Prisoners’ Justice Day began in the 1970’s in Canada. On August 10, 1974, Eddie Nalon took his own life in the segregation unit of Millhaven Maximum […]
What would a world without prisons look like? This provocative question is addressed in a double-sided handout (PDF) from Canadian Friends Service Committee—the peace and social […]
After years of discernment and research CFSC’s Gianne Broughton has produced a booklet aimed at sharing what countries like Canada can do to help protect people […]
CFSC is pleased to release for public circulation Breaking the Silence: Dialogue on Children of Incarcerated Parents (2019, PDF), a report on the first of its kind […]
Factum to the Supreme Court of Canada delivered jointly by Amnesty International Canada and Canadian Friends Service Committee as part of Tsilhqot’in Nation’s title case. (2013)
Since 2015, the treatment of children of incarcerated parents has been a priority issue and area of work for the Canadian Friends Service Committee. Aligned with […]
This is a detailed legal analysis (PDF) of the provisions of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples that are relevant to consent. It […]