Soumettez votre contribution ici en anglais, ou ici en français ! En vertu de la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant des Nations unies (CDE), les pays (dont le Canada !) s’engagent à protéger les droits des enfants. Tous les enfants du Canada ont ces droits. Ils sont tous aussi importants les uns que les …
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Submit your entry here in English, or here in French! Under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, countries (including Canada!) promise to protect children’s rights. Every child in Canada has these rights. They’re equally important. They’re connected. And they can’t be taken away, like: This year’s Children’s Rights Expression contest asks the following questions: If …
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This week, the House of Commons is getting a report back from the Standing Committee on Human Rights and Justice on Bill C-273, which is a private member bill by NDP MP Peter Julien, which would ban corporal punishment. We are encouraging our supporters to write to their MPs and ask them to support the …
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Dear Supporters of Repeal of Section 43, Today is the International Day to End Corporal Punishment of Children. Today, Lao PDR became the 66th country to prohibit all corporal punishment of children. Yesterday, Canada’s Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights met to deliberate Bill C-273 which, if passed, will finally repeal section 43 of the …
Written by Kate Butler, November 2023 I’m writing this as the outgoing chair of the CCRC. It has been a honour to be part of this organization for the last 6 years, including the last 3 as Co-Chair and Chair. Working with our wonderful partners, members, and supporters from across the country has made me …
Senator Stan Kutcher’s Bill S-251 to repeal s.43 of the Criminal Code which allows for corporal punishment of children is moving through the Senate and is currently being studied by the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs. Please consider drafting and submitting evidence or research or support for the commitee to consider. Submissions can provide evidence, …
This year, the world commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) – a miraculous text adopted by the United Nations. The Human Rights 75 initiative, led by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recalls the consensus imagined by the UDHR, looks to the future, and seeks to …