Report by the Government of Canada to the UN Commission on Human Rights Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women : SW21-72/1998E-PDF
This report is the Government of Canada's response to the request by the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women to report on national strategies adopted since 1994 to combat violence against women, provide information and copies of official statistics compiled, and describe training programs for the police, prosecutors and the judiciary, and other programs to prevent violence, as well as support services for victims. Part 1 is an introduction to the Report. Part 2 provides background information on Canada's approach to the issue of violence against women, the actions that Canada has taken in the past to work toward the eradication of the problem, the Canadian situation in terms of incidence, and the impact on women and the resulting costs to society. Part 3 presents recent initiatives undertaken to address violence against women. Part 4 provides Canadian data. Part 5 describes training programs in the criminal justice system, as well as prevention and public education activities recently undertaken. Part 6 is a description of existing support services for women victims of violence and their children. Finally, Part 7 is the conclusion of the Report.--Introduction
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Status of Women Canada. |
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| Title | Report by the Government of Canada to the UN Commission on Human Rights Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | "This report is the Government of Canada's response to the request by the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women to report on national strategies adopted since 1994 to combat violence against women, provide information and copies of official statistics compiled, and describe training programs for the police, prosecutors and the judiciary, and other programs to prevent violence, as well as support services for victims. Part 1 is an introduction to the Report. Part 2 provides background information on Canada's approach to the issue of violence against women, the actions that Canada has taken in the past to work toward the eradication of the problem, the Canadian situation in terms of incidence, and the impact on women and the resulting costs to society. Part 3 presents recent initiatives undertaken to address violence against women. Part 4 provides Canadian data. Part 5 describes training programs in the criminal justice system, as well as prevention and public education activities recently undertaken. Part 6 is a description of existing support services for women victims of violence and their children. Finally, Part 7 is the conclusion of the Report."--Introduction. |
| Publishing information | Ottawa - Ontario : Status of Women Canada 1998. |
| Description | 23p. |
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| Subject terms | Social services Training Violence against women |
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