Author: Cheryl Milne
Katelynn’s Principle: The child must be at the centre
May 2, 2016On Friday, April 29, the jury in the Inquest into the Death of Katelynn Sampson, delivered a number of significant recommendations which are founded on the rights of children, particularly the right to be heard but also their full rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Katelynn was only 7 years […]
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Physician Assisted Dying and Children
February 8, 2016Posted on behalf of LeeAnn Chapman, CCRC board member and triage lawyer at The Hospital For Sick Children, Toronto UN Convention of the Rights of the Child, Article 12 States Parties shall assure to the child who is capable of forming his or her own views the right to express those views freely in all […]
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A Victory for First Nations Children
February 1, 2016CHRT rules in favour of First Nations Children’s Caring Society in discrimination complaint Posted on behalf of Christian Whalen, Board Member On Tuesday February 26 the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal released its long awaited decision in relation to the race and ancestry discrimination complaint against Canada filed in 2007 by the First Nations Child and […]
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Liberals to Repeal Section 43
December 21, 2015The Globe and Mail reported today that the Liberals plan to honour all recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission including the recommendation to repeal s.43 of the Criminal Code. This section provides a defence to parents and teachers who use force against children for the purpose of correction. It is referred to as the corporal […]
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CHILDREN CAN NOW SEEK JUSTICE FOR ABUSES THROUGH UN
January 14, 2014Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children urges Canada to ratify new treaty so more children can access international justice for rights abuses CANADA, January 14, 2014 – Children whose human rights have been violated will finally be able to bring their cases to the United Nations after a new international treaty was enacted today. […]
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National Child Day: One Year Later and No Plan of Action
November 20, 2013In December of 2012, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child released its Concluding Observations on Canada’s Third and Fourth Report to the Committee on its implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Based on that document, the Canadian Coalition developed 10 Steps for Children in Canada to […]
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No advances for Canada’s children following Canada’s Human Rights Review
October 9, 2013By Lisa Wolff Board Member, Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children In September, the Government of Canada responded to the 162 recommendations it received to advance the human rights of Canadians, during the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in April, 2013. The UPR is a process to review, every five years, how […]
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