Women's Rights

Submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women

This report is submitted by Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights and the Sexual Rights Initiative in advance of Canada’s review during the 76th Pre-Sessional working group of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, taking place November 11 to 15 2019, during which the List of Issues will be adopted.

Canada Announces Equality Fund

Contraception is more available worldwide but gender inequality persists: UN report

Drawn image of the tower of the Parliament of Canada

Budget 2019: What we liked, what's missing and where we go from here

Sterilizing Indigenous Women without Consent is Torture, says UN Committee

Press Release

2018-12-07

ROHINGYA WOMEN: PHOTO EXHIBIT

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