Street Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5Z5 Board Chair Jacqueline Dojack c/o Secretary-Thunder Bay Police Services Board Office of the…
