Canada: Safety of Indigenous Women Under UN Scrutiny

Email The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted today the report on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Canada’s human rights record, which included a large set of questions, recommendations, and comments from countries across the world about violence against indigenous women and girls. The attention should spur Canada to take decisive action to address the hundreds of murders and disappearances of indigenous women and girls over the last four decades, Human Rights Watch said today. (Toronto) – The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted today the report on the Universal…

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