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UN singles out BC government on women’s rights (March 2003)
B.C. is not meeting its obligations to women under international human rights law. That
was the clear message of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of
Discrimination against Women in comments issued recently in New York City.
The U.N. Committee singled out the province of British Columbia for criticism in its
review of Canada’s compliance with the United [...]
Posted in Commentary Also tagged British Columbia, social program cuts, welfare, women's poverty
B.C. CEDAW Report: British Columbia Moves Backwards on Women’s Equality
B.C. CEDAW Report: British Columbia Moves Backwards on Women’s Equality, prepared by the Poverty and Human Rights Project for 12 women’s and anti-poverty organizations in British Columbia, submitted to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the occasion of the review of Canada’s 5th report on its compliance with the [...]
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Submission to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (February 2002)
Submission to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, prepared by the Poverty and Human Rights Project, endorsed by anti-poverty groups and groups representing Aboriginal people, people with disabilities, seniors, children, and women, notifying the treaty body of planned cuts to social assistance and legal aid in British Columbia.
Submission to the United [...]
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The Role of International Social and Economic Rights in the Interpretation of Domestic Law in Canada