Women's Studies 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: United Nations Human Rights Committee, Indian Act

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 1020E
• Professor: Kim Verwaayen

Document Summary

Sharon mcivor delivers fafia statement in the un human rights. In anticipation of canada"s sixth periodic review by the united nations human. Rights committee from july 7-8, representatives from canadian civil society organizations gave statements before the committee this morning in geneva. Statement for formal meeting with united nations human rights committee, I am a first nations woman and a member of the lower. I speak today on behalf of the canadian feminist alliance for. International action or fafia, which is an alliance of more than sixty women"s organizations. During the period under review, women in canada have moved dramatically backwards. Today we have chosen to highlight two issues: murders and disappearances of aboriginal women and girls; and sex discrimination in the indian. Murders and disappearances of aboriginal women and girls. Violence against aboriginal women and girls is extreme. 2,000 murders and disappearances over 20 years have been documented.