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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“Each year, one billion children are victims of violence. Violence erodes every investment that families, communities and governments make in children, from their education to their mental and physical health”. The first-ever Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children will take place in Bogota, Colombia on November 7-8, 2024. This meeting will be an …
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 …
Dear CCRC Members and Friends, As you know, the CCRC has long supported efforts to repeal s.43 of the Criminal Code of Canada, which allows for the corporal punishment of children. This position is consistent with Truth and Reconciliation Commission Call to Action #6 and has been the subject of no less than 17unsuccessful private Members’ Bills …
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Canada’s response to the fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR4) is now available online on the United Nations Human Rights Council website (OHCHR | Universal Periodic Review – Canada). Ambassador Leslie E. Norton, Permanent Representative of Canada to the UN in Geneva, will be presenting Canada’s response at the Human Rights Council (date to be confirmed). We …
Webinar: Integrated Law Practice: A child’s-rights-based approach to health Date: Friday November 3rd, 2023 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET Speakers: Hélène Sioui Trudel (Lawyer, Mediator Founder of an Innovative Children’s’-Rights-Based Approach to child health) Description: This webinar will address improving global health care access and outcomes for impoverished children in Canada. This webinar will …
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