Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women in advance of the Committee’s development of the List of Issues Prior to Reporting for Canada’s 10th Periodic Review

Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women in advance of the Committee’s development of the List of Issues Prior to Reporting for Canada’s 10th Periodic Review Human Rights Canadian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women in advance of the Committee’s development of the List of Issues Prior to Report. [...] For example, the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada includes amongst its Calls to Action the following: - that the Federation of Law Societies of Canada and all law schools ensure that lawyers receive appropriate cultural competency training, including on the history and legacy of residential schools, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. [...] 5 Recommended Question #4: Please provide information about the operation of SIUs in federal prisons, including the number of women held in SIUs, the proportion of those inmates who have identified mental health related needs, the length of stay in an SIU, and the number of times CSC refused to follow the recommendation of a health care provider to release someone from an SIU. [...] The Tribunal, as well as other respected bodies such as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, have all stressed the need for Canada to provide adequate resources in this area. [...] According to the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls23, the crisis of child welfare, the chronic underfunding of essential services, and the many health disparities facing Indigenous communities, can all be attributed to the legacy of colonialism and the intergenerational effects of trauma and genocide.