Progress Milestones: Where are We Now?
The following are highlights of our work since we began in 1993.
2004
First UN Panel on NST
Linda and Jeanne presented about NST to the UN Committee on the Status of Women (CSW). The panel was entitled The Many Faces of Torture.
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UN Committee Against Torture on NST
The United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) recommends Canada criminalize Non-State Torture. Jeanne and Linda as CFUW members attended this CAT meeting and presented this CFUW Shadow Report.
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Major Media Coverage
The CBC news in Canada covers Non-State Torture, helping to spread awareness, in a radio program entitled Hidden Horrors.
Listen to Program2014
Geneva Beijing+20 Forum includes NST
The Final Report from the Geneva NGO Forum Beijing+20 includes:
"Ensure national laws criminalize non-State torture perpetrated by non-State actors and hold perpetrators accountable for gender-based non-State torture crime." Linda and Jeanne attended this session and with the support of others successfully lobbied to have the above statement about NST included in the final document.
Read Report2015
London Abused Women's Centre in London, Ontario Canada recognizes NST
The London Abused Women’s Centre, following a 2 day workshop where Linda and Jeanne presented non-State torture identification and healing, is the first centre in Canada to officially incorporate NST identification in its services.
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NST Bill C-242 Introduced
Bill C-242 criminalizing NST in Canada is introduced by MP Peter Fragiskatos, February 26, 2016. Jeanne and Linda gave testimony to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.
Read the Bill