This is the second video about the report on Canada by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, its Causes and Consequences (UNSRVAW), Dubravka Simonivic. This video focuses specifically on her observations and recommendations on police and correction officer sexualized violence against Indigenous women and girls in Canada.
Here is the link to the UNSRVAW report mentioned in the video (click on mission to Canada):
The report was released just weeks after the final report of the National Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls which found Canada guilty of both historic and ongoing genocide against Indigenous women and girls. Here is the link:
You can also read or download a copy of the joint submission made by myself, the Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA) and Canada Without Poverty (CWP) to the National Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls which has a section on police sexualized violence against Indigenous women and girls. Here is the link:
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I also wrote about these issues in my book: Indigenous Nationhood: Empowering Grassroots Citizens:
My book Beyond Blood: Rethinking Indigenous Identity and Belonging, also talks about the Canada's long-standing discrimination against First Nations women and children in the Indian Act:
Please note: Nothing in this video or the attached materials should be misconstrued as legal, financial or medical advice nor relied on as such. These videos are for educational purposes and represent fair political comment.
Any errors in this video are mine and not that of the United Nations or the Special Rapporteur Dubravka Simonivic.
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