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Stolen Sisters,
Discrimination and violence against Indigenous women in Canada.
On Thursday, November 25th the Carleton Human Rights Society and Amnesty Carleton will be holding an event regarding the "Stolen Sisters" cases across Canada. This event begins at 7:00pm in Room 100 of St. Patrick's building.
Irene Compton from Ottawa's Minwaashin Lodge - Aborignal Women's Support Center will be discussing the current situation among Aboriginal women across Canada and the responses from Aboriginal communities. In addition, a fieldworker from Amnesty International Canada will discuss the actions that must be taken from our government to deal with these major human rights atrocities.
The Stolen Sisters report tells the stories of Indigenous women and girls who have been murdered or who have disappeared from cities in western Canada. With a release of a new report and an international action appeal, Amnesty International is joining Indigenous families across Canada in urging immediate government action to ensure the safety of Indigenous women in Canadian cities.
Their stories illustrate three important concerns impacting on the lives of Indigenous women across Canada:
> the heightened threat of violence created by the social and economic marginalization of Indigenous women within Canadian society;
> the frequent failure of police and the justice system to provide adequate protection to Indigenous women
> evidence that some men are exploiting this vulnerability to specifically target Indigenous women for acts of extreme brutality.
For more information about these cases, please refer www.amnesty.ca or www.minlodge.com
* We welcome everyone to attend. This event will be followed by a question and answer period. *
For more information, questions or comments, please check out our web site at www.eliotche.com or email us at humanrights_carleton@yahoo.ca
Warmest Regards,
The Carleton Human Rights Society and Amnesty Carleton