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CANADA - REPORT BY FAFIA - LACK OF PROGRESS IN MEETING

CEDAW COMMITTEE CANADA REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS

 

Direct Link to Full 27-Page Report:

http://www.fafia-afai.org/files/Report.%20No%20Action%20No%20Progress.%20FAFIA.%202010_2.pdf

 

http://www.fafia-afai.org/en/news/2010/canada-ignores-women%E2%80%99s-human-rights

 

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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