18 December 2018
December 18, 2018
NAWL signs Joint Statement calling on Canada to end sterilization of Indigenous women without consent
NAWL signs Joint Statement calling on Canada to end sterilization of Indigenous women without consent: Agissons rapidement pour faire cesser la stérilisation des femmes autochtones sans leur consentementAgissons rapidement pour faire cesser la stérilisation des femmes autochtones sans leur consentement ...
30 October 2018
October 30, 2018
NAWL Submission to Minister Blair on Dialogue re: Handguns and Assault Rifles
October 26, 2018 Hon. Bill Blair, Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 VIA E-MAIL Dear Minister Blair: Re: Reducing violent crime: A dialogue on handguns and assault weapons I am writing on behalf ...
1 October 2018
October 1, 2018
Recommendations from the NAWL consultation on VAW law reform in Canada to the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women
The visit of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences (SR VAW) presented an important opportunity for the National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) to convene consultations with other national feminist and equality seeking ...
9 August 2018
August 9, 2018
Joint Statement on Canada’s Support for Women Human Rights Defenders in Saudi Arabia
Malheureusement, cet editorial n’est pas disponible en français. OTTAWA—The undersigned organizations express our support to Canada for its recent position on the detention of women human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia. We join Canada in urging Saudi Arabia to release women’s rights ...
7 June 2018
June 7, 2018
Brief Submitted to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security on Bill C-71
May 25, 2018 Executive Summary The National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) is an incorporated not-for-profit feminist organization that promotes the equality rights of women in Canada through legal education, research, and law reform advocacy. In this submission,1 NAWL echoes ...
16 May 2018
May 16, 2018
Book Launch: “The Right to Say No – Marital Rape and Law Reform in Canada, Ghana, Kenya and Mala
Book Launch: “The Right to Say No – Marital Rape and Law Reform in Canada, Ghana, Kenya and Malawi” Lancement de livre : “The Right to Say No – Marital Rape and Law Reform in Canada, Ghana, Kenya and Malawi” Toronto book ...
15 May 2018
May 15, 2018
Joint Letter on Bill C-71, An Act to amend certain Acts and Regulations in relation to firearms
Malheureusement, cette lettre n’est disponible qu’en anglais. Jean-Marie David, Clerk of the Committee Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security Sixth Floor, 131 Queen Street House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Canada Dear Jean-Marie David, RE: Bill C-71 – An ...
24 April 2018
April 24, 2018
Cass: The deportation of Lucy Granados shows how hollow government ‘compassion’ is
Published by The Ottawa Citizen on April 16, 2018. Link here. The author, Charlotte Cass is a common law student at the University of Ottawa and a member of the Ottawa Sanctuary Network. She is enrolled in the Feminist Law Reform course lead by Professor ...
24 April 2018
April 24, 2018
Osien: Gun violence is more than just a gang problem
Thousands of people, many of them students, march against gun violence in Manhattan during the March for Our Lives rally on March 24, 2018 in New York City. More than 800 March for Our Lives events, organized by survivors of the Parkland, ...
15 April 2018
April 15, 2018
NAWL hosts consultation with Dubravka Šimonovic, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, its Causes and Consequences
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21 March 2018
March 21, 2018
Presentation on Bill C-65, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (harassment and violence)
Presentation on Bill C-65, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (harassment and violence) Présentation au sujet du projet de loi C-65, Loi modifiant le Code canadien du travail (harcèlement et violence) Speaking notes from the presentation before to the Standing ...
8 March 2018
March 8, 2018
International Women’s Day Letter Calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to enact a National Action Plan to prevent and address gender-based violence in Canada
Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A2 cc: Hon. Maryam Monsef, Minister of Status of Women RE: Urgent Need for National Action Plan to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence in Canada Dear Prime Minister ...
24 January 2018
January 24, 2018
NAWL Submission to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
NAWL Submission to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs Présentation de l’ANFD au Comité sénatorial permanent des Affaires juridiques et constitutionnelles Submission by Pam Cross on behalf of the National Association of Women and the Law to the Standing ...
16 June 2016
June 16, 2016
Standing Committee on the Status of Women’s Hearings on Violence Against Women and Girls in Canada
On June 16, 2016, Professor Jane Bailey and Dr. Valerie Steeves appeared on behalf of NAWL before the Standing Committee on the Status of Women’s hearings on Violence Against Women and Girls in Canada. NAWL’s recommendations focused on the recognition, impact and response ...
8 May 2015
May 8, 2015
Joint Brief on the Impact of Bill C-42 on Women’s Safety
Un mémoire conjoint sur l’impact du projet de loi C-42 sur la sécurité de la femme Le 7 mai 2015, l’ANFD a déposé un mémoire conjoint sur l’impact du projet de loi C-42 sur la sécurité de la femme au Comité permanent ...
20 September 2011
September 20, 2011
A Feminist Take on First Year Criminal Law
Un aperçu féministe sur le cours de droit pénal de première année A Feminist Take on First Year Criminal Law” was drafted for NAWL by Elizabeth Sheehy, in the summer of 2010. Professor Sheehy teaches at the University of Ottawa faculty of ...
23 November 2009
November 23, 2009
The Anti-Terrorism Act
In the wake of the attacks of September 11, 2001, Canada adopted an Anti-terrorism Act. NAWL spoke out against adoption of the Act. We argued that as women and as feminists, we understood the need to take action against terrorism. Indeed, we ...
17 November 2009
November 17, 2009
The Defence of Provocation
Along with abolition of mandatory minimum sentences of imprisonment for murder and offences involving a firearm, NAWL recommends abolition of the defence of provocation. 71% of all women who are homicide victims are killed by an intimate partner. Men are most likely ...
16 November 2009
November 16, 2009
Stolen Sisters: 500 Aboriginal Women are Missing or Dead
Over the past three decades, some 500 Aboriginal women have disappeared or been murdered in Canada. A 2004 Amnesty International Report documented the systemic killing of indigenous women in Canada, particularly those who were young and impoverished. The Report concludes that Canadian ...
28 May 2007
May 28, 2007
On Trafficking for the Purpose of Sexual Exploitation
On November 7, 2006, lawyer and women’s rights activist Chantal Tie represented NAWL at the Standing Committee on the Status of Women (FEWO) hearings on Trafficking for the Purpose of Sexual Exploitation. Here are excerpts of her testimony. “Trafficking is both a ...
