Human Rights/NST
?Is Canada a Torture Free Zone?
Evaluating laws
Specific and distinct NST laws are necessary to ensure that persons who suffered NST have their legal rights upheld, to prevent a culture of impunity for the perpetrators, to insure informed police investigations and protection and to educate professionals and the community that NST exists. References:
Amnesty International Six-point checklist on Justice for Violence against Women
UN Women Virtual Knowledge Centre to End Violence Against Women; Foundation for Monitoring Laws
Torture of Canadian Women by Non-State Actors in the Private Sphere: A Shadow Report
Linda, Anamah Tan, CEDAW Expert, and Jeanne, Geneva Switzerland, Oct 23 2009.
In response to our shadow report above, Anamah Tan asked the Canadian delegation the following question: "Some acts involving family violence constitute torture ... as part of its many family violence initiatives, had [Canada] examined the issue of non-State actor torture by family members?" para. 36; Canada's response is in para. 46.
Sixth and Seventh Reports of Canada - Covering the period April 1999 - March 2006
Report by the Canadian Government submitted in 2007 to the Committee regarding the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) outlining the measures Canada has taken to give effect to CEDAW. Our shadow report on women responds to this Canadian report by exposing the gap related to women in Canada who are, or have endured, non-state actor torture in Canada.
Children: The Silenced Citizens - 2007 study released by the Canadian Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights. Our shadow report responds to this study by exposing the gap related to children in Canada who are, or have endured, non-state actor torture in Canada.
Letter written in response to Australia – Time for action Report on Violence against Women and Children
United Nations Information: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights says under article 5 that:
Remembering International Day Against Torture June 25th every year
Communication from the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women to Canada on the issue of Ritual Abuse-Torture, page 11, paras. 47 – 64.
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Manfred Nowak, January 15, 2008.
Study on the phenomena of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in the world, including an assessment of conditions of detention Manfred Nowak, February 5, 2010.
