WUNRN
CANADA - REPORT BY FAFIA - LACK
OF PROGRESS IN MEETING
CEDAW COMMITTEE CANADA REVIEW
RECOMMENDATIONS
Direct Link to Full 27-Page Report:
February
2, 2010 (Ottawa) Canada is ignoring the basic human rights of the poorest and
most vulnerable Canadian women, says the Canadian Feminist Alliance for
International Action (FAFIA) in a new report issued today. No Action: No
Progress assesses Canada’s response to priority recommendations that were made
by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against
Women after its review of Canada in 2008. At that time, the Committee
identified two areas in which human rights violations were so pressing that
they required immediate action:
• Persistent failure to provide adequate social assistance to women and girls
living in poverty;
• Endemic violence against Aboriginal women and girls.
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