15 June 2023
June 15, 2023
NAWL joins group of civil society organizations and individuals urging Ministers to consider open letter in advance of the upcoming meeting of Forum of Ministers on Human Rights, to be held on June 20, 2023 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
“As the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review for Canada is approaching, and the lack of domestic procedures and mechanisms for implementing Canada’s rights obligations has elicited critical commentary in every cycle so far, this is a key moment for demonstrating that genuine change and improvement is on Canada’s agenda.”
about NAWL
The National Association of Women and the Law is a not-for-profit feminist organization that promotes the equality rights of women through legal education, research and law reform advocacy.
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