On Monday, June 8, 2009, Cindy Blackstock will present this year's Lowery Lecture on Children's Rights
IS THIS OUR CANADA? 10th ANNUAL LOWERY LECTURE ON CHILDREN’S RIGHTS 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. Ms. Blackstock, the executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada, is […]
DCI-Canada hosts dinner to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Girl Child Network, Zimbabwe
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. The dinner, hosted by DCI-Canada president Agnes Samler, was attended by DCI-Canada board members and two special guests: Betty […]
DCI-Canada responds to proposed legislation to amend the Coroners Act (Ontario)
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 by Hon. . Rick Bartolucci on October 23, 2008. Bill 115 is one of the Ontario government’s […]
Presentation by Les Horne on the Convention on the Rights of the Child, January 17, 2009
Presentation to the 11th annual Health and Human Rights Conference, University of Toronto, January 17, 2009 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in 1948. It is the foundation of all modern international human rights law. It enshrined a set of basic concepts and stated emphatically that “motherhood and childhood are entitled to special […]
Letter to Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon expressing concern about the crisis in Zimbabwe
. . December 10, 2008 Hon. Lawrence Cannon Minister of Foreign Affairs House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Dear Minister, We are writing on behalf of the children of Zimbabwe who are screaming for help. As you know, Zimbabwe’s economy is in crisis, there are extreme food shortages and the recent outbreak of cholera […]
