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Joint statement delivered at the UN
My name is Sheryl Lightfoot. I am Anishinaabe from the Lake Superior Band and an associate professor at the University of British Columbia. I am the North American member of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. It is my honour today to make this intervention on behalf of the Coalition for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Earlier this month, the Coalition, the University of British Columbia, and Canadian Friends Service Committee hosted an expert symposium on the interconnections between 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the human rights of Indigenous peoples, including the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Keep reading this joint statement.
UN asks Canada about children of incarcerated parents
Earlier this month CFSC joined other members of civil society in meeting with the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. We took the opportunity to highlight the situation of children when their parents come into contact with the criminal justice system.
Questions that we drew to the attention of the UN have now been asked of Canada: How many children with incarcerated parents are living in Canada? How does Canada ensure the rights of these children? Good references were made to interrelated and vitally important issues including Truth and Reconciliation and Jordan’s Principle as well. Read more on the UN website.
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