The Committee on the Rights of the Child is currently drafting General Comment No. 27 on children’s rights to access to justice and effective remedies. The Committee is seeking input from all stakeholders to clarify the terms, approaches and actions that states should take to implement the right of all children to access justice and …
There is still time to register and be a part of # vote16: Ottawa Summit taking place in person May 29, 2024. For more information and to register: https://vote16.ca/summit. If you are attending the summit, do not forget to drop by the CCRC and Justice for Children and Youth (JFCY) table. Join the International and Canadian Child Rights Partnership (ICCRP) for a virtual …
Repealing S. 43 of the Criminal Code of Canada: Bill C-273 passed the vote at Canada’s Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. It will now go to the House for a vote. If it passes, it will go through readings at the Senate. We will keep you posted. A big thank you to everyone …
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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 …
April 30 is International Day to #EndCorporalPunishment of children! Make sure to get involved. For more information on what you can do, visit: End Corporal Punishment; End Corporal Punishment Webinar: What does it take to end corporal punishment of children? Successful norms and behaviour strategies to end corporal punishment of children in society. Monday, April …
Read this submission from Cheryl Milne. Here’s the link! Recommendation: Section 43 of the Criminal Code1 of Canada should be fully repealed through the enactment of Bill C-273. IntroductionThe Asper Centre supports Bill C-273 to repeal section 43 of the Criminal Code (“s. 43”). The use of force to correct and discipline a child is …
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Canada has two bills tabled to repeal section 43. Bill S-251, An Act to repeal section 43 of the Criminal Code (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s call to action number 6). Children and youth are the only people under Canadian law who are not legally protected from assault. When passed, Bill S-251 would extend this …
Read more “Taking Action: Repealing S.43 of the Criminal Code of Canada”