Importance of Treating Local Canadians with First Priority
Importance of Treating Local Canadians with First Priority
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https://www.amnesty.ca/news/public-statements/joint-press-release/un-human-rights-report-shows-that-canada-is-failing
UN human rights report shows that Canada is failing Indigenous peoples
Civilians and the civil society in Canada have reacted to the UN reporting asking locals to take advantage of it. The UNHRC, a body mandated with checking on whether countries live up to the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights obligations issued several recommendations on the importance of treating Local Canadians with first priority. Pointing at the cases of gender violence and land ownership rights, the committee demanded that Canada responds to the recommendations in 1 year Importance of Treating Local Canadians with First Priority .
Perry Bellegard, the Chief of the First Nationals nation added that action is needed in regards to the collective human rights agenda and that the national human right commission in Canada needed to treat the matter with urgency. Other societies that were present during the lobby were UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, all insisting on an investigation to the claims of violence against local Canadians.
Amnesty International Canada’s Craig Benjamin further called upon the Federal government to make up an effective inquiry commission without excuses so that the affected families can get justice Importance of Treating Local Canadians with First Priority . The committee expressed their fear for a possible extinction of indigenous Canadian population. Canada was urged to speed up resolution of land disputes and restore the dignity of the indigenous Canadian race, by including them in decision making on important matters.
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The Grand Chief of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs Stewart Phillip commented on the legal processes that indigenous Canadians go through to defend their traditions, citing the case on Site C dam which was approved by the government despite its possible problems to the environment. The report was adopted by Jennifer Henry, Executive Director of KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives.
Other key recommendations in the report were that Canada should;
- Review provincial and territorial legislation and coordinate police responses
- Address concerns about excessive use of force against land rights protesters
- Erase discriminatory acts from their low
- Address the risk of disappearance of Indigenous languages
- Provide basic services to indigenous citizens and
- Guarantee sufficient funding to child and family services on reserve. Importance of Treating Local Canadians with First Priority
