NTC welcomes Human Rights Commission call for national action on missing and murdered indigenous women | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper

NTC welcomes Human Rights Commission call for national action on missing and murdered indigenous women

By / January 13, 2015

Each year, NTC President Debra Foxcroft leads a walk to end violence against women in Nuu-chah-nulth communities and to draw attention to the issue of missing and murdered Aboriginal women. NTC supports an international report calling for an inquiry into the systemic and chronic issues that have led to an estimated 1,200 murdered and missing aboriginal women across the country.

Port Alberni

Press Statement

The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council (NTC) welcomes a report released yesterday by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights that takes Canadian governments and police to task on missing and murdered indigenous women.

The NTC applauds the report’s call for a national action plan to address social and economic issues that marginalize indigenous people and “originate and exacerbate the violence”.  These issues include discrimination, poverty, disproportionate incarceration, and inadequate education, employment and housing. 

“The Harper government can no longer ignore and deny the facts,” said NTC President Deb Foxcroft. “This highly regarded human rights organization has conducted a well-researched and comprehensive study of the issue over a two year period and concluded that there is a systemic problem that requires national attention and resources. These results confirm concerns and support recommendations made by the United Nations and First Nations governments. It is time for the federal government to stop trying to pass the buck and to take national coordinated action.”

See the Declaration of Nuu-chah-nulth Women here: http://www.hashilthsa.com/news/2014-06-13/declaration-nuu-chah-nulth-women

Here is a link to the commission’s full report: http://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/1479300/canada-indigenous-women-iac.pdf

 

 

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