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Attention News Editors:
Bloc Québécois Critic Marc Lemay calls upon the Prime Minister to support
the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
OTTAWA, June 5 /CNW Telbec/ - "We are encouraged by the Bloc Québécois'
support for the Declaration, and we strongly urge Canada to follow their
example," states President Beverley Jacobs of the Native Women's Association
of Canada (the NWAC).
Today during question period, Bloc Québécois Critic, Marc Lemay, called
upon the government to vote in favour of the United Nations (U.N.) Declaration
on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples at the upcoming session of the U.N. Human
Rights Council.
NWAC sent a letter to the Prime Minister last week seeking confirmation
of Canada's support for the draft United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples (the Declaration).
NWAC strongly urges the government of Canada to continue taking a
positive leadership role in promoting the Declaration. The current
government's mandate has identified Aboriginal women and children as
priorities. This Declaration will be a critical instrument for the advancement
of the human rights of Indigenous women and their families.
NWAC urges the government to follow through on its commitments to
Aboriginal women and support the Declaration, which will be tabled at the U.N.
Human Rights Council for consideration this month. It will then be considered
by the U.N. General Assembly.
NWAC has articulated the urgency of adopting the Declaration in our joint
statement to the U.N. Permanent Forum, presented by Deputy Grand Chief Ashley
Iserhoff, Grand Council of the Crees entitled, "The Draft U.N. Declaration on
the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Millennium Development Goals: Importance
of a Human Rights-Based Approach".
Without a strong commitment by Canada to ensuring that the Declaration is
adopted by the United Nations General Assembly without delay or amendment,
progress will be substantially hampered in advancing the human rights of
Indigenous peoples, particularly Indigenous women in Canada. Canada has been
an active supporter of the draft Declaration and played a critical role in
building consensus among states and Indigenous peoples. Unfortunately, since
the election of the minority government of Stephen Harper, Canada has fallen
silent on the Declaration, even as momentum builds among other states to bring
the Declaration before the U.N. General Assembly this year.
For further information: Linda Kayseas - Media Coordinator, (613)
722-3033 ext. 231, Mobile: (613) 552-4249
(http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/a.../05/c9938.html)
Attention News Editors:
Bloc Québécois Critic Marc Lemay calls upon the Prime Minister to support
the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
OTTAWA, June 5 /CNW Telbec/ - "We are encouraged by the Bloc Québécois'
support for the Declaration, and we strongly urge Canada to follow their
example," states President Beverley Jacobs of the Native Women's Association
of Canada (the NWAC).
Today during question period, Bloc Québécois Critic, Marc Lemay, called
upon the government to vote in favour of the United Nations (U.N.) Declaration
on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples at the upcoming session of the U.N. Human
Rights Council.
NWAC sent a letter to the Prime Minister last week seeking confirmation
of Canada's support for the draft United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples (the Declaration).
NWAC strongly urges the government of Canada to continue taking a
positive leadership role in promoting the Declaration. The current
government's mandate has identified Aboriginal women and children as
priorities. This Declaration will be a critical instrument for the advancement
of the human rights of Indigenous women and their families.
NWAC urges the government to follow through on its commitments to
Aboriginal women and support the Declaration, which will be tabled at the U.N.
Human Rights Council for consideration this month. It will then be considered
by the U.N. General Assembly.
NWAC has articulated the urgency of adopting the Declaration in our joint
statement to the U.N. Permanent Forum, presented by Deputy Grand Chief Ashley
Iserhoff, Grand Council of the Crees entitled, "The Draft U.N. Declaration on
the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Millennium Development Goals: Importance
of a Human Rights-Based Approach".
Without a strong commitment by Canada to ensuring that the Declaration is
adopted by the United Nations General Assembly without delay or amendment,
progress will be substantially hampered in advancing the human rights of
Indigenous peoples, particularly Indigenous women in Canada. Canada has been
an active supporter of the draft Declaration and played a critical role in
building consensus among states and Indigenous peoples. Unfortunately, since
the election of the minority government of Stephen Harper, Canada has fallen
silent on the Declaration, even as momentum builds among other states to bring
the Declaration before the U.N. General Assembly this year.
For further information: Linda Kayseas - Media Coordinator, (613)
722-3033 ext. 231, Mobile: (613) 552-4249