November 14, 2013
You’ve probably heard the term, but do you know what “Free, Prior, and Informed Consent” means? Well this helpful two page background on Free, Prior, and […]
October 22, 2013
Members of CFSC met up with Are Høidal, governor of Norway’s second largest prison, Halden Prison. Are Høidal was the keynote speaker at an event hosted […]
September 12, 2013
MEDIA RELEASE Canada must respect the right of Indigenous Peoples to make decisions about resource development on their lands Indigenous Peoples’, human rights, and faith […]
August 22, 2013
At a session of Canadian Yearly Meeting on August 22nd, Friends were in deep and immediate unity that the Doctrine of Discovery must be repudiated by […]
July 5, 2013
Photo credit Mary Kosta Are you interested in human rights or international law? Do you want to learn more about the phrase we often hear that […]
June 12, 2013
Photo credit Mary Kosta In a recent article in the Montreal Gazette (10 June 2013), the Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt is reported as denying that […]
May 24, 2013
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Twelfth session New York, 20 – 31 May 2013 Agenda Item 7: Human Rights Study on the extent of violence against […]
May 1, 2013
Canada’s human rights record just underwent a peer review process under the United Nations Human Rights Council. A number of organizations, including CFSC, have issued this […]
April 26, 2013
We joined with over 20 Indigenous organizations and other supporters to work on and endorse a submission about Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity for […]