UN human rights committee slams Canada for record on women

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UN human rights committee slams Canada for record on women

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UN also cites failure to set up effective procedures for responding to its criticisms

CBC News Posted: Jul 23, 2015 9:02 AM ET| Last Updated: Jul 23, 2015 9:02 AM ET

The UN human rights committee is accusing the Canadian government of failing to act on missing and murdered aboriginal women, violence against women generally, and numerous other matters, ranging from refugees to Bill C-51, the new anti-terror law.

The UN's first report card on Canada in 10 years was released Thursday, and measures whether the country has met its human rights obligations.

At least 26 human rights organizations, including the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Amnesty International Canada and Human Rights Watch, submitted their own separate reports to the 18-member independent committee on the various issues.

Overall, the report took exception to Canada's failure to set up a way to implement some of the committee's recommendations.

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