Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child’s review of Canada

We write in advance of the 87th pre-session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child relating to Canada’s compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. This submission is primarily based on research conducted between July 2015 and April 2016, and focuses on the water crisis in First Nation communities and the protection of education during armed conflict. Related Content Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child’s review of Canada Water Crisis in First Nation Communities (articles 24, 27, and 29) The water supplied to many First Nations communities on lands known as…

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