Defence for Children International-Canada (DCI-Canada) is the Canadian section of DCI, a world-wide movement in support of children’s rights. DCI was founded in 1979, the international year of the child.

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The DCI International Secretariat has released the April, 2009 issue of the Juvenile Justice Newsletter.

Cindy Blackstock will focus on the rights of Aboriginal children in Canada when she delivers this year’s Lowery Lecture on Children’s Rights on Monday, June 8, 2009, in Toronto.

On March 2, 2009, Defence for Children International-Canada (DCI-Canada) held a dinner to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Girl Child Network (GCN), a grassroots organization established to promote the human rights of girls in Zimbabwe.

On March 12, 2009, DCI-Canada appeared before the Ontario Legislature, Standing Committee on Justice Policy to comment on proposed legislation that will amend the Coroners Act. Bill 115, Coroners Amendment Act, 2008, was introduced in the Ontario Legislature on September 29, 2008.

DCI International Secretariat submitted a statement to the 10th Session of the Human Rights Council urging States to address the gaps in the implementation of children’s rights in juvenile justice.