- Published on Wednesday, 14 March 2012 22:29 Canada: UN
Committee Calls For "Comprehensive Strategy" To Uphold The Human
Rights Of Indigenous Peoples In Canada The United Nation’s
highest body for combating racism is urging Canada to take
comprehensive action to end discrimination against Indigenous
peoples. In a report released this week, the UN Committee on the
Elimination of Racial Discrimination expressed concern over
Canada’s failure to properly respect the land and Treaty rights
of Indigenous peoples, noting “the rigidly adversarial positions
taken by Canada” in land negotiations and that decisions over
resource development are often made without proper consultation
or the consent of the affected peoples. The Committee also
expressed concern over a wide range of inequalities and
disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in
Canada, including the high rates of violence faced by Indigenous
women, the large numbers of Indigenous children being placed in
state care, “excessive use of incarcer