2. CRIMINALIZATION OF NON-STATE ACTOR TORTURE
Subject: Violence and Exploitation OR Justice – Criminal Code
Keywords: Crime | Equality/Human Rights | Justice | Violence | Women
RESOLVED, That the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) urge the Government of Canada to amend, immediately, the Criminal Code of Canada to include torture committed by private individuals and organizations, (non-state actors) as a specific and distinct criminal offence.
RESOLVED: That CFUW urge the Government of Canada to:
I. Exercise due diligence by initiating into Canadian policies and practices without delay, all appropriate measures to ensure that no person is subjected to torture by non-state actors;
II. Respect the priority of gender-sensitive frameworks on the United Nations agendas, given that women and girls are disproportionally affected by extreme forms of violence; and
III. Uphold Canada’s commitments to United Nations human rights instruments to which Canada is a signatory.
Annual Resolutions
CFUW RESOLUTIONS
PASSED AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
St. John’s, Nfld, August 2011
Canadian Federation of University Women Orillia
This webpage updated January 24, 2012.
Canadian Federation of University Women Orillia
