Canada: UN Will Conduct Inquiry Into Missing And Murdered Aboriginal Women In Canada

Canada: UN Will Conduct Inquiry Into Missing And Murdered Aboriginal Women In Canada   The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has decided to conduct an inquiry into the murders and disappearances of Aboriginal women and girls across Canada. The Committee, composed of 23 independent experts from around the world, is the UN’s main authority on women’s human rights. The Committee’s decision was announced today by Jeannette Corbiere Lavell, President of...

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